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International Criminal Court takes on Illovaisk tragedy
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague is analyzing information on whether the department has the right to investigate the death of Ukrainian soldiers in Illovaisk in 2014, Ukrainian Ambassador to the Netherlands Vsevolod Chentsov reported, as cited by UNIAN.
According to the diplomat, the investigation procedure for the ICC is “slightly different from the national procedure”.
“Officially the prosecutor’s service of the ICC has initiated a procedure to make a preliminary inquiry …
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Media: Abduction of Ukrainian border guards planned by Russians for two months
The abduction of Ukrainian border guards was a Russian special operation, the Russians’ relevant conversations were recorded over the course of two months until the disappearance of Ukrainian border guards Bohdan Martson and Ihor Dziubak, Ukrayinska Pravda reports.
According to the news outlet’s sources, Ukrainians recorded the Russians’ conversations in which they were assigned the task of capturing two Ukrainian border guards.
“Precisely this fact gives the law enforcement agencies reason …
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Russian court rejects Siemens appeal to have its turbines removed from Crimea
The Ninth Arbitration Appeals Court of the Russian Federation rejected Siemens’ to appeal seize the turbines which were transported to the Russian-annexed Crimea in violation of sanctions, TASS reported.
Siemens asked to have the four SGT5-2000E gas turbines seized and to prohibit the Russian company Technopromexport or other persons from transporting, installing, operating, modifying, disassembling or otherwise using the turbines. Additionally, Siemens asked that Technopromexport be …
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Russia classifies documents about release of Crimean Tatar leader Umerov
All documents on the release of Ilmi Umerov from Russian prison are classified, said Aishe Umerova, daughter of the deputy of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, in a commentary on Channel 5.
“We don’t have any documents, we don’t have a single piece of paper in our hands. It’s a closed case, there is a decree, there isn’t a decree. All of the documents are absolutely secret, so the work of the lawyers in the coming days is to find out, to get all these documents and then we can plan …
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Chechen political activist Amina Okueva killed in Ukraine
Just outside of Kyiv on Monday evening there was an assassination attempt on Amina Okueva and Adam Osmaev, two persons of Chechen descent who took part in the Ukrainian military operation in the Donbas.
Okueva and Osmaev’s car was shot at by unknown persons at the railway crossing, as a result of which Okueva was killed and Osmaev wounded.
Anton Herashchenko, advisor to the Interior Minister, posted about this on his Facebook page.
“Adam Osmaev was wounded, but will live. I just spoke to him …
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Khrushchev’s son: Joint US-Soviet mission to the Moon did not take place because of the weakness of the Soviet space program
The youngest son of Nikita Khrushchev, the former leader of the USSR, discussed the development of relations between Moscow and Washington over the past 100 years. According to the 82-year old Doctor of Engineering who has resided in the United States since 1991, his father’s infamous quote, "We will bury you," was a desperate attempt to cover the true weakness of the USSR.
When John Kennedy offered to send a joint space mission to the Moon, Khrushchev refused over a fear that the Americans …
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Media: Russian mafia carried out cyber-attacks in Sweden
Swedish media recently released a report about hackers who sent millions of e-mails with viruses over several years. Presumably, cyber-criminals are associated with organized crime in Russia.
The viruses were disguised as letters from Telia Sverige, a communications company and Postnord postal service. The recipient would be asked to verify the account or perform other operations. After the user clicked the link, the unknowns demanded money to unlock the computer, from 400 kronor to six …
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Russian Navy commander: 100 warships ensure Russia’s presence in the oceans of the world
The Russian Navy consists of more than 100 warships and other vessels, as indicated during an interview with the Commander of the Russian Navy, Admiral Vladimir Korolev by Krasnaya Zvezda.
"The Navy, as befits a fleet of a naval power, has regained its presence in the world. In the far and near sea zones there are over 100 ships in all four fleets," he said.
Korolev stressed that the Russian Navy returned to the World Ocean "solely to ensure the security of the country's interests and …
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Khrushchev’s son: Russia is no match to the power of the US
The son of the former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev, Sergei Khrushchev, said that neither the Soviet Union nor modern Russia can match the power of the US, as reported by the Las Vegas Sun.
A Doctor of Technical Sciences, Sergei Khrushchev delivered a lecture at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas.
As a scientist who has lived in the United States since the 1990s, he briefly outlined the history of …
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Russian Ministry of Defense: experience from Syrian campaign of aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov incorporated in sailor training program
Experience acquired by the Russian Navy during the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov’s Mediterranean campaign, as well the firing of Kalibr missiles at targets in Syria from submarines and surface ships, has already been analyzed and incorporated into the training programs for Russian sailors, Admiral Vladimir Korolev told Krasnaya Zvezda in an interview.
“This experience, as well as the experience from firing the precision weapons of project 636.3 submarines, 1135.6 frigates and small …