Cephalotrocity

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22105055

Summary

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) arrested a lieutenant colonel accused of acting as a Russian GRU mole, passing critical intelligence to Moscow on Ukrainian special forces in southern Ukraine.

Recruited before the war and “activated” in spring 2024, the officer allegedly leaked plans, troop movements, and targets, aiding Russian operations in Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea.

He faces high treason charges and possible life imprisonment.

The SBU also recently arrested a Russian spy posing as a U.N. volunteer, while a Russian man faces trial for allegedly providing military intelligence to Ukraine.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28121989

Putin has said the country is in a proxy war with the West, and citizens need to help root out internal enemies. In March 2022, weeks after the invasion, he declared that the Russian people “will always be able to distinguish the true patriots from the scum and the traitors, and just spit them out like a gnat that accidentally flew into their mouths.”

Since the start of the Ukraine war, according to OVD-Info, the authorities have detained more than 20,000 people for various forms of anti-war statements or protests, and launched criminal cases against 1,094 individuals.

In news reports, court cases and on social media, examples have come to light of neighbour informing on neighbour, churchgoers denouncing priests and students reporting on teachers.

For some, the resulting current climate is reminiscent of the atmosphere of mutual distrust and suspicion under Soviet Communist rule.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28075422

According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in 2018, Romanyuk, who operated Estonia-based BY Trade OÜ, conspired with Vadims Ananics and Eriks Mamonovs, both citizens of Latvia who operated CNC Weld, a Latvia-based corporation, and with individuals in Russia and a Russian company, to violate U.S. export laws and regulations to smuggle a 500 Series CPWZ Precision Jig Grinder that was manufactured in Connecticut to Russia.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21956040

Summary

Ukraine’s military intelligence reported finding Western-made components inside Russian decoy drones, used in recent swarm attacks to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses.

Dubbed “Parody,” these decoys are cheaper than Iran’s Shahed-136 drones but can mimic their radar signatures, creating fake targets to distract defenses.

Russia reportedly launched over 2,000 drones last month, half of which were decoys, with some crashing in Moldova, raising regional security concerns.

Despite sanctions, Western technology continues to appear in Russian weapons, complicating efforts to restrict Moscow’s drone capabilities.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4664485

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4664250

• Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen opposes imposing neutrality on Ukraine
• Valtonen questions Russia's trustworthiness in adhering to agreements
• Forcing Ukraine to accept terms could undermine international system, Valtonen says

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/19817820

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/26082539

Belarusian prankster Vladislav Bokhan, posing as a representative of Russia’s United Russia party, convinced teachers in Voronezh Oblast to create tin foil hats in a “patriotic workshop” dubbed the Helmet of the Fatherland. The local Education Ministry department has reportedly praised their efforts.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241111021341/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/10/7483770/

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pravda.com.ua%2Feng%2Fnews%2F2024%2F11%2F10%2F7483770%2F

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21862126