Ukrainian court sentences hackers who carried out over 5,000 cyberattacks
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Ukrainian court sentences hackers who carried out over 5,000 cyberattacks for Russia

A Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia two members of the Russian security service-backed (FSB) hacker group "Armageddon" for having carried out more than 5,000 cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions and critical infrastructure, Ukraine's State Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 8. Russian hackers have regularly targeted various Ukrainian government institutions as well as businesses with […]
Ukrainian military instructors to undergo NATO-standard training in Lithuania
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Ukrainian military instructors to undergo NATO-standard training in Lithuania

Ukrainian military instructors will receive training in Lithuania in 2025 as part of NATO's Defense Education Enhancement Program (DEEP), the Ministry of Defense reported on Dec. 12. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Defense, Serhiy Melnyk, and Lithuania’s military education advisor, Stasis Paldunas. The program will initially train 30 […]
Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Russian aviation plant in Smolensk
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Ukrainian drones reportedly attack Russian aviation plant in Smolensk

A Ukrainian drone attack targeted the Smolensk Aviation Plant in western Russia overnight on Jan. 21, starting a fire at the facility, the independent news channel Astra reported. Russian authorities confirmed a drone attack against Smolensk Oblast but made no mention of the plant. According to Russia's Defense Ministry, Russian air defenses intercepted 55 drones […]
Russian troops reportedly shoot 9 Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast
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Russian troops reportedly shoot 9 Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast

Nine Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered as prisoners were allegedly shot by Russian troops in Kursk Oblast earlier this week, the crowd-sourced monitoring site Deepstate reported on Oct. 13. The shootings are said to have occurred on Oct. 10, Deepstate reported, citing sources in Ukraine's First Tank Brigade. "Information about the possible shooting by the Russians […]
France-trained brigade of Ukrainian soldiers prepares for deployment, Associated Press
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France-trained brigade of Ukrainian soldiers prepares for deployment, Associated Press reports

A French military task force named "Champagne" is concluding its mission of training a newly formed brigade of several thousand Ukrainian troops. The brigade, armed with French-supplied tanks, artillery, and heavy weaponry, is preparing to enter the battledfield following two months of rigorous training across eastern and southern France, according to Associated Press. This deployment […]
Media: 24-year-old Ukrainian man from Russian-occupied Melitopol accused of 'criminal
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Media: 24-year-old Ukrainian man from Russian-occupied Melitopol accused of 'criminal espionage' by FSB, faces up to 20 years in prison

Leonid Popov, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia since 2017, was charged with espionage by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian independent outlet IStories reported on Nov. 29. The case against him was opened in Aug. 2024, but he disappeared over a year before, in Apr. 2023. According to IStories, he has endured […]
Russian cyberattack targets Ukrainian government services
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Russian cyberattack targets Ukrainian government services

Russia conducted a cyberattack on Ukraine's government services on Dec. 19, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said in a statement. In the largest cyberattack in recent months, several government services were targeted, including state registers the Justice Ministry oversees. Russia has regularly targeted Ukrainian companies and government […]