25 January 2024 - Russia Special Weapons News

Russia, Ukraine Make Conflicting Statements About Whether There Was Warning Before Plane Crashed RFE/RL 25 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine and Russia have contradicted each other over whether there had been proper notification to secure the airspace around an area where a military transport plane Moscow says was carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashed, killing them and nine others on board.
Russia Resumes Air Strikes On Odesa, Kharkiv, Wounding Several And Causing Material Damage RFE/RL 25 Jan 2024 -- Russia launched fresh drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's southern regions of Odesa, Mykolaiyv, and Dnipropetrovsk early on January 25, wounding several people and causing material damage, the Ukrainian military and regional officials said.
Why Did The Russian Il-76 Crash? What We Know, and Don't Know, About A Major Aviation Disaster RFE/RL 25 Jan 2024 -- Just before the eruption of the spectacular fireball, caught on bystanders' videos northeast of the Russian border city of Belgorod, a massive military transport plane could be seen veering sharply, then nosediving over the horizon, and into the ground, kicking a plume of orange and black into the gray sky.

Western States Supplying Arms to Down IL-76 Makes Them Accomplices to Crime - Russian Envoy Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- Should the information that Western countries supplied weapons used in the downing of the IL-76 Russian military transport airplane is confirmed, they will be implicated as direct participants in this heinous act, Russian deputy envoy to the UNited Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said.
Russia Emergency Services Say Found Missile Striking Parts in Outer Layer of Downed Il-76 Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- Hundreds of entrance holes from the striking elements of a missile were found on the wreckage of the downed Il-76 military plane that crashed in Russia's Belgorod Region, the striking elements were also found in the fragments of the outer layer of the aircraft, a representative of the emergency services told Sputnik.
Ukraine Loses Up to 310 Soldiers Near Donetsk in Past day - MoD Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine has lost up to 310 soldiers around Donetsk over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Thursday.
Over 130 Nationalists, Ukrainian Troops Wiped Out in Kharkov Region Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- On January 17, the Defense Ministry said that Russian forces had destroyed a temporary staging area for foreign fighters in Kharkov, most of whom were French mercenaries, adding that about 60 soldiers had been killed.

Meeting with Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov President of Russia 25 Jan 2024 -- The President had a working meeting with Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov.
Russian president visits Kaliningrad bordering NATO countries Press TV 25 Jan 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Russia's westernmost region of Kaliningrad, a Baltic Sea exclave that is largely surrounded by two NATO members Poland and Lithuania.

Kremlin on NATO Exercises: Russia Knows Against Who They Held Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- Russia knows against who the NATO drills are held and has never had any illusions about this matter, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
With eye on Russia, NATO launches largest war games since Cold War Press TV 25 Jan 2024 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched its largest military exercise since the Cold War, with a US warship leaving the United States for transit across the Atlantic to alliance territory in Europe.

Russian Engineers Craft 'Intelligent' UAV Capable of Returning to Home Base if Contact Lost Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- Electronic warfare has emerged as a critical component in modern combat, particularly in countering the proliferation of drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Due to their versatile capabilities and relatively low cost compared to traditional manned aircraft, UAVs have earned great popularity.

Russia, Iran, Turkey issue joint statement calling for immediate truce in Gaza IRNA 25 Jan 2024 -- Iran, Turkiye, and Russia have issued a joint statement at the 21st international meeting on Syria in the Astana Format emphasizing the need to stop the Zionist regime's attacks on the Gaza Strip and to send humanitarian aid to the enclave.
Iran, Russia, Turkey stress fighting terrorism, blast Israeli attacks on Syria Press TV 25 Jan 2024 -- Iran, Russia and Turkey have jointly stressed fighting against terrorism in all forms, slammed Israeli attacks in Syria and emphasized the leading role of Astana format talks in promoting a sustainable settlement to the Syrian crisis.

Joint Statement by Representatives of Iran, Russia and Türkiye on Outcomes of the 21st International Meeting on Syria in the Astana Format, 24-25 January 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Jan 2024

Russian Nationalist, Kremlin Critic Girkin Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison RFE/RL 25 Jan 2024 -- A court in Moscow has sentenced Russian nationalist Igor Girkin (aka Strelkov) to four years in prison on a charge of making public calls for extremist activities.

Russian National Sentenced for Involvement in Development and Deployment of Trickbot Malware US Dept. of Justice 25 Jan 2024 -- A Russian national was sentenced yesterday to five years and four months in prison for his involvement in developing and deploying the malicious software known as Trickbot, which was used to launch cyberattacks against American hospitals and other businesses.

Russia Reorienting Gas Exports to New Markets With Emphasis on Asia-Pacific Sputnik 25 Jan 2024 -- Russia will continue to reorient its gas exports to new markets with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region and increase supplies through the Power of Siberia pipeline, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday.

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