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NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage

NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier. The Estlink 2, a 170-kilometer (106-mile) undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia, sustained significant damage on Christmas Day. Authorities are treating the incident as a […]

Ukraine

December 30, 2024

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Ukraine's police name Russian commander suspected of murder of woman who became symbol of Bucha massacre

The Ukrainian police on Dec. 29 named the Russian commander who is suspected to be responsible for the murder of Iryna Filkina, the Ukrainian woman who came to symbolize the mass murder of civilians in Bucha in 2022. The photo of Filkina's hand with brightly painted fingernails went viral around the world, becoming one of […]

Ukraine

December 30, 2024

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Finland's Fingrid requests seizure of Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker over suspected cable sabotage

Finland's national grid operator Fingrid has asked a court to seize the Eagle S oil tanker in connection with the damage to the Estlink 2 undersea electricity cable, Reuters reported on Jan. 2. The cable, a 170-kilometer (106-mile) critical infrastructure component linking Finland and Estonia, was reported to have been seriously damaged on Dec. 25, […]

Ukraine

January 2, 2025

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Finnish court upholds seizure of Russian tanker suspected of cable sabotage

The Helsinki District Court ruled on Jan. 3 to uphold Finland's seizure of the Russian Eagle S oil tanker, denying an appeal to release the ship and its crew. Finnish authorities allege the ship damaged a crucial undersea power cable, possibly in an act of sabotage. Estlink 2, a 170-kilometer (106-mile) cable connecting Estonia and […]

Ukraine

January 3, 2025

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Head of Ukraine's Customs Service suspected of failing to declare over $100,000 in assets

Law enforcement agents are investigating Serhiy Zvyagintsev, the interim head of Ukraine's State Customs Service, over suspicions that Zvyagintsev failed to declare a home near Kyiv, that has been evaluated to be worth over $100,000, the country's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Jan. 6. Investigators believe that Zvyagintsev and his family are the actual […]

Ukraine

January 6, 2025

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Top medical official in Kyiv suspected of faking disability certificates for draft-age men

The head of one of the inter-district Centers for Medical and Social Experts in Kyiv will appear in court for allegedly handing out fake disability certificates, the police said on Oct. 8. The falsified documents allowed draft-age men to delay mobilization and travel abroad, according to the statement. The centers are responsible for establishing the […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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Sweden to increase military presence in Baltic Sea following suspected cable sabotage

Sweden will increase its military presence in the Baltic Sea through the deployment of three warships and a radar reconnaissance aircraft in response to the suspected sabotage of several underwater cables, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Jan. 12. "These warships are placed under NATO command and they are used to create better conditions […]

Ukraine

January 12, 2025

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Russian soldiers suspected of murdering 2, injuring 1 civilian in embattled Selydove

Russian soldiers in the Donetsk Oblast town of Selydove have likely opened fire against civilians on separate occasions, killing at least two women and injuring one person, the regional prosecutor's office said on Oct. 27. Selydove is the site of heavy battles as Russian forces are pushing deeper into the settlement, which lies 18 kilometers […]

Ukraine

October 27, 2024

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Ukraine's SBU detains chief military psychiatrist over suspected illicit enrichment

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained the chief psychiatrist of the Armed Forces over suspected illicit enrichment in the amount of over $1 million, the agency reported on Jan. 21. According to charges, the official has acquired substantial undeclared assets since the outbreak of the full-scale war in 2022, including a house in Kyiv […]

Ukraine

January 21, 2025

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Bloomberg: Declassified US intelligence memorandum details Russia's suspected targeting of political adversaries abroad

A declassified U.S. intelligence memorandum sheds light on Russia's suspected assassination attempts of political adversaries abroad, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 23. The intelligence assessment, which Bloomberg obtained through the U.S.'s Freedom of Information Act, details how U.S. intelligence believed in 2016 that suspected Kremlin-ordered assassinations abroad would likely persist. The document includes well-known cases, such […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Russian soldiers suspected of executing 4 more Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk

Four unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were apparently shot and killed by Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast earlier this November, adding to the five previously reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Nov. 28. According to the statement, Russian troops captured four Ukrainian defenders during an assault in the Pokrovsk […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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Suspected terrorist attack in Dnipro kills 1, injures 4

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. An explosion in a central neighborhood of Dnipro on Dec. 14 killed one person and injured four others, including two police officers, Ukraine's National Police reported. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has classified the incident as a terrorist attack and detained a suspect. The explosion […]

Ukraine

December 14, 2024

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