The Kyiv city military administration reported today that due to the Kremlin's recent statements about its intentions to increase the number of missile attacks on civilian infrastructure, the capital's defense council has decided to introduce enhanced security measures.
This is also due to information about the possibility of penetration of Russian sabotage groups and individual agents into Kyiv.
The message of the city authorities says about strengthening control over places of large crowds of people, as well as guaranteeing access of Kyiv citizens to bomb shelters and "indestructibility points", where everything necessary in case of power outages, water supply and other humanitarian problems is available.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported today the detention of a Russian agent who served in one of the departments of the Kyiv regional military administration.
It is alleged that under the guise of a chaplain he wanted to infiltrate one of the airborne units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and pass military information to the Russian side.
Finland is moving to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel mines. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the decision comes as a direct response to growing aggression from Russia.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has approved a set of controversial laws, including a “foreign agent” act aimed at NGOs and media. Critics say it mimics the U.S. FARA but is weaponized against dissent.
A long-feared megaquake off Japan’s Pacific coast could cause up to $1.81 trillion in damage and kill nearly 300,000 people, according to a new government report.
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The Russian capital faced one of the largest terrorist attacks in its history. The terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall, which claimed the lives of many innocent people, was the second largest after the Beslan tragedy. But unlike previous attacks, this incident is shrouded in a layer of contradictory facts and ambiguities that point to possible miscalculations by the Russian security services
