On July 10, Dmitry Artyakov, the son of a Rostec vice president, was reportedly detained in Girona, Spain, on suspicions of engaging in a sophisticated tax fraud scheme linked to funds unlawfully taken from the Russian budget. This scheme was originally exposed by Sergei Magnitsky. According to media reports, investigations are ongoing with searches being conducted on Artyakov's Spanish properties. Artyakov, the son of the former governor of the Samara region, has faced sanctions from Ukraine, …

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, now at the ripe age of 40, could soon be scrapped for metal, following its sole combat mission since its launch. The ship, property of Russia's Ministry of Defense, still awaits a final verdict on its fate. However, analysts find little future for the behemoth aircraft carrier, which they claim could be easily sunk. In repair and modernization for nearly a decade, the Russian Navy's flagship may soon face decommissioning and dismantling, as …

Estonia has issued a stark warning to veto the European Union's proposed 18th sanctions package against Russia unless it includes a tougher cap on Russian oil prices, according to ERR. Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna announced the country's firm stance, emphasizing that the reduction of the oil price cap should be key in the forthcoming sanctions.

"We hold a very clear position that the reduction of the oil price cap must be incorporated into this package. We have a strong stance on …

Russian state corporation Rosatom has announced its intention to fully localize the production of lithium-ion batteries within Russia by the year 2030. This ambitious announcement followed Russia's capture of the Shevchenko settlement in Ukraine's Donetsk region, home to one of Ukraine's largest lithium deposits. Despite the ongoing conflict, Russia continues to import lithium from Chile.

Rosatom aims to achieve complete localization through two "gigafactories" situated in Russia: one in …

As of now, Russian troops may not possess the necessary strength and resources to bypass the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad agglomeration from the east, said Viktor Tregubov, spokesperson for the "Khortytsia" operational-strategic troop grouping, in a comment to Novosti Donbassa".

However, according to him, the Russian forces do indeed have such plans. A significant concentration of forces is present—more than 100,000 personnel are currently operating in the Pokrovsk direction. The Russians are attacking …

In response to ongoing, large-scale Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, Germany is intensifying its efforts to bolster Ukraine's air defense systems. On Wednesday, July 9, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in the Bundestag that he is optimistic about collaborating with the United States in this effort. Merz emphasized his intention to negotiate "arrangements" with the U.S. administration to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems.

"Our aid to Ukraine won't falter due to financial …

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) detained two Chinese nationals in Kyiv on charges of espionage. According to reports from the SBU and Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office shared on July 9, the two individuals were reportedly attempting to transfer confidential documents related to Ukraine's RK-360MC "Neptune" missile system to Chinese security agencies.

The investigation reveals that one of the suspects is a 24-year-old former student from a Kyiv technical university. "He remained in Kyiv …

Ukrainian Forces have successfully driven Russian troops out of several positions at the border with the Dnipropetrovsk region. These counter-offensive actions, executed by specific units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces along the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, have disrupted the Russians' offensive momentum, regaining several sites under Ukrainian control.

The Russian military, however, continues to exert pressure at the administrative boundary of the Dnipropetrovsk region, actively …