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      Some leaks may have been Russian – Assange
      Dec17

      Some leaks may have been Russian – Assange

      On Sean Hannity`s radio show, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said that hacked Democratic documents sent to reporters at Gawker and The Hill may have come from Russia. But, he said, he is confident the emails he received did not come from the same source. The Hill and other outlets received documents from a hacker or hackers calling itself...

      Bellingcat to realese the latest report on shellings of Ukraine from Russian territory
      Dec17

      Bellingcat to realese the latest report on shellings of Ukraine from Russian territory

      The international investigation community Bellingcat December 21 is expected to release a report on the Donbas conflict titled Putin`s Undeclared War – Summer 2014. Strikes of Russian Artillery on Ukraine. Bellingcat experts used publicly available satellite imagery to analyze hundreds of craters from shells in Donbas and revealed hundreds of...

      Russia may introduce strict registration control of Ukrainians who visit occupied Crimea
      Dec17

      Russia may introduce strict registration control of Ukrainians who visit occupied Crimea

      The Federal Agency for Nationalities (FAN) of the Russian Federation proposes to introduce a mechanism of strict registration of those who enter the territory of the occupied Crimea from Ukraine, TASS reported citing the agency official. FAN official Andrey Komissarov noted that migration regime in the occupied Crimea should be built, given the...

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 39 times in last day
      Dec16

      Russian militants attacked Ukrainian positions 39 times in last day

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 39 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, the militants used banned 120mm and 82mm mortars to attack the villages of Talakivka and Shyrokyne....

      Self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic draws up lists of Ukrainian-minded citizens
      Dec16

      Self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic draws up lists of Ukrainian-minded citizens

      The so-called Ministry of State Security of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People`s Republic (”LPR”) terrorist organization draws up lists of Ukrainian-minded citizens, according to the Information Resistance activist group. ”LPR” members use such notions for degrees of ”pro-Ukrainian mood” as ”unreliable” and ”Ukraine sympathizers.” ”The lists must...

      BlackEnergy hackers now launching attacks against Ukrainian banks
      Dec16

      BlackEnergy hackers now launching attacks against Ukrainian banks

      BlackEnergy hackers, who earlier managed to successfully compromise the Ukrainian energy system and cut off the light at several local utilities, are likely behind a new series of cyberattacks targeting banks, according to Softpedia. Security company ESET reveals that it discovered a new group called TeleBots whose modus operandi is very similar...

      Russia`s Foreign Ministry blames EU for weakness and sanctions against Russia
      Dec16

      Russia`s Foreign Ministry blames EU for weakness and sanctions against Russia

      The Russian Foreign Ministry claims that the European Union has again demonstrated its weakness by deciding to extend anti-Russian sanctions contrary to the interests of its member states, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”The European Union has again shown its weakness and inability to recognize the obvious: it is absurd to link the...

      National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine unveils scenario if Russia attacked Ukraine amid missile tests
      Dec16

      National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine unveils scenario if Russia attacked Ukraine amid missile tests

      Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov says that Ukraine was ready to counter any Russian provocation during the testing of new Ukrainian missiles near Russia-occupied Crimea, according to Ukrainian news portal Liga.net. He said that had Russia launched missile bombardment of Ukrainian missile...

      Italy blocked EU from widening, lengthening sanctions on Russia
      Dec16

      Italy blocked EU from widening, lengthening sanctions on Russia

      Italy blocked attempts to extend European Union sanctions on Russia by a year as well as broaden the sanctions to cover alleged crimes by Russia in Syria, EU members said, according to Radio Liberty. ”We had a discussion that luckily ended without considering the option – which would have been wrong, I think – to react to the situation in Syria...

      Obama vows action against Russia on hacks – BBC
      Dec16

      Obama vows action against Russia on hacks – BBC

      U.S. President Barack Obama has vowed to take action against Russia for its alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election campaign, according to the BBC. ”We need to take action and we will,” he told U.S. radio station NPR, the BBC wrote. ”I think there`s no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact on the integrity of our...