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Russia Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian kamikaze drone destroys Ukrainian radar – MOD (VIDEO)
The Russian military has taken out a Ukrainian radar with a drone strike in the country's northern Chernigov Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said a UAV unit operating Geran-2 drones had conducted the strike near the settlement of Borzna. A short video clip accompanying the statement depicts what appears to be several military vehicles moments before being hit by the drone. A powerful explosion follows, with plumes of black smoke billowing from the site. Earlier this month, the Russian Defense Ministry said similar explosives-laden UAVs had obliterated a Ukrainian marines' position in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). In a separate attack around the same time, Russian Geran-2 drones hit a Ukrainian UAV workshop in Sumy Region, according to military officials in Moscow. Several days earlier, the ministry released footage of a purported strike on a Ukrainian ammunition depot in the DPR. The Geran-2 employs a 'flying wing' aerodynamic configuration and carries a 40kg+ warhead, with an operational range of up to 2,000km (1,250 miles). While the UAV typically travels at relatively moderate speeds (around 150-170kph or 93-105mph), its low radar signature and the ability to fly intricate trajectories has enabled the kamikaze drone to effectively penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. Russian forces usually launch Gerans in large numbers, which further increases the likelihood of at least some of the UAVs reaching their targets. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, the Russian military has deployed long-range drones to strike dual-purpose infrastructure, military installations, and Ukrainian weapon storage sites. The rapid production rate of the Geran-2 – dozens or even hundreds monthly – has enabled Moscow's forces to launch UAV swarms on an almost daily basis.
Russia Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Russian kamikaze drone destroys Ukrainian radar (VIDEO)
The Russian military has taken out a Ukrainian radar with a drone strike in the country's northern Chernigov Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has reported. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said a UAV unit operating Geran-2 drones had conducted the strike near the settlement of Borzna. A short video clip accompanying the statement depicts what appears to be several military vehicles moments before being hit by the drone. A powerful explosion follows, with plumes of black smoke billowing from the site. Earlier this month, the Russian Defense Ministry said similar explosives-laden UAVs had obliterated a Ukrainian marines' position in Russia's Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). In a separate attack around the same time, Russian Geran-2 drones hit a Ukrainian UAV workshop in Sumy Region, according to military officials in Moscow. Several days earlier, the ministry released footage of a purported strike on a Ukrainian ammunition depot in the DPR. The Geran-2 employs a 'flying wing' aerodynamic configuration and carries a 40kg+ warhead, with an operational range of up to 2,000km (1,250 miles). While the UAV typically travels at relatively moderate speeds (around 150-170kph or 93-105mph), its low radar signature and the ability to fly intricate trajectories has enabled the kamikaze drone to effectively penetrate Ukrainian air defenses. Russian forces usually launch Gerans in large numbers, which further increases the likelihood of at least some of the UAVs reaching their targets. Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, the Russian military has deployed long-range drones to strike dual-purpose infrastructure, military installations, and Ukrainian weapon storage sites. The rapid production rate of the Geran-2 – dozens or even hundreds monthly – has enabled Moscow's forces to launch UAV swarms on an almost daily basis.
Russia Today
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Incoming MI6 boss' grandfather was Ukrainian Nazi ‘Butcher'
The Daily Mail has revealed that the grandfather of Blaise Metreweli, who is expected to become the first woman to lead the foreign intelligence service (MI6), was a Nazi collaborator who oversaw atrocities in occupied Ukraine. Metreweli's father, Constantine, was naturalized in British-administered Hong Kong in 1966. The London Gazette identified him at the time as Dobrowolski, known as Constantine Metreweli, of uncertain nationality. In a story published Thursday, the Mail confirmed that Constantine was the son of a German-Polish Ukrainian man – also named Constantine – who worked for the Nazis and was implicated in the mass killing of Jews and other atrocities during World War II. The newspaper said it had reviewed 'hundreds of pages of documents held in archives in Freiburg, Germany, detailing the extraordinary – and blood-soaked – life and times of Dobrowolski, which are themselves worthy of a spy thriller.' According to the records, Dobrowolski Sr. was born into a family of noble landowners in what is now Ukraine's Chernigov Region. Following the Bolshevik Revolution, the estate was violently plundered, leading the younger Constantine to become a fierce enemy of the new authorities. He was imprisoned in 1926 for anti-Soviet and anti-Semitic agitation. He joined the German occupiers at the first opportunity in 1941, and earned the nickname 'Butcher' for his brutal actions. He is believed to have been killed in 1943. His wife, Barbara (née Varvara Andreeva), married Georgian-born David Metreweli in Yorkshire in 1947. The Mail alleged that the Russian government is attempting to exploit Metreweli's family history in an effort to discredit her appointment. While Russian media reported on the announcement of the first female MI6 chief and her family's ties to Ukraine and Hong Kong, the British media appears to be the first to make the Nazi connection. 'Ms. Metreweli cannot be judged for the sins of her grandfather,' the paper stated. 'One of our nation's most formidable intelligence operatives, she has served her country with distinction on dangerous operations for MI6 across Europe and the Middle East for two decades.' Western nations sheltered thousands of Ukrainian Nazi collaborators after World War II. Many of them were recruited by the CIA to take part in covert operations against the Soviet Union, with a guerrilla war in western Ukraine continuing into the 1950s. In 2023, Canadian lawmakers gave a standing ovation to SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka during a visit by Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky. In Kiev, historical figures associated with wartime nationalist movements, including war criminals, have been honored as national heroes.
