UnionPay cards issued by Russia’s 'Gazprombank' have stopped being serviced in Hungary, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. This comes after the bank was added to a new list of US sanctions.

Russian media outlets report that OTP Bank in Hungary is not processing these cards. When it comes to Turkey and the UAE, reports simply mention that “banks have stopped” servicing them.

In particular, attempts to withdraw money using these cards in Turkey and the Emirates prompt ATM warnings about …

A powerful explosion rocked the occupied port city of Berdyansk on the evening of November 22, as Ukraine’s defense forces delivered a strike against Russian military assets, reported Petro Andryushchenko, an advisor to the mayor of Mariupol, on his Telegram channel.

The attack occurred around 11:40 PM on Friday. "Berdyansk. Port. How’s it going? Preliminary reports suggest a hit," noted Andryushchenko. Later, he confirmed that the attack successfully reached its target. "Following the blast, …

Russian Strategic Missile Forces test site "Kapustin Yar" (Military Unit 15644) in Znamensk, Astrakhan region, Russia, became the target of a drone attack on the morning of November 21, reports the Telegram channel ASTRA, citing sources. Sources report that at least two UAVs were not intercepted and struck the 105th site of the range. While the exact consequences of the attack are still unknown, a local Russian official did make a statement later, saying, "This morning, the Ukrainian regime …