US cites new Russian tactics for decision to supply landmines to Ukraine
The US decision to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine — in a major policy shift — was triggered by a change in Russian battlefield tactics favoring infantry over mechanized units, US Defense Secretary Loyd Austin said Wednesday. “They don’t lead with their mechanized forces anymore,” Austin told reporters while on a visit to Laos. “They […]
Russia, China step up cybercriminal recruitment, warns Microsoft
Russia, China and North Korea are becoming more aggressive and sophisticated in their recruitment of cybercriminals to steal money, gain intelligence and sway elections, Microsoft said in a threat report released Tuesday. Such hackers are not just stealing data, corporate vice president of customer security Tom Burt wrote in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report. They […]
X says ‘alert’ to manipulation efforts after pro-Russia bots report
X was “alert” to any platform manipulation attempts, the Elon Musk-owned site told AFP Friday, following a report that hundreds of apparent pro-Russian bot accounts were amplifying US election misinformation. In a study shared exclusively with AFP earlier this week, the Washington-based American Sunlight Project (ASP) said it found nearly 1,200 accounts on X that […]
Russia launches first moon mission in almost 50 years
A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off from the Vostochny spaceport in the far eastern Amur region. It’s expected to reach its destination on 23 August, the same day as an Indian vessel that launched last month. Russia’s craft, Luna-25, will take about five and a half days to travel around the moon, […]
Ukraine war: US intelligence ‘leaning towards’ Russia being behind Nova Kakhovka dam attack
US intelligence is “leaning towards” Moscow being behind the attack on a dam in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine, NBC News reports. The Biden administration is working to declassify some of its intelligence and share it – with a motive still being assessed, NBC adds. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the bursting of the […]
Anti-Putin paramilitary group says there will be more incursions into Russia
A group claiming to be behind a recent strike in the Russian border region of Belgorod have said they will launch more incursions in future. Denis Kapustin (also known as Denis Nikitin), the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was speaking on the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia a day after his group […]
‘Share your secrets about Ukraine war,’ CIA tells Russians
The CIA has urged Russians to share their secrets about the Ukraine war in a new video posted on social media. The Russian-language video was first posted on Telegram – a social media site used widely by both sides in the war – as well as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. “We want to reach those […]
Sister of Paul Whelan presses White House to bring her brother home
The sister of Paul Whelan, a US citizen who is wrongfully detained in Russia, on Thursday expressed frustration at her brother’s continued imprisonment in Russia and called on the White House to bring him home. “Paul Whelan deserves better than he is getting for results. He has the White House’s attention to his case and […]
The US announces that it supports the creation of a special court to try Russia for “crime of aggression” in Ukraine
The United States announced its support for the creation of a special court to try Russia for the crime of aggression, marking significant progress in the effort to hold senior Kremlin officials accountable for the war in Ukraine. “At this critical moment in history, I am pleased to announce that the United States supports the […]
Russia fires cruise missiles in waters off Japan during a training exercise
The Russian Pacific Fleet fired a pair of supersonic missiles Tuesday morning at a simulated target in waters off the coast of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “A team of two missile boats carried out a joint missile attack against a sea shield simulating a simulated enemy warship,” the ministry said in a Telegram […]
