What Could Bring Putin Down? Regime collapse is more likely than a coup. Foreign Affairs · Nov 3, 2022
Russia detains Ukrainian man for plot to sabotage Crimea power line, FSB says Russian security services have detained a Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of planning to "sabotage" a power line in Crimea, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday. Reuters · Nov 2, 2022
Local authority's approach to small business praised by FSB with inaugural award as spotlight returns NELC accolade recognises unique support offered by proactive partnerships as Small Business Saturday spotlight returns to Grimsby Birmingham Post · Oct 28, 2022
Man who exposed brutal jail sexual torture accuses Putin of seeking to assassinate him Vladimir Osechkin has in recent years exposed a series of abuses in Putin's law enforcement machine. These include the barbaric use of torture and sexual violence in jails Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022
Whistleblower in Russia’s feared FSB service flees and brands war 'crime of century' She also claims there will be new major appointments for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who has recruited thousands of mercenary “volunteers” for the war Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Rising costs and falling revenues sees small business confidence plunge, survey finds The FSB saw the greatest level of pessimism among small business owners outside of lockdowns Birmingham Post · Oct 19, 2022
After the Crimean bridge attack, there are plenty of theories but few real answers Theories abound about who is responsible for the attack and how they did it. On Wednesday, Russia arrested eight men alleged to have set off a truck bomb. Ukraine says Russia planned the attack. WEKU · Oct 13, 2022
Kerch Bridge blast 'could have been caused by water drone bomb supplied by the US' Independent military researches have surveyed footage of the explosion and have reported that the Kremlin's claims suggesting Ukraine had supplied a truck-based bomb are likely incorrect Daily Mirror · Oct 13, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin official warns of WW3 as Nato sends missiles to Kyiv Moscow also said the west, by helping Ukraine, ‘are a direct party to the conflict’ The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
Russia arrests 8 people for the blast on a Crimea bridge as Ukraine denies involvement Security agents arrested five Russians, two Ukrainians and an Armenian as suspects in the explosion, which disabled a critical link between Russia and the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014. WEKU · Oct 12, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin offers to open Nord Stream gas tap ‘if EU wants’ ‘Ball is in Europe’s court,’ says Russian president, as continent investigates pipeline leaks The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Russia arrests eight over Crimea bridge attack as Putin again blames Ukraine Five Russians, three Ukrainians and an Armenian held by police The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022
Russia Arrests 8 People Over Involvement in Crimea Bridge Bombing Russia’s top domestic security agency said Wednesday it arrested eight people on charges of involvement in the bombing of the main bridge linking Russia to Crimea. The Federal Security Service, known by the Russian acronym FSB, said it arrested five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia over Saturday’s… Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 12, 2022
Russia arrests eight suspects over Crimea bridge blast Russia’s Federal Security Service says five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia have been arrested. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022
Reuters · Oct 12, 2022 Ukraine says Russia's investigation into Crimea bridge blast is 'nonsense' (Corrects role of official quoted)
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022 Ukraine recaptures 5 settlements in Kherson region Ukrainian forces recaptured five settlements in the southern Kherson region, according to the southern Operational Command
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Ukraine war: Missile strikes ‘expose malice and cruelty of Putin’s invasion’, says US as war crimes probe launched Prosecutors reveal they are investigating deadly Russian missile strikes in Kyiv and cities across Ukraine as possible war crimes
Reuters · Oct 12, 2022 Russia's FSB arrests eight for Crimean Bridge bombing Russia's Federal Security Service said on Wednesday that it had detained five Russians and three citizens of Ukraine and Armenia in connection with the bombing of a vital bridge to Crimea, an attack it said was masterminded by Ukraine.
Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2022 Bridge too far: Why blast on key Crimea link bodes ill for Russia Attack damages strategic supply and logistics route for Russian forces, but it was a huge boost to Ukrainian morale.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 8, 2022 Putin Orders More Security for Crimea Bridge, Energy Supplies Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered tighter security for the bridge from Russia to Crimea as well as the infrastructure supplying electricity and natural gas to the peninsula, Interfax said. In a decree issued hours after the bridge was damaged by a blast, Putin said the FSB security service…
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 How ‘street justice’ and retribution complicate the war in Ukraine Collaborators with Russian forces are being brought to justice – but not always through official means, as Kim Sengupta explains from Kramatorsk
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022 ‘Someone will fall victim’: insiders reveal elite anguish as Russia’s war falters Key figures including Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin are using military defeats to undermine defence chief Sergei Shoigu
Reuters · Oct 6, 2022 The killing of Russia's Dugina: who did it? Darya Dugina, the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist ideologue, was killed on Aug. 20 when a car bomb ripped through the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving.
Wales Online · Oct 5, 2022 Welsh spy whose body was found in a bag was killed by the Kremlin, claims ex MP The death of Gareth Williams has remained a mystery ever since the spy's body was found naked in a bag padlocked from the outside
France 24 · Oct 2, 2022 Sergey Kiriyenko, the ‘Viceroy of the Donbas’ who helped launch Putin’s career He is a man of many names: “Kinder Surprise”, after the popular chocolate eggs given to children throughout Europe, “the little human computer”, “Nuke Surprise”, but Sergey Kiriyenko’s front-row seat during Vladimir Putin’s contested annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Friday inspired his latest nickname: “Viceroy of the Donbas”. Who…