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[Korrespondent] Over the past two days, the area under the control of Russian troops in the Zaporizhia and Dnepropetrovsk regions has increased by 10.28 km².
Russian troops have advanced in the village of Zarechnoye in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast, as well as in the area of the village of Maliyevka in the Sinelnykovsky district of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState.
At the same time, there is no talk about the enemy taking control of any populated area.
"The enemy has advanced in Zarechny and near Maliyevka," the report noted.
Thus, over the past two days, the area of Russian control in the Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions has increased by 10.28 km² , while the "gray zone" of undefined control has increased by 1.24 km² in the Stepnogorsk area near the Kakhovka Reservoir, but decreased by 1.45 km² in the Maliyevka area.
As noted, in the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians occupied 2.15 km² in two days , while the “gray zone” decreased by 0.91 km² .
In the Kharkiv, Luhansk and northern Donetsk regions in the Liman area, the area of Russian control has decreased by 6.48 km² , the “gray zone” by 1.21 km².
In total, the area under Russian control increased by 5.95 km² , while the “gray zone” decreased by 2.33 km² .
Earlier it became known that the enemy had advanced near Shandrigolovove, Derilovove and Novoselovka .
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[Korrespondent] In particular, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ SBS fighters managed to eliminate more than 70 Russians and hit ten UAV operator takeoff points.
Units of the Unmanned Systems Force grouping hit 613 unique enemy targets in just one day. This was reported on the SBS Telegram channel on Sunday, August 31.
In particular, we are talking about:
160 personnel units, of which 73 were eliminated;
26 vehicles and 29 motorcycles;
Three artillery systems, a tank and three armored vehicles
In addition, 60 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (copter and wing types) were destroyed, and ten points of departure for UAV operators were hit.
In total, 22,660 targets were destroyed/hit in August, of which 5,292 were enemy personnel.
Let us recall that on August 3, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, struck a fuel and refueling complex at the Sochi airport in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. A strong fire broke out on the territory of the facility.
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[NewsFront] 21:47 From 18:00 Moscow time to 21:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on dutydestroyed32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
– 25 – over the Black Sea.
– 7 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea
21:27 Murom village, Shebekinsky districtwas subjected to shelling. A civilian was wounded.
A woman with a mine blast injury, blind shrapnel wounds to the head, chest, abdomen, and concussion was taken to the Shebekinskaya Central Regional Hospital by passing transport.
21:07 FPV drone operators of the special forces unit of the "Center" group of troops destroyed armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
UAV crews of the "East" group of forces overtook a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank near the settlement of Ivanovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
FPV drone crews from the Rubicon Center destroyed automobile and armored vehicles, elements of communication systems, dugouts and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, and also rammed the enemy's UAV.
19:40 Calculations of the deadly TOS-1A of the Sever group are destroying concentrations of enemy manpower in the Khatnensky sector of the front.
19:20 In the area of the settlement Ivanovka, Sumy region, fighters of the Sever group destroyed a truck with ammunition for the soldiers of the 101st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
18:35 Drone operators and artillerymen of the 4th military base of the 58th Army continue to destroy the enemy on the approaches to Orekhovo.
18:15 From 12:00 Moscow time to 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Bryansk region.
17:00 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate further crimes committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against civilians in the Kherson, Kursk and Belgorod regions
According to information from executive authorities, one person was killed and four civilians were injured in the Kherson region as a result of Kyiv aggression.
In the Kursk region, as a result of an attack by enemy UAVs in the Belovsky district, two men were injured.
As a result of an attack by an unmanned aerial vehicle on a civilian vehicle in the village of Novoaleksandrovka, Borisovsky District, Belgorod Region, the driver was injured.
16:25 Drones of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces transport in the Khar'kov region, –video.
15:40 In the village of Velyki Kopani, Kherson region, a drone attacked a VAZ car in which there were civilians.
14:15 In Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian formations with forces from two assault groups of the 3rd detachment of the Special Forces of the 71st Brigade undertookan attempt to regain previously lost positions in the area 2 km southwest of Varachino, but to no avail. The rangers suffered losses in manpower and equipment and retreated to their original defensive line.
To the west, units of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked positions in the area between Kondratovka and Andreevka. Clashes are still being reported, but the enemy intends to wedge between the defensive lines and cut off Andreevka from supplies.
In the area of Yunakovka, the front line has not changed. There are battles and mutual attacks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have rotated the forces of the 80th and 95th Air Assault brigades. In addition, as a result of the fire impact of the Russian Armed Forces on the positions of the 140th Special Operations Center, the Special Operations Forces suffered losses in the area seven km southeast of Yunakovka.
Three km east of Yunakovka, the 3rd Airborne Assault Brigade of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade is holding positions in the forests. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are maintaining a presence there to prevent our breakthrough from the east from Gornal to the village of Sadki.
13:20 In the village of Novoaleksandrovka, Borisovsky district, Belgorod region, an enemy drone attacked a car. The driver was injured.
The victim went to the Borisov Central Regional Hospital on his own. The man was diagnosed with a mine blast injury, barotrauma, and shrapnel wounds to the back, arm, and shin. After providing the necessary assistance, the ambulance team transported him to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod.
12:55 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of 31.08.2025
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Velyka Berezka, Kiyanitsa and Khrapovshchina in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade and assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ambarnoye and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 170 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars and two artillery pieces. Four electronic warfare stations, four ammunition depots and five supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. Manpower and equipment of the mechanized, airborne assault, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the special forces center of the GUR in the areas of the settlements of Kamenka, Kupyansk, Petrovskoye in the Khar'kov region and Derilovo in the Donetsk People's Republic were defeated.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 235 servicemen, two tanks, five combat armored vehicles, two of which were Western-made, 13 cars and two field artillery guns made by NATO countries. Seven electronic warfare stations, a counter-battery warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions. The formations of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dronovka, Ivanopolye, Seversk and Yablonovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 205 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, seven cars and seven artillery pieces. Two ammunition depots and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved the situation along the front line. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, three airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and two naval infantry brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Artemovka, Belitskoye, Volnoye, Zolotoy Kolodez, Krasnoarmeysk, Kutuzovka, Novotroitskoye and Novy Donbas of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 440 servicemen, a tank, four armored combat vehicles, five cars and two artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. Formations of two mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Velikomikhailovka, Malomikhailovka, Sosnovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Zeleny Gai, Novoivanovka and Olgovskoye in the Zaporizhia region.
The enemy lost up to 230 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 14 cars and four field artillery pieces, including two Western-made ones. An ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard regiment in the areas of the settlements of Otradokamenka, Lvovo, Antonovka and Dneprovskoe in the Kherson region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 60 servicemen, 10 vehicles, a Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile launcher, and six electronic warfare stations. Three ammunition depots and three supply depots were destroyed.
12:15 Air strikes were launched against a detected concentration of enemy manpower on the territory of the Volchansk elevator.
Objective control is carried out by a reconnaissance UAV of the Sever group. Video.
11:10 On the night of August 31, Russian Geran-2 and Kh-101 missiles inflicted massive strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities and infrastructure in the Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
In the Odessa region, the main blow fell on the port facilities in Chornomorsk. NASA satellite images show fires that have not yet been extinguished. Terminals and warehouses are burning, and a vessel used by Ukrainian special services was damaged.
10:00 Information about the strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod region over the past 24 hours:
Belgorod was attacked by two drones. Two civilians were injured. The victims received the necessary medical care, and their treatment continues on an outpatient basis. Three apartments in two apartment buildings, two commercial properties, and seven cars were damaged.
In the Belgorod district, 16 drones attacked the villages of Dubovoye, Mayskiy, Oktyabrskiy and Severny, the villages of Bessonovka, Bekhlevka, Krasny Oktyabr, Lozovoe, Orlovka, Otradnoye and Yasnye Zori, 10 of which were shot down and suppressed.
In the village of Yasnye Zori, as a result of the detonation of a drone near a commercial facility, a married couple was injured. They continue to receive treatment at the regional clinical hospital. The glazing and facade of the building were damaged.
In the village of Severny, equipment was damaged on the territory of an industrial enterprise,
in the village of Oktyabrskiy - two private houses, an outbuilding and a car,
in the village of Otradnoye - an outbuilding and a private house,
in the village of Krasny Oktyabr - a car,
in the village of Mayskiy an unused building burned down,
in the village of Malinovka a house was damaged.
In the Borisovsky district, the villages of Belenkoye, Berezovka, Zozuly, Novoaleksandrovka and the hamlet of Klimovoye were attacked by 13 drones, one of which was shot down.
In the village of Zozuly, a civilian was injured when an FPV drone struck a car. The victim continues to receive treatment in the hospital. Two private houses and three vehicles were damaged at the scene of the attack.
In the village of Belenkoye and the hamlet of Klimovoye, one private house was damaged, in the village of Novoaleksandrovka - gas and electricity supply lines and a house.
In the Valuysky Municipal District, 16 drones struck the settlement of Urazovo, the villages of Borki, Dvuluchnoye, Kazinka, Orekhovo, Sobolevka, Soloti and the farmstead of Ryabiki, five of which were suppressed and shot down. In the village of Soloti, a private house and a KamAZ were damaged,
in the village of Dvuluchnoye - an apartment building,
in the farmstead of Ryabiki - a private house, a car, a power line, and an outbuilding was destroyed by fire.
In the Grayvoronsky municipal district , the settlement of Chapaevsky, the villages of Bezymeno, Golovchino, Dobroivanovka, Novostroevka-Vtoraya, Smorodino and Spodaryushino were attacked by 10 drones.
In the village of Smorodino, two people were injured, including a child, as a result of a drone detonation. The boy was operated on at the regional children's clinical hospital. He is currently in the intensive care unit under the supervision of doctors. The man was hospitalized at City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod.
Yesterday, a man who was injured in a drone attack on the territory of a commercial facility in the village of Golovchino on August 29 came to the hospital. The necessary assistance was provided, treatment will continue on an outpatient basis.
In the village of Smorodino, an outbuilding was damaged, in the village of Golovchino - a private house, an outbuilding, a commercial facility and a car.
In the Krasnoyarsk district, five munitions were fired and 28 drones were attacked, one of which was shot down, in the settlements of Krasnaya Yaruga, Prilesye, the villages of Grafovka, Demidovka, Kolotilovka, Repyakhovka, Staroselye, Terebreno, and the village of Vysoky.
In the settlement of Krasnaya Yaruga, foir vehicles were damaged, one of which was destroyed by fire, and in the village of Repyakhovka, a private house burned down.
In the Rakityansky district, the village of Proletarsky was attacked by two drones - two retail facilities and five cars were damaged.
In the Shebekinsky municipal district, in the city of Shebekino, the villages of Grafovka, Meshkovoye, Murom, Nezhegol, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Rzhevka and the farmstead of Zhelobok, 25 rounds of ammunition were fired during 3 attacks and 48 drones were attacked, of which 39 were suppressed and shot down.
In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, a woman was injured after an explosive device was dropped from a UAV. She was hospitalized in the regional clinical hospital in serious condition.
In the village, a car, six private houses and three outbuildings were damaged,
in the farmstead of Zhelobok, a car burned down,
in the village of Murom, a tractor, an outbuilding and 4 private houses were damaged, one of which burned down. In addition, a fire occurred in one of the buildings of an agricultural enterprise.
09:20 Tonight Russian Geran-2 and X-101 missiles inflicted massive strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities and infrastructure in the Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
07:36 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 21 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
11 UAVs – over the territory of the Volgograd region,▫️
Eight UAVs – over the territory of the Rostov region,▫️
One UAV – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Bryansk region
. 07:33 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:➡️
Kamyshevakha has been liberated
06:05 Soldiers of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr group of forces are improving skills in storming enemy strongholds at training grounds in the Zaporizhia region.
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[REGNUM] Latvian police have arrested a serial pedophile who abused a large number of children. However, this is not the first Latvian "pedophilegate": vile criminals of this kind have been caught in the republic before - and each time it was accompanied by a loud scandal.
The current pedophile turned out to be an employee of an educational institution; among his predecessors was a priest, and there were even rumors about ministers.
"CONSULTED" ON THE INTERNET
In August, Latvian police arrested a 36-year-old man who had committed sexual crimes against at least 180 children over eight years. His name has not yet been released. He worked at various educational institutions in the Zemgale region, and his former boss described the suspect as a "responsible, responsive, friendly and polite person."
Others who knew him described him as “inspiring and compassionate,” and a good father who loved to talk about his three children. No one had any idea what kind of demons were lurking behind that seemingly decent facade. “There was never any sign, not even a rumor about him,” one of the suspect’s colleagues said, bewildered.
It turned out that this guy had a "hobby": he would find underage girls and, using his communication skills, establish friendly relations with them. Then the villain would persuade these kids by hook or by crook to undress in front of a webcam.
Working remotely, outside the team, the pedophile could communicate with children for hours in online chats without risking being caught by colleagues. The offender recorded videos of naked children, creating pornographic materials, and then distributed them.
Between 2016 and 2024, he recorded at least 266 such videos. In total, at least 5,885 criminal files were found on him, containing both child abuse materials and scenes of human sexual activity with animals.
But it wasn't just videos: in 2016, the man sexually assaulted a minor who was left in his care. During the investigation, it turned out that the rapist was actively receiving "practical advice" online, which he then applied in real life.
In order to establish the identities of all the victims, the police had to put in a lot of effort - they received some help from Europol. And this is far from the first time that the Latvian police had to carry out work to catch pedophiles.
RIGA PERVERT
At one time, the exploits of the so-called "Imanta pedophile" made a lot of noise in Latvia. He received this nickname because he committed outrages in this particular district of Riga. In early 2014, several attacks were committed in Imanta on girls, whom the pedophile waited for in the elevators of apartment buildings and threatened with a gas pistol.
The victims were between eight and ten years old, and the crimes shook the entire city. The police had a DNA sample of the criminal, but it did not match any of those in the database. About a hundred men were detained for testing, but the culprit was never found among them.
The police then made a composite sketch of the criminal and introduced enhanced patrols in the neighborhood. Almost the entire male population of Imanta rose to their feet and also joined the patrols. After this, the attacks stopped for a while, and experts decided that the rapist had gone into hiding or had left the country.
However, in October of the same year, the criminal showed up again. In February 2015, the police reported that they had already checked 600 suspects in this case. In August, the culprit was finally arrested - twenty-year-old Nauris Piksteins. But apart from the name, little is known about the "Imanta pedophile" to this day.
In total, seven girls were named as victims in the case. Initially, it was said that the pedophile could receive a life sentence, but he was given twenty-five years. In addition to the prison term, Piksteins was ordered to pay compensation for moral damages to the victims in the amount of 67 thousand euros - and another 6 thousand euros to the state.
As the head of the Latvian Lawyers' Association, Rihards Bunka, explained at the time, such a relatively lenient decision could have been made due to the fact that the country's prisons did not have enough space to hold criminals serving life sentences - at that time there were fifty-two of them in the country.
ORGANIZED GROUP OF PEDOPHILES
In October 2009, the Riga police received a tip about possible cases of pedophilia in one of the capital's children's homes. The police detained 55-year-old Oskars Shtamers, who had no criminal record and worked as a guard at the entrance to a children's hospital. Under pressure from the evidence, he confessed that he had been molesting boys for several years.
Later, Shtamers also “split” about the “comrades” with whom he shared his “passion.” Following this tip, in April 2010, the police detained 48-year-old priest of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (ELCL) Agris Pavils Levalds.
The single Levalds had been a priest since 1986. He began his career as a school teacher, then for four years he was the dean of the Catholic Church community in the town of Aizpute near Liepaja. In 2009, Levalds was expelled from the ranks of the Catholics - when rumors began to circulate about his bad habits.
However, he managed to join the ELCL, where he received a position as assistant vicar of the diocese in Daugavpils. The head of the Latvian Catholics, Janis Pujats, himself warned his Lutheran colleagues: "You may have problems with Levalds." Unfortunately, the cardinal did not explain what kind of problems he was talking about...
Soon after Levalds, another "comrade" was caught, a 36-year-old man previously convicted of fraud who had served time. As the investigation found out, all three had been maintaining their "interest group" for five years.
They looked for victims in orphanages, hospitals or simply on the street among underage boys, including children with mental development problems. They were first pumped full of alcohol or forced to engage in depraved acts under threat of beatings. As a "reward" they offered sweets, clothes, mobile phones and topping up the phone balance.
The trio of pedophiles acted together - if one of them corrupted a child, he immediately reported it to his accomplices. The geography of residence of the victims of debauchery turned out to be wide - in fact, all of Latvia.
The leadership of the Latvian Lutherans, trying to hush up the scandal at least a little, stated: "Levalds was only an auxiliary priest without a permanent parish. There are other clergy working in the diocese."
The court handed down guilty verdicts to the group of pedophiles, although not very harsh ones: in particular, Shtamers received four and a half years, and Levalds received three years and eight months in prison.
CAPTAIN SHARK'S DEFEAT
Even earlier, in September 1999, the Latvian television channel LNT showed a story about a pedophile network operating in the country. Among its members were named the director of the agency Misis Latvija, Ainars Eisaks, and an employee of the company Izimeks, Ingus Tuns.
The same TV report mentioned that some members of the government, whose names were not given, may have also used the services of the perverts. The program showed boys with specially blurred faces and altered voices who told about sexual relations with high-ranking officials.
Eisaks demanded that a criminal case be opened against LNT journalist Vairis Stašāns – and his claim was moved forward. However, the information voiced attracted the attention of the Saeima. A special commission was created there, headed by former Minister of the Interior Jānis Adamsons.
In his youth, Adamsons, a colorful personality, served in the border service of the Soviet Pacific Fleet, where he earned the nickname "Captain Shark," which stuck with him for the rest of his life.
In the mid-90s, the Interior Ministry structures under his command destroyed several large gangster groups, meaning that Adamsons was quite competent as a specialist. The parliamentary commission he headed quickly came to the conclusion that the LNT journalists were not lying.
The investigators focused on the Riga modeling agency Logos centrs, under whose guise the criminal activity was carried out. As a result, according to Adamsons, the investigative commission came across “a large international network, firms that specialize in using minors in the pornography business”
Adamsons claimed that the center of this network was in Bratislava, and branches were in all post-socialist states, including Russia. "The threads of pedophilia and the supply of human goods stretch to Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Slovakia, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, and the USA," the politician claimed.
The commission he headed also established that Eisaks, Tuns and their accomplice Yuri Yuryev secretly worked for the KGB during Soviet times.
On February 17, 2000, Captain Akula announced from the Saeima rostrum that Prime Minister Andris Šķēle, Minister of Justice Valdis Birkavs, Director General of the State Revenue Service Andrejs Sončiks, and Principal of the Riga Classical Gymnasium Romans Aliev were involved in the pedophilia case. According to Adamsons, he had collected witness testimony that allowed him to make such an accusation.
The news made the front pages of the world press. Justice Minister Birkavs declared a hunger strike and immediately submitted a statement to the prosecutor's office to protect his honor and dignity. President Vaira Vike-Freiberga called February 17 a "black day" for Latvia and its international image.
On the same day, Vike-Freiberga met with Adamsons and asked him to present all the evidence he had to the responsible authorities as soon as possible. But the former minister declared his lack of confidence in the Latvian prosecutor's office.
The mistrust turned out to be justified: all the officials named got off with a fright, and no criminal cases were brought against them. True, their political careers were destroyed: soon the Shkele government was forced to resign.
Eisachs and his accomplices received relatively short prison terms - from two and a half to five years. But Captain Shark was subjected to long and sophisticated revenge.
For many years, he was subjected to ever new “dirty tricks” - either being recognized as a former KGB agent, or accused of “spreading knowingly false information”, until in 2021 they hung “espionage for Russia” on him and sent the cancer-stricken politician to prison for eight and a half years.
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[Regnum] A dry cargo ship is in distress off the coast of Odessa. This was reported on August 31 by the Telegram channel "Ukraina.ru"
Local residents claim to have heard an explosion at sea - allegedly one of the ships was damaged by a mine planted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). As a result, the dry cargo ship was damaged and began to sink.
The footage published online shows that the vessel has tilted sharply and is stern-first in the water. The captain of one of the ships at anchor also showed on video how close the floating mines are to the shore.
The name of the dry cargo ship and its affiliation are not specified. The authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
Mines exploded on a beach in Odessa Oblast on August 10, killing three people. The incident occurred on a beach in Zatoka. One shell exploded in the sea 50 m from the shore. At that time, a man was in the water, he did not survive. A woman and a man were killed as a result of two more explosions.
[Breitbart] The Norwegian government said Sunday that it plans to buy a fleet of British-made frigates for its navy.
Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at a news conference that the Nordic country plans to buy five or six frigates, public broadcaster NRK reported. The NATO member needed the frigates because it “is facing its most serious security situation since World War II,” he said.
The United States, Germany and France were in the final round to get a contract to sell frigates to Norway, but the choice fell on the United Kingdom, Støre said.
“Norway and Great Britain are close allies with common interests and very close ties,” Støre said.
European countries that share a border with Russia have become increasingly nervous about their own security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The British Type 26 frigates were specially designed for locating, tracking and combating submarines. This was also one of the government’s main criteria for the purchase, NRK reported. The cost of the deal was not disclosed.
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"United States, Germany and France were in the final round"
I wouldn't be buying a US built ship for a while.
Maybe later, but not right now. They be havin' problems.
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Is that because the Brits don’t have enough sailors to crew them?
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