Emergency meeting of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia after the new collapse of the ruble, to its lowest level in more than 16 months following the drop in export receipts and the increase in military spending. The currency has lost 26 percent of its value against the dollar this year. Military jets from the RAF have intercepted two Russian bombers on a long-range maritime patrol north of the Shetland Islands in Scotland. This was announced by the British Ministry of Defence. The planes are “ready to counter any potential threat to UK territory,” said Armed Forces Minister James Heappey.
To be intercepted were the Russian Tu-142 Bear-F and Tu-142 Bear-J, used for reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare and called “Bear F” by NATO. Russia will equip its new nuclear submarines with Zirkon hypersonic missiles, so far installed only on board the Admiral Gorshkov frigate. This was announced by Alexei Rakhmanov, the largest Russian shipowner. On the ground, Ukrainian forces repelled three attacks on Odessa last night by shooting down 15 drones and 8 Caliber missiles. According to the Ankara media, in the next few days Putin could go to Turkey and meet Erdogan. He would be the first time in a country born of the ‘tsar’ since the beginning of the war.
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2023-08-14 18:53:56
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