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UK Intelligence: Russian authorities target VPN apps, VoIP services in latest censorship move – Euromaidan Press

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Russian authorities have implemented new measures to restrict digital communications and control the domestic information environment. On July 4, 2024, several Virtual Private Network (VPN) applications were removed from the Russian version of the App Store at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, the British Ministry of Defense reported in its July 6 intelligence … Read more

Starliner was astronauts’ ‘lifeboat’ if shattered Russian satellite hit space station; still no return date

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Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) were strapped into their “lifeboat vehicles” and prepared for an emergency evacuation after a defunct Russian satellite broke into hundreds of pieces. That also applied to Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which officials said could have reached Earth if debris had crashed into the ISS. “We used Starliner for that … Read more

Russian satellite disintegrates in space, forcing ISS astronauts to take shelter

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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A defunct Russian satellite has disintegrated into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in a orbit around the Earth is enlarged. agencies said. There … Read more

Russian forces use UGV in Ukraine to spread smoke screens

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Russian forces are using UGV in Ukraine to disperse smoke screens

In addition to a guided smoke distribution system from land, Russian troops also use an unmanned ground vehicle [UGV] for the same. A video on the Internet shows an easy-to-build or custom-built drone on the ground spreading smoke screens over the battlefield. The vehicle is simple. The chassis is constructed from crossed metal frames with … Read more

Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov sues UBS over German investigation

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alisher Usmanov has filed a lawsuit against UBS, accusing the bank of starting a German investigation into the Uzbek-Russian billionaire by submitting “unsubstantiated reports” about his transactions. The tycoon’s lawyers said on Monday that the … Read more

Watch a Russian inspector satellite take a close look at a spacecraft in orbit

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a bright white dot approaches another bright white dot as background stars zoom by at high speed

A Russian military satellite called Luch-2 was found close to a geostationary satellite last month, a maneuver that follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, which has been found several times since 2014 while eavesdropping on other countries’ satellites. Aldoria, a French startup that tracks satellites in orbit using a network of ground-based telescopes, warned … Read more