Nuclear specialists have always been proud of belonging to the industry, feeling a certain superiority over representatives of other generations. They have in their hands not only the safe operation of the most complex equipment, but also the responsibility for the lives of people, without exaggeration, of the entire world. Without belittling the merits of…
Defence
Anniversary of Kursk Submarine Disaster
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Kursk submarine, Putin is burying the Russian army in Ukraine August 12 marks the 22nd anniversary of the Kursk submarine disaster, when its entire crew of 118 submariners died. 22 years ago, the Kremlin dictator began the deliberate destruction of the Russian army, which he threw into…
Russian military base in Serbia – first step to takeover of Serbia by Russia
Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Belgrade Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told SM News on 8 August in an interview about the establishment of a military base in Serbia, noting that the placement of Russian bases is a sovereign matter of that country. The Kremlin is actively lobbying for the idea of establishing a military base in…
Russia threatens to blow up Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Russia is openly blackmailing the whole world by claiming that it has mined the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and is ready to blow it up. In a statement, Major General Valery Vasilyev, head of the Russian Armed Forces’ radiation, chemical and biological defense troops, who now commands the Zaporizhzhia garrison at the NPP, said that…
EU Stands firmly with Ukraine
EU member states have decided to impose restrictive measures on two additional individuals in response to what they call the ongoing “unjustified and unprovoked” Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The Council added the pro-Russian former President of Ukraine Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr Viktorovych Yanukovych to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out…
EU’s Central Role in European Security
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has established a new political and military reality in Europe. But the continent faces other challenges in the Western Balkans, the Middle East and Africa. Meanwhile, China poses increasing problems for the EU and NATO. NATO’s Strategic Concept confirms the alliance’s revival, and sharply orients it on deterrence and defence against…
Medical Evacuations from Ukraine
The EU says it has successfully coordinated 1,000 medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients via its civil protection mechanism to provide them with specialised healthcare in hospitals across Europe. As the number of wounded people in Ukraine increases day by day, local hospitals are struggling to keep up with the demand. At the same time, Poland, Moldova…
Russia’s Information Warfare
It is a classic playbook of the school playground bully to throw as much mud as possible in the belief that some of it will stick. But even by Russian standards, the egregious lies emanating from Moscow’s propaganda factory fool nobody. For the past two weeks, Russian news portals have been circulating information that weapons…
Amnesty International Confirms Russian Army is Striking Civilian Targets in Ukraine
Russian propaganda is looking for any clues with which it tries to discredit Ukraine and its armed forces, one of which is the report of the international organization Amnesty International. On Wednesday evening, the organization published a report stating that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used civilian objects for military purposes. This was immediately exploited by…
Cannibalism, a New Theme for Russian Propaganda
The Russian Federation is trying in every possible way to discredit the Ukrainian military, in particular the Azov regiment, some of whom they recently executed in Olenivka. Now they have come up with new claims that Azov fighters are not human. Georgy Volkov, chairman of the Moscow Public Monitoring Commission, said that one of the…