1 year agoVideo of readiness check of Iskander units in Marshala Zhukova town and Boguchar
1 year agoAt least 3 @FinnishAirForce F/A-18 Hornets flying in formation with United States Air Force KC-135R over Finland yesterday: 62-3551 as QID11
Anonymous data of 48 million Russian certificates of vaccination against covid from the application "Gosuslugi STOP Coronavirus" put up for sale on the darknet
US warns Belarus of 'decisive' response if assists Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian Northern Fleet launched exercise with 30 vessels, 140 vehicles, 20 aircraft and 1200 servicemen
1 year agoThis afternoon, a Norwegian P-3C Orion followed a Russian group of vessels off the Norwegian coast. The Russians sailed legally in international waters, but Norway continuously follows all movements in the High North
.@StateDeptSpox Says written responses have not yet been transmitted to Russia but noted that Ukraine was consulted and given a preview of what will be in the report. "There will be no surprises," he said
1 year agoProductive meeting of Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs @WBHoekstra and @jensstoltenberg, exchanging views on Russia's unprovoked military buildup in & around Ukraine, importance of NATO-EU cooperation and the upcoming NATO summit in Madrid
1 year agoThe elements of the S-300V SAM system reportedly in Bryansk
.@JosepBorrellF during a public event talking about Europe's dependency on Russian gas as a factor in the current crisis & refers to Trump's administration proposal on Europe buying gas from the US and the European reluctance about this back then
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Arzamas
1 year agoMilitary convoy at Yelets-Oryol highway
Kirby characterizes the Russian troop buildup as "consistent — not dramatic" increases in troop presence along the Ukrainian border and in Belarus over the past weeks. No specific action named as the catapult for the decision to place U.S. troops on high alert
"We're watching this very closely. We have seen a consistent accumulation of combat power" per @PentagonPresSec on Russia firepower arrayed along border with Ukraine "Multiple domain capability. It's the whole combined force"
US assessment is that a Russian invasion of Ukraine "remains imminent," WH Press Sec Psaki says
1 year agoMilitary convoy near Klintsy to Belarus
Secretary Blinken:I had a productive conversation with UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz on the importance of a coordinated response to Russian aggression on its border with Ukraine and on countering Beijing's economic coercion
German Chancellor: Russia's threats to Ukraine will cost it dearly
.@jensstoltenberg tells @amanpour that NATO will send written responses to Russia later this week in coordination with the US. "We are finalizing at NATO the proposals, the written document we will send to them later this week. We will do that in parallel with [the] United States"
House Dems want to expedite a floor vote on a massive Ukraine defense bill that would dramatically increase US security assistance and lay groundwork for major sanctions on Russia - hastening a much more aggressive posture with o much room for debate
Washington warns Russia against using fuel supplies as a weapon in the current crisis over Ukraine
Russian troops of Southern Military District and Western Military District launched combat readiness check, to last until 29th January
The US is working with countries and producers in Middle East, Asia and N. Africa to ensure Europe has enough energy supplies in case Russia cuts off supply, US official says, painting a united front on sanctions amid concerns about effect on gas and oil
Prime Minister @BorisJohnson signals UK will deploy more British forces to support NATO in Europe if Russia launches any new invasion of Ukraine. He tells MPs UK would "look to contribute to any new NATO deployments to protect our allies in Europe"
1 year agoRussian military hardware, Footage reportedly shot near the city of Safonovo in Smolensk region, train heading towards city of Dorogobuzh
1 year agoSoldiers of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District in the Moscow Region have begun scheduled exercises to test combat readiness
1 year agoRussian military convoy near Budaevo, Smolensk Oblast, heading West. Exact Geolocation
Russia suspends Vienna Document verification activities 24.01-28.02.2022 for Covid reasons
Latvian MoD: Russia's Defence Ministry declines Latvian OSCE inspection in Russia and publishes false statements about arrival of Latvian inspectors
5 casualties as result of grenade explosion at party in Arseniev, Primorskiy Krai of Russia. 1 dead
1 year agoMilitary at Makhachkala railway station
Launchers of the Yars mobile missile system entered combat patrol routes during the Strategic Missile Forces exercises in the Ivanovo Region
Russia army has started making combat readiness inspections in its southern military district, which borders Ukraine, with more than 6,000 troops
The Russian military has deployed additional electronic warfare battalion in the Belgorod region, - Russian Western Military District
1 year ago3 Russian assault ships of the Baltic Fleet (Minsk, Kaliningrad and Korolev) expected to transit Strait of Gibraltar today - most likely heading for Black Sea. The group is being shadowed by destroyer from USS Roosevelt group
The Pentagon's statements about its readiness to send 8,500 troops to Europe have no effect on the negotiations on security guarantees, - Kremlin says
1 year agoA train with Russian military equipment was moving towards Minsk in the Borisov district this morning (25.01). About 50 different military vehicles were transported on the train, many of them were tent covered. The same train was seen later in the direction of Baranavichy
1 year agoNavalny, Sobol, Gimadi and Alburov are included in the list of terrorists and extremists of Rosfinmonitoring
1 year agoRussian Military echelon with 9K33 Osa/SA-8 Gecko air defense systems arrived this morning at Palonka station in Belarus
The UK is "becoming aware of a significant number of individuals that are assessed to be associated with Russian military advance-force operations and currently located in Ukraine" - update from deputy defence minister @JSHeappey
The blackout in Kyrgyzstan did not affect the combat readiness of the Russian military base, the Russian Central Military District said. Its units are serving regularly, no violations in the combat control system have been noted.
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Bryansk
US Department of State: .@SecBlinken joined the EU Foreign Affairs Council today at the invitation of @JosepBorrellF to give a brief on U.S. engagement with Ukraine and Russia and to consult with our EU partners on next steps to jointly deter Russian aggression
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Yelets, Lipetsk region
1 year agoFrance statement on call with @POTUS about Russia-Ukraine @EmmanuelMacron "expressed his deep concern over the situation on the Ukrainian border & the need to work collectively to de-escalate it quickly.must involve strong, credible warnings to Russia"
1 year agoPresident Biden:Today, I spoke with European leaders in response to Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders. We discussed our joint efforts to deter further Russian aggression, such as preparations to impose severe economic costs on Russia and reinforce security on the eastern flank
Duda: I announce the National Security Council, I want it to be held on Friday
It is safe to talk about NATO unity when it comes to the most important partners. We discussed the actions that could be taken if there was a Russian aggression - president @andrzejduda after allied consultations organized by @potus @joebiden
Size of Russian forces around Ukraine "Has gotten bigger. Absolutely" per @PentagonPresSec - "They are in fact adding more"
Per @StateDeptSpox, US still expects to send its written response to Russia re NATO/Ukraine this week, will include response to Russia's proposals and also other issues the US is hoping can be grounds for agreement with Russia
"It's very clear the Russians have no intention right now of deescalating" per @PentagonPresSec on timing of this announcement of heightened alert
"As of now the decision has been made to pace these units on heightened alerts & heightened alert only" per @PentagonPresSec. Some units been told to be ready to deploy in as little as 5 days, he says "No final decision has been made to deploy them"
DoD press sec Kirby: "The US is taking steps to heighten the readiness of forces at home and abroad so they are prepared to support a range of contingencies, including the NATO Response Force if it is activated"
@PentagonPresSec Kirby announcing steps to ready multi-national NATO response force (NRF) of 40,000 troops "if it is activated to defeat aggression, if necessary" against Russia
.@SecDef has placed "a range of units on a heightened readiness to deploy" - about 8,500 personnel - per @PentagonPresSec
Pentagon taking steps to heighten readiness over Ukraine - including for @NATO response force if activated, per @PentagonPresSec. US "keenly focused" on Russia's military build-up along Ukraine and in Belarus
White House says there is no plan to evacuate Americans from Ukraine with military assets. Psaki says people are being encouraged to leave by commercial aircraft
France sees 'path to de-escalation' of Ukraine-Russia tensions: Macron aide
US refining its military plans for all scenarios on Ukraine crisis: White House
1 year agoThe NeptuneStrike22 "is the first time since the end of the Cold War that a US carrier strike group has gone under @NATO command, and this exercise will help demonstrate the unity capability and strength of the Transatlantic Alliance," said @PressSec
1 year agoMilitary equipment near Voronezh
Speaker Pelosi has asked the White House for an all-member, bipartisan briefing on Ukraine/Russia situation
"There is no reason to panic": Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Olexiy Danilov called for calm in the face of a possible Russian invasion
A Russian businessman with close ties to Russian President Putin and accused of being involved in an insider trading and hacking scheme will be detained pending trial, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled
1 year agoWhite House: "In the afternoon, the President will hold a secure video call with European leaders as part of our close consultation and coordination with our Transatlantic Allies and partners in response to Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders
DHS assesses that Russia would consider conducting a cyberattack on US if Moscow perceived that a US/NATO response to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine "threatened [Russia's] long-term national security
Biden administration now in final stages of identifying specific military units to send to Eastern Europe to deter Russia. Next steps likely to be prep orders and then deployment orders once final decision several US officials tell CNN
1 year agoNATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg and UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz discussed Russia's military build-up in/around Ukraine & implications for European security. He thanked her for British contributions to NATO collective defence & strong support to our partner Ukraine
Senior Elysée source tells: "There is a kind of alarmism in Washington and London which we cannot understand. We see no immediate likelihood of Russian military action. We simply want our interpretation to be taken into account before a common western approach is agreed"
1 year agoBelarusian opposition group "Cyber-Partisans" reported an attack on the computer network of Belarusian Railways. They have encrypted the bulk of Belarusian Railways servers, databases and workstations to slow down and disrupt the operation of the railway on which trains with Russian troops arrive in Belarus
The vessel is on fire on the territory of the Rostov shipbuilding plant Moryak, smoke was recorded in the hold, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Rostov Region reported
The Bank of Russia on the background of the fall of the ruble starting 15.00 halt the purchase of foreign currency due to the "budget rule"
Intelligence is "pretty gloomy" on an imminent, new Russian invasion of Ukraine but it's not inevitable, UK PM says. "I have got to tell you that I think the intelligence is pretty gloomy on this point," he says
