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?? A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month.

Russia in July halted participation in the Black Sea grain deal that allowed Ukraine to export agricultural produce via the Black Sea and Moscow cautioned that it deemed all ships heading to Ukrainian waters to be potentially carrying weapons.

Russia said in a statement that its Vasily Bykov patrol ship had fired automatic weapons on the Palau-flagged Sukru Okan vessel after the ship's captain failed to respond to a request to halt for an inspection.

Russia said the vessel was making its way towards the Ukrainian port of Izmail. Refinitiv shipping data showed the ship was currently near the coast of Bulgaria and heading towards the Romanian port of Sulina.

"To forcibly stop the vessel, warning fire was opened from automatic weapons," the Russian defence ministry said.

The Russian military boarded the vessel with the help of a Ka-29 helicopter, the ministry said.

"After the inspection group completed its work on board, the Sukru Okan continued on its way to the port of Izmail," the defence ministry said.

A Turkish defence ministry official said he had heard an incident had taken place involving a ship heading for Romania, and that Ankara was looking into it. - REUTERS

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Russian warship fires warning shots at cargo ship in Black Sea

A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month.

?? ? Ukraine has announced they will establish a corridor for merchant and civilian vessels that have been stuck in its ports since Russia’s invasion in February 24, 2022. However, it warned ships that Russia’s naval presence still posed a threat to their safety.

The Ukrainian Navy stated on social media that “according to the order of the Naval Assignment of the Armed Forces No. 6 from 08.08.2023, new temporary routes of civilian ships to/from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine were announced.” The Navy added the warning, saying “it is reported that throughout all routes there is a military threat and mortal danger from the Russian Federation.”

Read it all at https://theatlasnews.co/conflict/2023/08/10/ukraine-opens-temporary-corridors-for-merchants-vessels/

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Ukraine Opens Temporary Corridors For Merchants Vessels | Atlas News

#Russia / #Ukraine ????: A recent photo posted by a #Ukrainian combatant displays a new noteable ammunition:

In the photo, a 155mm M107 HE projectile can be seen; noteably produced by #Pakistan ?? Ordnance Factories (#POF) in 2023!

Although Pakistani ammunition produced in 2022 has been used by AFU for a while; yet it seems POF ammunition is still being supplied.

https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1689297837505253376

?? ℹ️ After yesterday's actions in front of the government , the members of the "Crusaders" squad arrived in Syunik today. The members of the organization, who demand the Armenian government to open the Lachin corridor, otherwise they threaten to do it themselves, were this morning at the Hakari bridge, where the vehicles transporting humanitarian goods from Armenia have been standing for two weeks, then they went to Kornidzor, and then left Goris.

Not much is known about the activities of the members of this detachment representing freedom fighters, it is not clear how many members this organization has and when it was founded. One of the squad members, Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, published a video on his social network page in the morning, where he claimed that the police blocked their way in Kornidzor and did not allow them to move forward.

"We have arrived here, look at how many people are blocking our way, they don't let us go and pass that food, who is Armenian, who has fought, join us. "Instead of coming forward and joining us, coming back, they took out weapons against us and were waiting for us armed," Hovhannisyan said. - AZATUTYUN

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?? ℹ️ Starting on September 1, 2023, the FSB will gain round-the-clock access to user data collected by Yango, a Yandex-owned ride-hailing and delivery app also operating under the brand name Yandex Go.

The order that will give Russia’s secret police extraordinary new powers of surveillance has already been signed by the country’s prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin.

It won’t be just the residents of Russia who come within the scope of surveillance, since Yango’s services are also available in Israel, Europe, and a number of other countries.

Together with the Finnish journalist Jussi Konttinen, Meduza’s correspondents Svetlana Reiter and Denis Dmitriev investigated how Yandex plans to circumvent international data protection laws, and who will be affected most by its deepening cooperation with Russia’s system of mass surveillance.

From: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/08/08/user-x-with-driver-y-traveled-from-point-a-to-point-b

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‘User X with driver Y traveled from point A to point B’ Yandex is set to start sharing Yango taxi ride data with the FSB. Users…

Starting on September 1, 2023, the FSB will gain round-the-clock access to user data collected by Yango, a Yandex-owned ride-hailing and delivery app also operating under the brand name Yandex Go. The order that will give Russia’s secret police extraordinary…