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Telegraph
a day ago
- Business
- Telegraph
Russia accelerates missile production with China's help
Russia is speeding up missile production for its war in Ukraine and a possible future conflict with Nato with the help of China. Moscow is reportedly using Chinese companies and Russian intermediaries to dodge Western sanctions on manufacturing equipment for missiles. It is building up stockpiles that would last for two years if the current pace of strikes against Ukraine was maintained, according to an investigation by the Kyiv Independent newspaper. This suggests Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, despite peace negotiations with Donald Trump, and making contingency plans in a case of a wider war with the West. Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) officials told the Kyiv Independent that Russia was not just ramping up production to replace missiles used in the war. 'According to our data, Russia is building up a stockpile of missiles of various types,' said a senior HUR official. 'They are preparing for a long war.' The Institute for the Study of War, a think tank, also warned that Russia was preparing for 'a protracted war in Ukraine and a potential expanded future conflict with Nato'. Last year, Russia produced nearly three times more Iskander-M ballistic missiles – 700 compared with 250 –than in 2023, said the London-based Rusi think tank. Despite intensified missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, Russia is not using all the missiles it is producing, which suggests a stockpile is being built up. HUR believes Russia has reserves of about 600 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and another 300 Iskander-K cruise missiles – enough for two years of fighting. Russia's state-owned Votkinsk plant produces ballistic and cruise missiles, such as the Iskander weapons used in air strikes against Ukrainian cities. It also manufactures intercontinental ballistic missiles able to deliver nuclear warheads across the planet. These include the Yars and Bulava, designed to reach the US, and potentially the Oreshnik, which, it is claimed, can hit anywhere in Europe. The Votkinsk plant is blacklisted by the US and its allies, which forbid the sale of any materials, machinery or microelectronics used in missiles to Russia. But the missile hub has hired 2,500 extra workers, built new facilities and significantly increased production since the Ukraine war began in 2022. The Kremlin used private Russian intermediaries to source the specialised equipment from companies in China, Belarus and Taiwan. Those countries have not joined the international sanctions against Russia, and China and Belarus are close allies of Moscow. On Thursday, China's foreign ministry denied supplying arms to Russia after Mark Rutte, Nato's secretary general, accused Beijing of supporting Moscow's war effort. The Kyiv Independent used satellite imagery and analysed the plant's internal business operations to inform its investigation. South Korean intelligence has warned that Pyongyang is continuing to supply arms to Russia and may deploy more troops in July or August to fight in a possible large-scale assault against Ukraine. North Korea is believed to be receiving technical advice on satellite launches and missile guidance systems in return for sending artillery ammunition and missiles to Russia, MPs in Seoul were told. The Ukrainians are also attempting to ramp up domestic production of weapons as they steel themselves for a prolonged conflict. Volodymyr Zelensky, the president, has claimed that his country's industry has a capacity worth about $35 billion (£25.4 billion), but his government only has the funds to use about half. He is appealing to Western allies to pump funds directly into Ukraine's defence industry rather than donating supplies made in their own countries.
Qatar Tribune
6 days ago
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Kiev reports destruction of Russian fuel train in occupied Ukraine
KIEVcTypeface:> Ukraine's HUR military intelligence service on Sunday said it had conducted a successful operation to disrupt fuel supplies to Russian occupying forces in the south-east of the country. According to the report, a Russian military tanker train was destroyed by drones in the Zaporizhzhya region. The tank wagons were hit by drones 'one after the other as if on a bowling alley,' the HUR wrote on Telegram. Dense clouds of smoke formed over the area as around 20 tank wagons were reportedly destroyed, it said. Russian railway workers managed to bring part of the train to safety by pulling it towards the city of Melitopol using a diesel locomotive, according to the HUR. The information could not be independently verified. Meanwhile, three people have been killed in a Russian missile attack on a Ukrainian military training area, the Ukrainian armed forces said on Sunday. Another 11 people were injured in the attack, with further casualties prevented due to a timely warning by airspace surveillance, the Ukrainian army command said on Facebook. It comes just a few weeks after at least 12 recruits were killed and dozens injured in a Russian attack on a military training area in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. (DPA)
Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Russian Army turning cannibals? Ukraine claims intercepted call reveals Putin's soldier ate fallen comrade
An alleged case of cannibalism within Russian troops came to light after a phone call was intercepted by Ukraine's Military Intelligence Directorate (HUR). The phone call captured Russian soldiers discussing how one soldier allegedly murdered and devoured a fellow serviceman while deployed in eastern Ukraine. The recording of the intercepted call was published on Friday, June 20, 2025, by Ukraine's military intelligence agency, HUR, on its Telegram channel. In the call recording, it was claimed that a serviceman with the call sign 'Brelok' is said to have killed his fellow soldier 'Foma' and then devoured his former comrade's remains for two weeks, according to Kyiv Post. The first speaker said, 'No one ran anywhere.' 'Brelok f**ing took him out and then ate him for two weeks,' he said. Later, 'Brelok' himself was found dead, according to the call recording. The second soldier, who was in shock, responded, 'No f**ing way… holy sh*t… fu*k my bald skull. Was Brelok really found as a 200?' according to Kyiv Post. The term 200 is Soviet-era military slang used in today's Russian army to refer to a soldier killed in action. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Neuropathy is not from Low vitamin B. Meet the Real Enemy of Neuropathy (Stop Doing This) Health Insight Journal Learn More Undo 'Yeah, they say he was a 200. He ate his comrade. So yeah… something to think about. I was shocked,' the first speaker said. According to HUR, the two soldiers served in the 52nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion, stationed in Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, TVP World reported. Ukrainian intelligence claims that the alleged incident portrays the 'moral and psychological collapse' of Russian forces as the war in Ukraine continues. In a recording that surfaced in May 2025, it was revealed that the Russian troops were spiraling out of control in border regions. They were terrorizing and harassing their own civilians while intoxicated. Live Events
Metro
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Metro
One of Putin's cannibal soldiers 'killed comrade to eat him for two week'
One of Vladimir Putin's troops may have eaten his comrade before being killed himself on the frontline in Ukraine, it is claimed. A recording released on Telegram by Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) suggests that a soldier – with call sign 'Brelok' -lived off his fellow's remains for two weeks. The victim, 'Foma', was reported missing by his Russian command, but it was later discovered that the cannibal had killed him for food. A Russian commander from a reconnaissance unit from 68th Motorized Rifle Division can be heard detailing the horrors one of his subordinates. He says: 'Nobody ran away. Brelok took him out and then ate him for two f**king weeks.' The cannibalism is alleged to have happened near the villages of Zapadne and Lyman Pershyi, in the eastern region of Kharkiv. The intercepted speaker adds that the cannibal was later discovered dead himself. The commander is heard saying: 'They say he was a 200 (military slang for a killed soldier), f**k. 'Well, he ate his comrade, so that's something to think about.' Ukrainian intelligence agencies have repeatedly intercepted calls that highlight extreme psychological stress, infighting, and disregard for human life among Russian troops. More Trending Previous recordings released by HUR and its 'I Want to Live' project have documented executions, looting, and troops begging to surrender. A mass recruitment of Russian prisoners started in the summer of 2022 -led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, once the head of the Wagner private paramilitary group. Prisoners were offered a clean record, full pardon and allowed to go home after six months on the battlefield, even if they were convicted of some of the most violent crimes, like murder and rape. This is how multiple jailed cannibals were reportedly pardoned by Russian authorities and released to fight on the frontline. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Putin unleashes wave of ballistic missiles at residential buildings in night of hell for Kyiv MORE: Putin calls Trump to say 'happy birthday' but there was 'no time to talk about Ukraine' MORE: Moment one of Putin's warplanes crashes after wing falls off during bombing raid
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Cannibal Russian soldier 'ATE his dead comrade and lived off his remains for two weeks' on frontline, phone call intercepted by Ukrainian spies reveal
A Russian soldier fighting on the frontlines of Ukraine killed his colleague and lived off his remains for two weeks, Ukraine's military intelligence directorate (HUR) has claimed. HUR released what it said was an intercepted call between two of Vladimir Putin 's troops in which they were heard discussing an alleged case of cannibalism among the ranks. One soldier was heard telling his stunned comrade in an expletive-laden rant how a soldier nicknamed Brelok - or 'keychain' - killed his fellow infantryman 'Foma' and began eating him. 'F***ing hell... Brelok f***ing ate him, f*** me... nobody went anywhere. Brelok whacked him and then ate him for f***ing two weeks,' the first caller says. 'No f***ing way… holy sh*t… f*** my bald skull. Was Brelok really found as a 200?' the other responds. The term 200 refers to someone who is found killed in action. 'Yeah, they say he was a 200. He ate his comrade. So yeah… something to think about. I was shocked myself,' the first caller concluded. Ukraine's HUR has intermittently shared snippets of phone calls it says are genuine interceptions of Russian communications since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, though there is no way to verify whether they are genuine. But several Russian units engaged in frontline combat in Ukraine are made up of hardened criminals who agreed to sign up for the so-called 'special military operation' in exchange for a commutation of their sentences. In May 2024, it emerged that a convicted cannibal and a murderer-rapist were among the men freed by the Russian defence ministry before heading to the frontlines. Dmitry Malyshev, 36, was jailed after frying the heart of one of three men he killed. He was hit with a 25-year sentence for 'murder of two people with particular cruelty as part of a criminal gang, banditry, theft and illegal trafficking of weapons and ammunition, preparation for the murder of police officers, robbery and eating the heart of the last victim', Russian media reported. Meanwhile, rapist and killer Alexander Maslennikov, 38, used an axe and a meat grinder to cut up and mince the bodies of two women he invited to his flat for a pizza, before 'feeding human flesh to the dogs'. The pair were pictured grinning together in military fatigues after being freed from jail in late 2023. Sickening rapist and killer Alexander Maslennikov, 38, used an axe and a meat grinder to cut up and mince the bodies of two women he invited to his flat Malyshev told Russia's V1 outlet that he and Maslennikov wanted 'to preserve the traditional values of Russia' in fighting for Putin. 'Alexander and I were serving sentences together and we both signed contracts with the Ministry of Defence in October 2023.' In his confession, Malyshev - pardoned and released 17 years early by Russian courts in coordination with the Defence Ministry - told police about his cannibalism. 'I caught up with a man there, and killed him. 'I hit him several times in the head with a nail gun and cut out his heart,' he said, adding that he took the heart home. In a crime reconstruction, he said: 'I reached in with my hand and pulled out the heart… I sliced it here, the heart's on the table, I just sliced it. Then I put it in a frying pan and started frying it… Then I ate it. 'Well, well, well, we're frying human flesh. Here we have a heart.' He said he 'added the onions and the seasoning… Now I'm gonna stir it in. It's going to be ******* awesome.' Maslennikov, a convicted rapist, was jailed for 23 years for double murder, but released from jail by Putin 18-and-a-half years early Maslennikov, a convicted rapist, was jailed for 23 years for double murder, but released from jail by Putin 18-and-a-half years early. He killed two sales assistants, Daria Labutina, 29, and Olga Shaposhnikova, 28, after meeting them at a karaoke bar and inviting them to his flat for pizza. He testified that he had sex with Daria - and then killed her in the bathroom. Maslennikov then went to eat pizza and smoke with Olga, who was initially unaware her friend had been murdered. After she refused to have sex with him, he tied her up and gagged her - smoking and drinking next to her as she pleaded in vain for her life. Forensic evidence showed Olga died from strangulation. Maslennikov stabbed her repeatedly after death. He then went to buy an axe, file, spade, and plastic bin bags. Prosecutors told the court the DNA of both women was found on a meat grinder in his kitchen.
