Day: January 2, 2023
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Russian Defense Chief Says Military Factories Working ‘Around the Clock’
Factories in Russia producing military equipment are working nonstop and have withdrawn New Year holidays from employees, the head of state defense military conglomerate Rostec Sergei Chemezov said Monday. “Rostec’s factories involved in fulfilling state contracts are working almost around the clock and their staff are showing self-sacrifice and understanding in relation to the increased…
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Russian Gas Exports Outside Ex-Soviet States Fell 45.5% in 2022
Russian gas exports to countries outside a group of former Soviet republics plunged by 45.5% in 2022, figures from gas giant Gazprom showed Monday. Gazprom said in a statement that exports outside the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) totaled 100.9 billion cubic meters compared to 185.1 billion in 2021. Europe was previously Gazprom’s main export…
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63 Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukrainian Missile Strike on Makiivka — Defense Ministry
Updates with Defense Ministry statement. A total of 63 Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian attack on a vocational school in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine that took place in the early hours of New Year’s Day, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. “As a result of the impact of four rockets with high explosive warheads…
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7 Anti-War Street Artists Still Working Inside Russia
From the very first day of the invasion of Ukraine, anti-war art has spilled onto the streets and squares of Russian cities. And, despite detentions and fines, for 10 months they have continued to protest against Russian militarism. The Moscow Times picked seven of the most compelling anti-war artists and talked to some of them…