Russian Hackers Demand Ransom From U.S. Energy Dept
A spokesperson has confirmed that hackers from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p are demanding a ransom from the U.S. Energy Department. The U.S. Department of Energy got ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p at both its nuclear waste facility and scientific education facility that were recently hit in a global hacking campaign, a […]
Dutch Banks Fail To Freeze Russian Assets Due To Typos
A study conducted by the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Central Bank, has revealed that Dutch banks fail to freeze Russian assets due to typos. A third of Dutch financial institutions are unable to trace and freeze blacklisted Russian assets due to translation errors in account owners’ surnames, undermining EU sanctions. In a startling […]
Which Russian Weapons Systems Have Built-in AI?
The Vityaz, first unveiled in 2013 and introduced into service with the Russian military in late 2019, is one of the Russian weapons systems that have built-in AI capabilities. Russia’s minister of industry confirmed to Sputnik on Tuesday that an S-350 Vityaz missile system operating in “automatic mode” had been successfully used in the ongoing […]
Russia’s Combat Laser Systems
Russia has made significant investments in military laser technology, with its main three combat laser systems being called Zadira, Peresvet, and Sokol-Eshelon. Until the 1980s, laser weapons were considered the stuff of science fiction, with engineers needing to solve a range of complex problems, like how to generate enough power to create laser pulses powerful […]
Russian Bank Launches Rupee Accounts For Individuals
Russian bank Sberbank has launched Indian Rupee accounts for individuals to reduce Moscow’s dependency on the U.S. dollar and euro. Russia’s dominant lender on Wednesday said individuals could now open accounts in Indian rupees, expanding the range of foreign currencies available as Moscow strives to reduce dependency on the U.S. dollar and euro. “As Sberbank […]
West Told Us ‘To Kill As Many Russians’ As Possible – Ukrainian Defense Minister
Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov told Foreign Policy magazine that the West told us to “kill as many Russians” as possible. In the initial days of the conflict in Ukraine, Kiev’s Western backers wanted its forces to make do without military aid and “kill as many Russians” as they could before admitting defeat, Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey […]
Russia’s Goals In Ukraine Conflict
During a gathering of war correspondents, Putin said that Russia’s goals in the Ukraine conflict have not changed. The goals of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine have not changed and are in fact being served by Kiev’s latest offensive, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a gathering of war correspondents at the Kremlin on Tuesday. Putin […]
Iran And Putin To Build Military Drone Factory Inside Russia
The National Security Council spokesperson, John Kirby, stated that Iran and Putin are planning to build a military drone factory inside Russia. Moscow has not only received hundreds of Iranian drones but is working with Iran to produce them from inside Russia, according to the White House — a sign of the deepening military partnership […]
US And UK Launch Plot To Drive Russia Out Of Nuclear Energy Market
US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the launch of a joint committee to develop a strategy for creating advanced nuclear reactors, which some claim is a plot to drive Russia out of the nuclear energy market. The US and the UK will launch a joint committee to develop a strategy […]
Inside Look Into Russian Robotics
An inside look into Russian robotics will reveal a new ground-based unmanned system known as the Marker combat robot platform. This advanced system is capable of operating autonomously at distances of up to 10 km from its operator. The Ukrainian security crisis has shown the importance of unmanned systems in modern warfare. Sputnik sat down […]