Russia’s new Skyfall missile that will be able to fly around Earth for YEARS and will be ready to launch nuclear strike at any moment, Britain’s defence intelligence chief warns Skyfall missile can ‘attack from unexpected directions,’ says Defence chief Accident involving the missile caused radiation spike and left at least five dead Russian president … Read more
‘I’m good thanks’: British boxer Umar Sadiq says he is recovering well after being ‘hospitalised’ coughing up blood following crushing stoppage defeat to Fyodor Chudinov in Russia Russian reports claim Umar Sadiq felt ill after his defeat to Fyodor Chudinov The 32-year-old super middleweight was defeated by technical knockout He was given immediate medical assistance … Read more
Russian police said today they will ask Berlin to question Alexei Navalny in hospital as the Putin critic recovers from a suspected case of Novichok poisoning. The 44-year-old Kremlin critic and anti-corruption campaigner fell ill after boarding a plane in Siberia and was hospitalised there before being flown to Berlin. Germany said there was ‘unequivocal … Read more
If abandoned ghost villages are your thing, this Russian republic does a nice line in them. Nestled in the heart of Dagestan in southwestern Russia are several ancient settlements that have been completely deserted, with residents having fled to bigger towns and cities in search of better opportunities. One of the most impressive is the … Read more
British fighter jets and a warship have deployed to the Arctic Circle amid concerns Russia is exploiting new shipping lanes that are emerging as the ice caps melt. Two RAF Typhoons and the Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland were sent to the ‘High North’ to assert freedom of navigation rights. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said … Read more
Rare ‘Ugly Duckling’ ginger seal pup may have to be rescued by biologists because it is shunned by the rest of its colony and could become an outcast An exceptionally rare ginger fur seal pup has been spotted in the Sea of Okhotsk There are signs of the partial albino pup being slightly shunned on Tyuleny … Read more
Winston Churchill said he would consider bombing Russia and China if he was Prime Minister during the Cold War, a newly-discovered memo has revealed. The then-76-year-old World War II hero told former-US army officer Julius Ochs Adler that if he ‘could secure the agreement’ of the US government he would give the Soviet Union ‘an ultimatum’. … Read more
A group of leading scientists have questioned the ‘highly improbable’ results of Russia‘s Covid-19 vaccine tests. The 19 scientists, who work at prominent universities across Europe and the US, have cosigned an open letter highlighting their concerns over a series of duplications in antibody response results from early-stage Sputnik V vaccine trials. Enrico Bucci, a … Read more
Russia is risking a ‘new Cold War’ if it tries to push its power base beyond its border, Nato‘s secretary general has warned. Jens Stoltenberg said that Moscow’s recent behaviour and attempt to establish a new ‘sphere of influence … requires a response from Nato’. His remarks come days after the North Atlantic Council met … Read more
Having a blast despite coronavirus: Spectacular Russian firework display with almost NO spectators is streamed online as part of postponed military festival The Spasskaya Tower military music festival took place online after it was cancelled due to coronavirus The annual festival, which features a combination of music styles took place in Patriot Park, outside Moscow … Read more