Authorities in Russia have launched more than 10,000 cases against people accused of “discrediting” the army since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the independent news outlet Mediazona reported Thursday. Legislation passed soon after Russia’s February 2022 invasion punishes public acts or statements seen as critical of the Russian armed forces. Thousands of people have been…
The 5th School of Russia and IAEA on Nuclear Knowledge Management was held in Moscow at the Rosatom Technical Academy. The event brought together 28 representatives from 14 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the CIS. Viktor Mazepov, Director for International Cooperation of the Rosatom Technical Academy, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech:…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that his troops were “moving further” into Russia, as Kyiv’s biggest ever cross-border attack stretched into a second week. The Ukrainian army stormed into Russia’s Kursk region on Aug. 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.…
Hackers with suspected connections to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) are using sophisticated phishing attacks to target civil society figures in Russia, Europe and the United States, according to a report published by digital rights groups on Wednesday. The Russian rights organization First Department said that phishing attacks since the start of this year have…
The work on this projects is an example of constructive partnership that opens up new prospects for cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy. On August 14 the reactor vessel and steam generator for Unit 4 of Xudapu NPP were shipped from the production site of Atommash (Mechanical Engineering Division of ROSATOM). The nuclear…
Law enforcement authorities in Moscow arrested a U.S. citizen for allegedly assaulting a police officer, state media reported Thursday, citing investigators. The American, later identified as Joseph Tater, was approached by police on Monday night after he tried to check into a hotel without a Russian migration card — a document issued to foreign citizens when…
German prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diver believed to have been involved in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion, German media reported Wednesday. The man, identified as Volodymyr Z., is suspected to have been part of a team that planted explosive devices on the pipelines. The warrant was issued in June,…
The Russian government announced Wednesday that it was reintroducing a ban on gasoline exports for another six months to “maintain a stable situation” on the domestic fuel market after major price hikes. The government said in a statement that it has “brought in a restriction on exports of gasoline from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31,…
Russian forces continue to battle Ukrainian troops for control of the strategic border city and vital gas hub of Sudzha in the Kursk region, according to a senior-ranking military commander. “The enemy is all around and in some parts of the city. Active clashes happen there each day,” Major General Apti Alaudinov, commander of the…
Russian soldier Yaroslav Tipusyak spent his 19th birthday as a prisoner of war in Ukraine — just a day after he was captured by Kyiv’s forces in Russia’s Kursk region last week. He was serving his compulsory military service — the year of mandatory army service that all Russian men must complete — and never crossed the…
The welded metal structure of 396 tons and 6.5 meters high was moved to its regular place by a crawler crane. The fifth tier of the inner containment (IC) has been installed at the Akkuyu NPP Unit 3 (Turkiye). The ring-shaped welded metal structure of 396 tons and 6.5 meters high, assembled at a special…
Angarsk Petrochemical Company together with RN-Bitumen (subsidiaries of Rosneft) commissioned a new bitumen tanker loading complex
Russia’s Defense Ministry said early Wednesday that its air defense systems intercepted 117 Ukrainian drones and four missiles across eight regions overnight. All four Tochka tactical missiles and 37 drones were downed in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have gained control of hundreds of square kilometers of territory since launching a surprise cross-border incursion last…
Authorities in the Belgorod region declared a regionwide state of emergency on Wednesday, saying the situation was “extremely difficult” amid shelling attacks and Ukraine’s assault on the neighbouring Kursk region. “The situation in our Belgorod region remains extremely difficult and tense due to shellings from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Houses are destroyed, civilians died and…