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A test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile was carried out in the Astrakhan region from the Kapustin Yar test site, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.

The department clarified that the launch was carried out as part of “state testing of promising missile systems, as well as confirmation of the stability of missiles in service.”

“The results obtained confirm the high reliability of Russian missiles to ensure the strategic security of the Russian Federation. The launch objectives were completed in full,” the Ministry of Defense said.

Previously, Russian telegram channels, including The base and Mash, noticed that residents of Russian regions began to publish photographs and videos of an “unidentified object” in the sky. Channel “Caution, news” wrotethat the rocket or its trace was seen by residents of the Volgograd, Astrakhan and Orenburg regions, as well as Dagestan.

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2024-04-12 17:08:00

The Tripolye thermal power plant in the Kyiv region was completely destroyed as a result of a Russian strike on the night of April 11, Andrei Gota, head of the Supervisory Board of Centrenergo, told the Interfax-Ukraine agency.

According to him, as a result of the hits, a strong fire occurred in the turbine shop. The company continues to work on its localization. “All the workers who were on shift during the shelling are alive,” Gota added.

Previously, the mayor of the city of Ukrainka, located near the station, Alexander Turenko called local residents “tightly close the windows in their homes so as not to breathe in harmful combustion products,” as well as charge all devices and stock up on water. The mayor later edited his post on Facebook, removing the item about windows from it.

Trypilska Thermal Power Plant is the most powerful power plant in the Kyiv region. It generates about half of all energy generated by enterprises in the region.

On Thursday night, the Russian military launched a massive attack on energy facilities in five regions of Ukraine: Kharkov, Kyiv, Odessa, Zaporozhye and Lvov.

In the United States, 66-year-old Ilya Kan was arrested, accused of exporting “sensitive American technologies” to Russia. About it reported on the US Department of Justice website.

The Ministry of Justice reported that Kan is a citizen of the United States, Israel and Russia.

According to court documents, Kahn owns US companies Senesys Incorporated and Sensor Design Association, which develop software and test silicon wafers used for military aviation and space technology.

According to the American investigation, through these companies, Kahn participated in “multi-year schemes” for the acquisition and sale of technology from the United States for the Russian Research and Production Center “Electronic Computing Information Systems” (JSC NPC “Elvis”). The Russian company develops microcircuits for communication systems and telecommunications equipment. From September 2022 the center located under US sanctions due to its “critical role in assisting the Russian military in its invasion of Ukraine.”

“Kahn illegally shipped specialized technology from the United States to a Russian semiconductor manufacturer associated with numerous other sanctioned Russian entities,” the US Department of Justice said in a statement. According to the American department, the export of technology took place before and after the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Justice clarifies that, in particular, in 2019, Kan exported several American-made microcircuits to the Elvis Research and Production Center, and in 2022 he transferred controllers and a radio transmitter to the enterprise through a transport company registered in Hong Kong.

“Each of these products required an export license from the Ministry of Commerce, which Kahn did not obtain,” it added.

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2024-01-19 20:07:00