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Moscow
The Ukrainian intelligence-affiliated hacker group said they managed to shut off 87,000 sensors and prevent the utility company from responding to accidents and emergency events.
Apr. 10
War in Ukraine
A former minister in Russian-occupied Crimea serving a 10-year sentence for bribery said she has applied to take part in Russia’s war in Ukraine and is awaiting official Kremlin approval.
Apr. 9
Putin
Despite IS claiming responsibility for the March 22 attack, Moscow has persistently attempted to connect Kyiv and the West to the incident despite repeated denials.
Apr. 5
Putin
He said that Russia would not be a target as it is “a unique example of interfaith harmony and unity, of inter-religious and inter-ethnic unity.”
Apr. 4
Tajikistan
Following the detention of migrant workers in an anti-terrorist crackdown, employees from the Makhachkala’s mayor’s office were forced to collect garbage from the streets.
Apr. 2
Putin
Russian state news agency says nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected links with the perpetrators of the Crocus City attack.
Mar. 29
War in Ukraine
As the Kremlin said President Putin had no plans to visit either the site or the victims of Friday’s attack, the actor who is one of his admirers did.
Mar. 28
Putin
Regardless of who was behind the attack – be they jihadist terrorists or FSB operatives – the very fact that it happened bodes ill for Russia’s internal security.
Mar. 28
Budanov
Kyrylo Budanov divulged intelligence indicating the Kremlin was aware of the routes through which the terrorists intended to enter Russia, raising questions as to why they were not stopped.
Mar. 28
Ukraine
Bloomberg, citing sources “with knowledge of the situation,” said even Putin’s inner circle does not believe that Kyiv was involved in the Moscow attack.
Mar. 27
Belarus
The dust has yet to settle, and we are still no wiser as to what happened and why. Particularly puzzling is the absence of Moscow’s normally stringent security measures, before, during and after.
Mar. 26
Zelensky
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “peculiar kind of Jew” while attempting to link an Islamic State (IS)-claimed terrorist attack with Ukraine.
Mar. 26
Ukraine
Despite President Vladimir Putin’s acknowledgment of “radical Islamists” perpetrating the attack, Russia continues to point fingers at Ukraine, alleging its involvement.
Mar. 26
Moscow
Friday's attack in Moscow, which killed 139 people and was claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K) in Afghanistan, Tajikistan’s neighbour that regularly supplies fighters to IS.
Mar. 26
Putin
The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack, and eleven suspects have been detained. Putin has alleged that Ukrainians had a hand in the massacre, which Kyiv denies.
Mar. 26
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Russia
A photo surfaced on social media Sunday evening of one of the suspects in the Moscow concert hall attack bound on the floor with his pants down. An electrocution device nearby suggests torture.
Mar. 25
The defensive measures deployed to protect Russia’s illegally erected link to Crimea continue to increase as fears of imminent Ukrainian attack grow in Moscow’s mind.
Sep. 29