- Russia: Scammers from Ukraine trying to trick Russians into committing crimes
August 8, 2023
Scam artists from Ukraine are using a new tactic to drag Russians into subversive activities, the Russian interior ministry said on Tuesday. “Anonymous callers tell people that con-artists are attempting to steal or have already stolen their money but it is possible to get it back. Here, they are given options: take revenge on the swindlers ...
- UK: Man charged with making explosive substance in south Gloucestershire
August 7, 2023
A 43-year-old man has been charged with creating a bomb hoax after a police centre and nearby homes were evacuated. Police said the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit (EOD) was called to Patchway Police Centre shortly after 17.00 BST on Saturday. A 328 ft (100m) cordon was set up for the EOD to examine a ...
- Ukrainian army continues to use cluster munitions to shell Donetsk
August 6, 2023
Ukraine’s armed forces shelled Donetsk with cluster munitions for the second time in one evening, the mission of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukrainian War Crimes (JCCC) reported. The bombardment was recorded in the Kievsky District at 11:45 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday. The ...
- How to blast through a Russian minefield
August 6, 2023
What does it take to blast a path through a minefield? A monster of a vehicle – part tank, part bulldozer – firing a rocket attached to a cord of explosives. That detonation in turns detonates the mines that are in a soldier’s path. At Fort Carson, Colorado, Lt. Col. Latoya Manzey’s engineer battalion is training ...
- Germany provides another military assistance package to Ukraine
August 5, 2023
As part of the new military assistance package provided by Germany, Ukraine will receive mine clearing tanks, howitzers, drones, and other military equipment units. The relevant statement was made by the German Federal Government on August 4, 2023. The new military assistance package includes two Zuzana 2 self-propelled howitzers (as part of the project jointly financed ...
- ‘Iron harvest:’ A Belgian team unearths unexploded ammunition from WWI
August 4, 2023
In a muddy field in Flanders, in northern Belgium, there are signs of a recent harvest along its edge — raw potatoes here and there. But toward the back of the field, members of DOVO, the Belgian military’s bomb disposal unit, inspect something else yielded by the harvest — an artillery shell that is more than ...
- Foreign Soldiers Complete Explosive Device Training in Hungary
August 4, 2023
The International Training Division of the Hungarian Defense Forces’ NCO Academy held a course for Belgian and Bosnia-Herzegovina soldiers in July. The Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) – Train the Trainer course was attended by ten participants from each country. The international courses are always an excellent opportunity for Hungarian trainers to learn from foreign students with ...
- Drone Boat Attacks Tanker Ship Near Kerch Strait
August 4, 2023
Russian Telegram channels are reporting an attack on the Sig, a Russian tanker ship. The attack reportedly took place some 30 miles west of the bridge, damaging the vessel and causing minor injuries to crew. Vladimir Rogov, a Russian-installed official, claimed on his Telegram channel that a Ukrainian USV attack on the Sig caused an explosion, ...
- IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 177
August 4, 2023
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have observed no mines or explosives on the rooftops of Unit 3 and Unit 4 reactor buildings and the turbine halls at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), after having been given access yesterday afternoon, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today. Following repeated requests, the team had unimpeded access ...
- Ukrainian Drone Boat Scores Direct Hit On Russian Warship
August 4, 2023
A Russian Navy amphibious landing ship appears to have been badly damaged as the result of a Ukrainian drone attack early this morning. Different videos and photos show the apparent attack on the Ropucha class vessel Olenegorsky Gornyak, as well as its aftermath, with the ship left listing in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, ...
- Northern Ireland: ‘Reckless’ east Belfast pipe bomb condemned
August 3, 2023
There’s been widespread condemnation after a pipe bomb exploded in east Belfast last night. No one was injured when the device went off close to houses in Hyndford Street. Police responded to a report of a loud bang near an alleyway shortly after 8pm on Tuesday. When the bomb squad arrived the remnants of a crude ...
- Calls for Sweden to introduce licence system for explosives
August 3, 2023
More than 100 bombing incidents have happened so far this year, according to the latest police statistics, which is more than the whole of last year. The explosives industry wants tougher regulations around who is allowed to handle explosives, similar to the regulations around firearms. Dynamite is the most common explosive used by criminals, according to ...
- Estonia delivers aid for underwater mine clearance to Ukraine
August 3, 2023
Ukrainian rescue workers have received a batch of aid for underwater mine clearance from Estonia. The report says that Estonian rescue workers delivered 90 metal detectors and four specialised vehicles to their Ukrainian counterparts from Mykolaiv on 1 August. Read more… Source: Yahoo! News
- Sweden: Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm
August 3, 2023
More than 50 people have been injured and dozens detained in Stockholm after opponents of the Eritrean government stormed an event in the Swedish capital organised by regime supporters. About 1,000 anti-government demonstrators who had been authorised to hold a protest nearby broke through a police barrier, tearing down festival tents and setting booths and vehicles ...
- Belgium: EOD DOVO is looking to acquire six ROVs for explosive ordnance disposal service
August 2, 2023
Awarding authority: MRMP-N/P – Direction Générale Material Resources – Division Marchés Publics – Section Naval Systems – Sous-section Programmes Title: acquisition de six (6) véhicules télécommandés (ROV) pour la capacité VSM (Very Shallow Water) et le service de neutralisation des explosifs et munitions pour la capacité EOD DOVO (Clearance and Destruction of Explosive Devices) / acquisition ...
- Ukraine will produce its own mine clearance machines
August 2, 2023
In Ukraine, a machine for preparing the soil for mine clearance was certified. The manufacturer received a certificate of conformity and a declaration of conformity, which allows establishing its production and using it for mine clearance of territories. This was stated in the message of the Ministry of Economy on Wednesday, August 2. A Kharkiv company ...
- Ukraine is 3D printing bombs to keep up with its battlefield demands
August 2, 2023
Ukraine is 3D-printing bombs as it looks for alternative ways to supply enough weaponry for its fight back against Russia’s military, according to a new report. The Economist reported that Ukraine has turned to “candy bombs” amid weapons and ammunition shortages, with the publication speaking to several different amateur groups involved in the task. One group ...
- Sweden: One person injured in explosion in Ronna
August 1, 2023
In Ronna in Södertälje, an explosion occurred in an apartment building at quarter to two on the night of Tuesday. According to police, an apartment door has been destroyed and one person injured. The National Bomb Squad has also been called to the scene of the crime and the police are investigating the incident as general ...
