Investigations Sergei Ezhov November 7, 2024 The owners of the Russian group of companies Promet, a contractor for the Ministry of Defense, simultaneously carry out military contracts in Lithuania, The Insider found out. Thanks to Polish and Romanian passports, the beneficiaries of the business of manufacturing gun safes and ammunition boxes successfully do business with the army and security forces both in Russia and in NATO countries.

A former prisoner was detained in Mordovia on charges of desertion, high treason and preparing sabotage against a Russian Defense Ministry facility, Izvestia reports. According to the FSB, the man signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and went to the “special military operation” zone (the war with Ukraine), where he was wounded. In 2023, he escaped from a military hospital and hid in the territory of Mordovia.

Military personnel and employees of the local Center for Technical Creativity came to a lesson at school No. 15 in the village of Ivanovskoye on November 6 to tell schoolchildren “about the combat path” and teach how to control a drone. This is reported by “Caution News” with reference to familiar students. According to the Telegram channel, a US flag was laid out in front of the classroom entrance and people were encouraged to trample and walk on it.

The commander of the 5th Donetsk motorized rifle brigade, Major General Pavel Klimenko, was killed in Ukraine. A message about the death appeared in the pro-war group on VKontakte “Donbass is the heart of Russia,” and “Important Stories” drew attention. His sisters confirmed his death in the comments, the publication writes. The post was soon deleted due to a large number of negative comments, but a new one appeared, for which comments had already been closed.

Scientists from the New Mexico Institute of Technology decided to use the dead bodies of birds to create drones. The New York Post reports this. According to the assistant professor of mechanical engineering, drones, thanks to advanced mechanics, completely replicate the physiology of birds and exactly imitate their natural flight patterns and behavior. According to scientists, such devices will help observe wildlife, as they can merge with the natural habitat.

Roskomnadzor demanded that owners of Internet resources stop using the CDN service of the American company Cloudflare due to its violation of Russian legislation.

The UK has imposed sanctions against the Sverdlovsk company Unimatic. Previously, The Insider published an investigation about it: it is a major supplier of machine tools for the Russian defense industry. At the same time, the company itself successfully cooperated with European partners. The owner of Unimatik is 37-year-old Oleg Fishelev. The shares were transferred to him in 2018 by his father Igor Fishelev, who then became the chairman of the board of directors of the enterprise.

Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. Kremlin propaganda frequently features stories of so-called volunteers from “friendly” or “neutral” African nations joining the Russian army. Some of these recruits are approached in Russian universities, while others are drawn to the front lines through deceit or even coercion.

The famous Dagestani sports commentator Ramazan Rabadanov was detained in Makhachkala, Mash reports . According to the publication, his detention is connected with the case of riots at the Makhachkala airport, which occurred in October last year. Information about the detention was confirmed by the head of the Public Monitoring Commission of Dagestan Shamil Khadulaev.

An investigation by The Insider has revealed that Promet, a Russian group of companies acting as a contractor for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has simultaneously been fulfilling military orders in Lithuania.

News The Insider November 7, 2024 Shares of companies linked to or influenced by Russia have risen since Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. Investors are betting “on progress towards a resolution to the war in Ukraine,” writes Bloomberg. Bloomberg notes that Trump's campaign promise to quickly end the war is, of course, difficult to fulfill due to the fact that Russia's military goals are in no way consistent with Ukraine's desire to maintain its territory.

In several Russian regions, there have been interruptions in the supply of anti-Rhesus immunoglobulin, which is vital for pregnant women with a negative Rh factor, Kommersant reports . Problems with the availability of this drug are observed in St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl and Penza regions, Krasnoyarsk Territory and occupied Crimea. The largest online pharmacies, such as Eapteka, Asna and Zdravcity, also do not have the medicine.

Politics Veaceslav Epureanu November 7, 2024 The Israel Defense Forces' ground operation in Lebanon has been going on for more than a month. During this time, the Israelis managed to significantly weaken the leadership of Hezbollah and undermine its military potential, but it is too early to talk about the complete defeat of the group. Against this background, the possibility of concluding a peace agreement soon after the US presidential elections is increasingly being discussed .

A resident of Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterina K., who was detained for stealing 29 packs of butter, was offered to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense and go to war. This was reported by the regional publication NewsNN, citing a source in law enforcement agencies. According to the publication, this is at least the fourth case in the Nizhny Novgorod region when police are trying to persuade detained women to “go to the SVO.” 33-year-old Ekaterina K.

In two counties in Nevada, a swing state, more than 13,000 ballots were invalidated because voters failed to provide the correct signature. This is according to data released by the Secretary of State's office. As Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar explained at a Nov. 6 press conference, the problem occurs when the signature on a mail-in ballot does not match the one in the database of registered voters. “Young people don’t have a signature these days,” Aguilar said.