Section: The United Kingdom
‘We got Christmas back’: readers mark 25 years since fall of Soviet Union
Whether it was arrival of capitalism, social instability or denim, monumental changes followed Gorbachev’s resignation in 1991After years of food shortages, rising nationalist movements and an attempted coup, Mikhail Gorbachev, the president of the Soviet Union, resigned on Christmas Day 1991. His resignation 25 years ago was the final nail...
A further 2 Ukrainian troops killed in eastern Ukraine
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Group allegedly behind DNC hack targeted Ukraine, report finds
CrowdStrike says malware implant was used to track movements of artillery units, adding to suspicions Russia is involvedA new report suggests the same hacking group believed to have hacked the Democrats during the recent presidential election also targeted Ukrainian artillery units over a two-year period, that if confirmed would add to suspicions...
How will central Asia cope with the passing of its independence generation?
Instability and uncertainty could draw outside powers into a competitive struggle for influence over the region. It is 25 years since the five Central Asian republics emerged unexpectedly, and somewhat reluctantly, from the wreckage of the Soviet Union to stake their claim as independent countries. Against the expectations of those who predicted...
Russia-linked DNC hackers ‘targeted Ukrainian army’
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Ukraine separatists crown ‘most patriotic cat’
Breakaway region of Ukraine holds a competition to find the self-proclaimed republic’s most loyal feline. …read more Source:...
In Ukraine, more evidence of a hacking group’s Kremlin ties
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Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android implant: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery units from late 2014 through 2016, according to a new report released Thursday. …read...
Moscow’s cyber war in Ukraine linked to US election
Security firm accuses Russian intelligence’s ‘Fancy Bear’ hackers …read more Source: Financial...
Stolen masterpiece paintings returned to Italy from Ukraine
Italian culture minister travels to Kiev to retrieve works by Rubens, Tintoretto and Mantegna taken from Verona art museumSeventeen masterpieces valued at €17m were returned to Italy from Ukraine on Wednesday after being stolen by masked, armed robbers from a Verona art museum last year.Italian culture minister Dario Franceschini, who travelled...
