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Russian forces have been using naval drones packed with explosives to practice attacking and sinking ships, mimicking one of the tactics that Ukraine has leaned on to fight Moscow’s warships.However, the Russian training does not appear to be directed at the Ukraine war since Kyiv does not have much in…
Russia’s war machine has become such an integral part of its economic engine that its military industry is likely to keep expanding even after the fighting in Ukraine ends, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.”The end of hostilities will not lead to a radical…
Avtovaz, the firm that manufactures Russia’s best-selling car brand, said on Tuesday that it may shift to a four-day workweek amid forecasts of plummeting sales for this year.The state-owned automaker told Russian state media it was fighting multiple headwinds, including Chinese car brands surging into the local market.So it’s considering…
Russia is staring down a long-term economic threat that could outlast both the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions: a deepening demographic crisis.On Tuesday, Labor Minister Anton Kotyakov underscored the scale of the problem during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.”Today, according to our estimates, by 2030 we need to…
Russian forces have been using attack drones and missiles to execute double-tap strikes, a Ukrainian air defender and a first responder told Business Insider, sharing their observations of the brutal tactic.The tactic involves striking a target location, waiting for emergency services and other civilians to arrive at the site, and…
Ukraine’s intelligence directorate (GUR) has released footage of Kyiv’s UJ-26 “Bober” drone being launched via catapult to attack Russian air defenses.The video, published on Tuesday, shows the locally manufactured 8-foot-long loitering munition being slung into the air from a fixed ramp. GUR said its special forces launched the drones to…
As aerial strikes between Iran and Israel continue, Russia may be feeling the ripple effects across the Black Sea.”The conflict will likely negatively impact the future provision of Iranian military equipment to Russia,” the UK Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence update on Thursday.The UK MOD said that “Iran…
Satellite imagery of the four Russian airbases that were attacked by Ukraine on Sunday shows how Moscow attempted to use deceptive tactics to protect its strategic bomber fleet.The images, captured by US commercial satellite imaging company Maxar Technologies and obtained by Business Insider, show that Russia had many of its…
