North Korea Acknowledges Its Troops Cleared Mines for Russia
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces and Black Spark targeted two sanctioned Russian cargo ships carrying alleged Iranian military goods in the Caspian Sea, disabling both vessels.
- In the Caspian Sea, SOF and the Russian rebel movement Black Spark said Friday they struck the Russian-flagged Kompozitor Rakhmaninov and Askar-Saridzha off Russia's republic of Kalmykia.
- U.S. and EU sanctions show MG‑Flot and Kompozitor Rakhmaninov face penalties over alleged Iran‑Russia cargo transfers, while SOF and Black Spark said they targeted ships transporting arms across the Caspian Sea.
- Neither group disclosed the date or methods of the operation, Black Spark provided detailed information about the route and cargo, but The Moscow Times could not verify the claims.
- SOF said the strikes `resulted in the destruction` of both vessels, Black Spark claimed damage, and Kompozitor Rakhmaninov and Askar-Saridzha stopped transmitting AIS over 18 days ago.
- The Moscow Times said it could not independently verify SOF and Black Spark's claims and flagged reporting challenges amid its `undesirable` designation and reader support appeal starting at $2 monthly.
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North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia
North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia's Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, a rare acknowledgement by Pyongyang of the deadly tasks assigned to its…
Ukraine Claims To Hit 2 Russian Ships With Military Equipment In Caspian Sea
Ukraine's special forces said on Friday they had conducted an operation alongside what they described as a local resistance movement to hit two Russian ships transporting weapons and military equipment in the Caspian sea.
Ukraine Claims Destruction of 2 Vessels Transporting Russian Arms in Caspian Sea
Ukraine’s special forces said Friday they had carried out an operation with a Russian rebel group that allegedly destroyed two Russian cargo vessels they claimed were transporting arms and military equipment across the Caspian Sea.
The ships were involved in the transport of military cargo between Russia and Iran.
Ukraine Says It Struck Two Russian Military Ships in Caspian Sea
Ukraine announced that its forces, working with local resistance, targeted two Russian ships carrying military equipment in the Caspian Sea near Kalmykia, raising regional tensions.Ukrainian special forces, in coordination with the “Local Resistance Movement,” announced that they targeted two Russian ships carrying weapons and military equipment in the Caspian Sea. The vessels were reportedly struck near the coast of Kalmykia, according to a sta…
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