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Montenegro says foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic
A special prosecutor investigating an alleged plot to sway last month`s election in Montenegro said on Sunday a group of ”Russian nationalists” had planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to get an opposition party into power, according to Reuters. Montenegro, a former Yugoslav republic, has been abuzz with conspiracy theories since...
Russia`s hybrid military forces used artillery to shell Ukraine troops in Donetsk, Luhansk regions
Russia`s hybrid military force continues using banned 152mm artillery systems to shell Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with the total number of enemy attacks in the war-torn areas in Donbas being 47 instances in the past 24 hours, according to the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters. View map in full size...
Ukraine seeks NATO`s assistance in introducing innovative command-and-control system
Kyiv is holding talks with NATO over a possible assistance in the introduction of the innovative C4ISR command-and-control system in the Ukrainian armed forces, a senior Ukrainian parliament official said recently, according to Xinhua. ”We are trying to negotiate about the need of introduction of the C4ISR command-and-control system in the...
Ukraine commemorates execution of prominent 20th century culture figures
The Soviet purges destroyed the whole generation of Ukrainian culture, Ukraine Today reports. On November 3, 1937, Les Kurbas and Mykola Kulish, the two paramount Ukrainian culture figures, were executed by shooting, according to Ukraine Today. Both of them belonged to so-called ”Executed Renessaince” elites group that prompted a short but bright...
Ukraine report 38 Russian attacks in last day
The Russian-occupation forces opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian troops in Donbas 38 times over the past 24 hours, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation Headquarters reported. 25 ceasefire violations were recorded in the direction of the Ukraine-held strategic port city of Mariupol. View map in full size ”In Pavlopillia and...
U.S. military hackers penetrate Kremlin command system
U.S. military hackers have penetrated Russia`s electric grid, telecommunications networks and the Kremlin`s command systems, making them vulnerable to attack by secret American cyber weapons should the U.S. deem it necessary, according to a senior intelligence official and top-secret documents reviewed by NBC News. American officials have long...
Canada on its way to ratify free trade deal with Ukraine
Fresh on the heels of signing a landmark free trade agreement with the European Union, the Canadian government has introduced legislation to implement a far less controversial free trade deal with Ukraine, Radio Canada International reports. ”We are one step closer to being able to reap the benefits of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement...
OSCE reports civilian casualties in Donetsk region
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has reported civilian casualties in Donetsk region. ”The SMM continued to follow up on reports of civilian casualties and shelling. At the hospital in ”DPR”-controlled Dokuchaievsk (30km south-west of Donetsk) the SMM saw a man who had sustained shrapnel wounds when allegedly a mortar round had...
Former CIA chief: Trump is Russia`s “useful idiot”
Donald Trump really does sound a lot like Vladimir Putin, according to The Washington Post. There has always been a sympathetic authoritarian chord between the Republican presidential nominee and the Russian president. Both are on record as admiring The Strong Leader. They`ve even complimented one another on the trait. Putin could have been...
Ukroboronprom offers Indonesia to buy technology for An-148 Navy patrol aircraft construction
Indonesian Navy expressed interest in the products of the Ukrainian defense industry in the framework of Indo Defence Expo and Forum held in Jakarta. State-owned Ukrspetsexport, which is part of the State Concern Ukroboronprom and a major exporter of all types of weapons and military equipment, offered Indonesian partners to purchase technology...