Notices by Hanse Mina (hanse_mina@mastodon.social), page 2

Ukrainian and international military observers have noted the first public video showing the use of French AASM Hammer guided bombs on modified Su-25 attack jets from Ukraine’s Air Force.

https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-s-su-25-jets-use-french-aasm-hammer-bombs-in-sombat-video-50478931.html

#Ukraine #Russia #Su25

In the past three months, #Russia has begun actively transferring military personnel and mercenaries to #Libya, according to Verstka’s findings. These forces are primarily concentrated in eastern Libya, a region under the control of Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army and a Kremlin ally.

A source within a Libyan security agency reported that at least 1,800 Russian military personnel have arrived in the country in the last two weeks alone

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/16/a-big-mess-is-brewing

#Ukraine

Two people were killed and 7 injured after Russia launched an attack on Kyiv earlier today.

https://t.me/pgo_gov_ua/28124

#Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv

#Poland is prepared to step up electricity exports to #Ukraine if #Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert #Fico follows through on his threat to cut off back-up power supplies to the war-torn country, a senior official said on Sunday.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-29/poland-ready-to-help-ukraine-if-fico-cuts-off-power-in-gas-spat

#Ukraine #EU

2/ Data center operator Hetzner is also reporting a fault between the backbone connection between Frankfurt Germany and Helsinki Finland.

This though could be completely unrelated to the Estlink 2 outage.

https://status.hetzner.com/incident/e21c3bfb-d22c-4655-856a-6c91f33bd482

#Estlink 2, the submarine electricity transmission cable running between #Finland and #Estonia is down again. Currently the reason is unknown.

https://majandus.postimees.ee/8160774/homme-saab-veel-soodsat-elektrit-edasine-soltub-rikkis-kaablist

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #NATO

6/ Finnish Police have boarded the Eagle S oil tanker and a 3km no-fly zone has been announced in the area.

Finland suspects that the oil tanker caused the damage to the Estlink 2 cable and other cables.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20133526

5/ Also 3 optic fiber cables between Finland and Estonia appear to be broken.

https://www.err.ee/1609560709/eesti-ja-soome-vahelisi-sidekaableid-tabas-rike-kuid-sideteenused-toimivad

4/ Finnish Border Guard's patrol ship Turva escorted the Eagle S oil tanker, which is part of Russia's shadow fleet, near the coast of Finland.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:24.7/centery:60.0/zoom:11

3/ Finnish police said on Thursday they are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting #Finland and #Estonia following a sudden outage on Wednesday.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-police-investigate-role-foreign-ship-after-power-cable-outage-2024-12-26/

#Ukraine #Russia

The #Czech government’s decision to wean itself off from Russian energy ensured that "we don't have to grovel before a mass murderer," Czech Foreign Minister Jan #Lipavsky said on Dec. 22, referring to Slovak Prime Minister Robert #Fico’s visit to #Moscow.

https://kyivindependent.com/czechia-blasts-fico-over-moscow-trip/

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Slovakia

The #Kremlin is expanding youth militarization programs, including in occupied Ukrainian territories, to prepare for prolonged fighting in #Ukraine and potential conflicts with the West, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

https://english.nv.ua/nation/putin-expands-youth-militarization-ahead-of-prolonged-war-with-ukraine-and-potential-west-conflict-50476145.html

#Russia

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz laid out his country’s plans to deal with feared Russian aggression, such as possible missile infiltrations and conflict on its borders, in an interview with VOA Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze.

https://www.voanews.com/a/polish-defense-chief-poland-ready-to-face-russia-s-threats-/7906788.html

#Ukraine #Russia #EU #NATO
#Poland

The Russian oil depot #Oryol that was attacked again earlier this morning, supports Russian troops in four regions, #Kursk, #Bryanks, #Belgorod and #Kharkiv in #ukraine Andriy #Kovalenko, head of the Center for Combating Disinformation said.

https://t.me/akovalenko1989/8484

#Russia

Massive explosions near #Severomorsk in #Murmansk #Russia.

There is no information made public that can tell what exploded inside the military boundaries south of the headquarters of Russia's Northern Fleet.

https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/massive-explosions-near-severomorsk/422315

#ukraine

#Ukraine set out to narrow the gap with #Russia in long-range weaponry by developing a next-level kamikaze drone. However, at one point, things took an unexpected turn and Ukraine ended up with a fully-fledged missile.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2024/12/17/7489459/

The European Union is committing to build a €10.6 billion ($11.13 billion) constellation of satellites that will provide the bloc with encrypted global internet connectivity in a bid to provide a homegrown alternative to Elon #Musk’s #Starlink called #IRIS2.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-16/eu-commits-to-internet-satellite-network-as-starlink-alternative

#Ukraine #Russia #EU

Slovak President Peter #Pellegrini, speaking to #Slovakia's public broadcaster STVR on Dec. 15, argued that achieving peace in #Ukraine would likely require accepting partial territorial losses and called for the immediate start of peace negotiations.

https://kyivindependent.com/peace-cannot-be-achieved-without-territorial-loss-for-ukraine-slovak-president-says/

#Russia #EU

A senior Russian cruise missile engineer was shot dead near #Moscow. Mikhail #Shatsky was found dead in the #Kuzminki forest park in the suburb of #Kotelniki southeast of #Moscow this week.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/12/top-russian-cruise-missile-engineer-gunned-down-near-moscow-reports-a87316

#Ukraine #Russia

We're finally there! A major Russian storage base is practically empty of any equipment! A thread on the newer footage of the 1295th Central Tank Reserve Base

🧵 https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1866916233230074243.html

#Ukraine #Russia