🇷🇺 Russia’s business elite was sanctioned by the West to put pressure on Putin. So far the strategy hasn’t worked - WSJ
#russia #russiaukrainewar #sanctions
🇷🇺 Two of the companies that emerged as key dealers of #Russian oil following the invasion of #Ukraine have had representatives in common, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News, offering a fresh glimpse into the little-known and opaque businesses.
#russia #energy #oilandgas #sanctions
⚡🇺🇦 President Zelenskyy has tweeted to say #Russia has bombed a blood transfusion centre in the #Kharvkiv region.
https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1687911418052435968?t=4TYizF7VBUOyJuSdvIP9tQ&s=19
#ukraine #russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said a #Russian strike that included hypersonic #Kinzhal missiles had targeted Motor Sich, a maker of plane and helicopter engines and other components, in the western region of #Khmelnytskyi
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ukraine-drone-attack-damages-russian-100128352.html
#russia #russiaukrainewar
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia fired its advanced #Kinzhal missiles into #Ukrainian airspace on Saturday, the Ukrainian Air Force warned on Telegram.
The missiles were launched from Russia's #Tambov region and were heading toward the #Khmelnytskyi region in western #Ukraine, according to the air force.
#russiaukrainewar #RussianWarCrimes
🇬🇧 UK: A small part of the Treasury is charged with regulating the spending of sanctioned individuals – but faces a mountain of paperwork and criticism that it is being too lenient.
#britain #russia #oligarchs #sanctions #corruption
🇷🇺 🇺🇲 #Russia said Saturday it scrambled an Su-30 fighter jet to "prevent a violation of the #Russian state border" by a U.S. Reaper MQ-9 military drone over the Black Sea.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/05/russia-says-intercepted-us-drone-over-black-sea-a82067
#usa #blacksea
🇷🇺 For many #Russians, going to war is the only way to escape poverty. Novaya-Europe delves into how the #Kremlin put a price on #Russian lives ☠️
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/08/05/till-death-make-us-rich-en
#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukraine has declared the waters of six #Russian Black Sea ports to be zones of military threat.
This warning applies to the ports of Anapa, Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik, Tuapse, Sochi, and Taman.
#blacksea #russia #russiaukrainewar
🇸🇦 🇺🇦 Senior officials from some 40 countries including the United States, China and India began talks in #Saudi Arabia on Saturday that Kyiv and its allies hope will lead to agreement on key principles for a peaceful end to Russia’s war in #Ukraine
https://jp.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-saudi-talks-idAFKBN2ZG01V
#saudiarabia #russia #russiaukrainewar
🇸🇾 🇷🇺 At least three civilians from the same family were killed when #Russian warplanes struck the outskirts of the northwest #Syrian city of #Idlib on Saturday, a war monitor said.
#syria #russia #RussianWarCrimes
🇳🇪 🇷🇺 Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the #Russian mercenary group #Wagner, an analyst says as the deadline nears for it to release the country’s ousted president or face possible military intervention by the West #African regional bloc.
https://apnews.com/article/wagner-russia-coup-niger-military-force-e0e1108b58a9e955af465a3efe6605c0
#niger #africa #russia #wagnergroup
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 An overnight naval drone attack against a #Russian tanker in the Black Sea signals a potential new front in the #Ukraine war, with Kyiv delivering its strongest message to date that it is willing to target Moscow's all-important shipments of oil and fuel.
#russia #russiaukrainewar #blacksea
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A U.S.-sanctioned #Russian tanker near the strategic bridge linking #Russia to Crimea was damaged by a sea drone attack, Russian maritime officials said early on Saturday.
#ukraine #crimea #russiaukrainewar
🇬🇧 UK Ministry of Defence:
🇷🇺 The 3600 tonne, 113 metre long Olenegorsky Gornyak represents the largest #Russian naval vessel seriously damaged or destroyed since the sinking of the cruiser Moskva on 13 April 2022.
This is a significant blow to the Black Sea Fleet, which previously relocated most of its units to #Novorossiysk due to the high threat to Sevastopol
https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1687697529918373889?t=YwtRILDB6UzdyVJCkoKCOg&s=19
#russia #russianarmy #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #blacksea
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 #Ukrainian soldiers say their effort to retake the pivotal city of #Bakhmut has slowed in recent days against dogged #Russian defenses and counterattacks.
#ukraine #ukrainecounteroffensive #russia #russiaukrainewar
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 FT Military briefing: the #Ukrainian drone strikes designed to wear #Russia down
“The main purpose of these attacks is to disprove Putin’s narrative that this is just a ‘special military operation’ that’s about liberating #Ukraine and has no impact on Russia,” said Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to Nato. “They’re showing the #Russian people that it’s a real war and Putin’s narrative is a lie.”
https://www.ft.com/content/a946028d-c3bd-484b-929f-7ff7b7cc5bb9
#russiaukrainewar #ukrainecounteroffensive
🇷🇺 "Now I live in a state of constant fear. I can't plan anything," says Peter, 27.
He is a salesman living in St Petersburg - but he is now at risk of being called up to fight as part of the #Ukraine war.
At the end of July, #Russia raised the maximum conscription age by three years, widening the pool of men that can be called up to serve. Peter is one of millions affected by this change.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66388422
#russianarmy #mobilisation #russiaukrainewar
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Europe’s largest land war in decades — and the biggest one since the dawn of the digital age — is taking place in a superheated information space. And modern communications technology, theoretically a force for improving public knowledge, tends to multiply the confusion because deceptions and falsehoods reach audiences instantly.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-disinformation-f8ee274890cd62362be3dd75fbc7dd6b
#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #disinformation #misinformation #propaganda #censorship
🇨🇳 🇷🇺 China's embassy in #Russia criticised the treatment of five #Chinese citizens who were refused entry into Russia, calling the treatment inconsistent with the overall friendly relations between the two countries.
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-embassy-russia-criticises-treatment-citizens-border-2023-08-05/
#china