Ukrainian journalist detained by separatists in the Donbas
The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) confirmed that the Ukrainian blogger and journalist, Stanislav Aseyev (Vasin), who disappeared in Donetsk in early June, was detained and is being held captive by them, according to the former People's Deputy of the 8th convocation of the Verkhovna Rada, Yegor Firsov, Interfax reports.
"The MGB (Ministry of State Security) of the DPR officially confirmed that he was detained, Stas's mother was given written confirmation and he has been …
Media: Siemens could withdraw from two projects in Russia after Crimea turbine scandal
Siemens is considering the possibility of withdrawing from two major projects with Russia after the scandal with the gas turbines in annexed Crimea, reported German business news outlet WirtschaftsWoche with reference to sources in the company.
According to the article’s sources, Siemens’ CEO Joe Kaeser is exploring the possibility of ending the German company’s involvement with Siemens Gas Turbines Technologies LLC.
In addition, according to the sources, Siemens is also considering the …
Media: Russian hacker awaiting extradition to the US complained to Trump about American special services putting pressure on him
Attorney Vladimir Makeev, who represents the interests of Russian citizen Yevgeny Nikulin, the defendant accused of organizing hacker attacks on US targets, wrote a letter to US President Donald Trump in which he complained about the behavior of US special agents, Izvestia newspaper reports, citing the letter in its possession.
According to Izvestia, Makeev called on the American leader to pay attention to "illegal attempts by the US special services to obtain false testimony from a Russian …
Media: Russia closed its skies near Donbas 24h before the MH17 tragedy
“24 hours before the tragedy with the MH17 plane, Russia placed a ban on flights in the airspace neighboring the Donbas,” Russian Forbes reported, citing the Dutch Safety Board (DSB).
The ban came into force from midnight on July 17, that is, the day when the passenger plane flying the MH17 flight was shot down. “Russia suddenly, on the night of the 17th of July 2014, by issuing the document NOTAM UUUUV6158/14, placed a restriction on commercial flights to the Russian airspace neighboring with …
US drone conducts reconnaissance flight over the Donbas
The strategic American unmanned surveillance aircraft RQ-4A Global Hawk made a reconnaissance flight along the line of demarcation in the Donbas on Sunday, July 16, reported Interfax news agency with reference to websites that monitor flights of military aircraft.
It was noted that during the flight, a long-distance drone with the call sign UAVGH000 flew from north to south along the line of demarcation in the Donbas for hours without crossing it. The drone flew at an altitude of 16,700 meters. …