3 killed as Ukrainian drones strike airfields deep inside Russia

STORY: 3 killed as Ukrainian drones strike airfields deep inside Russia DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russian MOD spokesperson Konashenkov reporting the incident 2. various of strikes 3. various of Konashenkov reporting the incident STORYLINE: Ukraine launched a drone attack against two military airfields deep inside Russia on Monday morning, leaving three Russian servicemen dead and four others injured, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Soviet-made jet drones targeted the "Dyagilevo" airfield in the Ryazan region near Moscow and the "Engels" airfield in the Saratov region in a bid to disable Russian long-range aircraft, the ministry said in a statement. Russian air defense intercepted the Ukrainian drones flying at a low altitude, but the fall and explosion of fragments of the drones slightly damaged the skin of the hull of two planes at the airfields, it added. Three Russian servicemen of the technical staff w

NATO, Poland say missile blast "likely not" Russian attack

STORY: NATO, Poland say missile blast "likely not" Russian attack DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Warsaw, Brussels, Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the National Security Bureau building of Poland 2. SOUNDBITE (Polish): ANDRZEJ DUDA, Poland's President 3. various of rockets (file) 4. Russian MOD spokesperson Konashenkov reports on special military operation on Wednesday 5. various of rockets (file) STORYLINE: The explosion at the Polish village of Przewodow near the border with Ukraine that killed two people on Tuesday night was likely not an attack from Russia but was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile, according to Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in Brussels on Wednesday. Poland's President Andrzej Duda echoed Stoltenberg's statement following a meeting of his country's National Security Bureau. SOUNDBITE (Polish): ANDRZEJ DUDA, Poland's President "There is nothing, absolutely nothing to suggest th

Russia takes full control of Severodonetsk

STORY: Russia takes full control of Severodonetsk DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in Russiavarious of street view in Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russian military on Saturday announced full control of Severodonetsk, the administrative center of the Ukraine-controlled part of the eastern Lugansk region. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that with the support of Russian troops, the forces of Lugansk launched "a successful offensive" and "completely liberated" the cities of Severodonetsk and Borovskoye as well as two settlements in Lugansk. The Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported, citing Severodonetsk Mayor Oleksandr Stryuk, "the city is already completely occupied by the Russian Federation. They are trying to establish their order." Stryuk said civilians, who had been sheltering at the Azot chemical plant, began to leave the plant, adding that there was enough medicine in the city

Russia destroys warehouses storing foreign weapons in Ukraine: spokesperson

STORY: Russia destroys warehouses storing foreign weapons in Ukraine: spokesperson DATELINE: April 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of street view in UkraineSTANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondentvarious of street view in Russia STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent "The Russian army has destroyed warehouses storing foreign weapons at Ukraine's Zaporozhye aluminum plant, Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The Russian armed forces used high-precision sea-based Kalibr missiles to destroy "hangars, with a large batch of foreign weapons and ammunition supplied by the United States and European countries," ministry spokesperson Konashenkov said during a briefing. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that Russia has imposed personal sanctions against 287 British parliament members in a retaliatory move, in response to the decision of the British government to impose sanctions against 3

GLOBALink | Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region

STORY: Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of Russian military operation (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)Igor Konashenkov speaking (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)various of Russian military operation (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)Igor Konashenkov speaking (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)pictures of buildings destroyed in Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday that Russia's forces have destroyed an ammunition plant in Ukraine's Kiev region. Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing that "during the night, high-precision air-based missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary (city) in the Kiev region." He added that 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were eliminated during the rescue of Russian hostages from a mosque in Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Airstrike hits oil processing plant, fuel depot in Ukraine's Odessa

STORY: Airstrike hits oil processing plant, fuel depot in Ukraine's Odessa DATELINE: April 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: The Russia-Ukraine conflict continued on Monday as relevant parties are holding a new round of peace talks via video to discuss draft agreements between the two countries. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent "The Russia-Ukraine conflict continued on Monday as relevant parties are holding a new round of peace talks via video to discuss draft agreements between the two countries. Maksym Marchenko, head of the military administration of Odessa region in Ukraine, said Sunday the Russian military struck an oil processing plant and a fuel depot in the region. He also said there were no casualties in the airstrike. Earlier on Sunday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed an oil refinery and three stora

Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine

STORY: Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:52 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the Russian Defense Ministry 2 various of the Pentagon 3 various of the national flag of the United States 4 various of the Ukrainians fleeing Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday that the U.S. Department of Defense was directly involved in developing biological weapon components in Ukraine. According to the ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov, documents received from Ukrainian employees working at the laboratories were studied by Russian experts and have shown that Ukrainian biological projects were directly developed and approved by the Pentagon. One of these projects aimed to carry out molecular analysis of particularly dangerous infections endemic in Ukraine and involved sampling pathogens from old animal burial sites to obtain new anthrax strains. The document unveiled that a pharmaceuti

U.S.-supervised Ukraine lab studies disease transmission via bats

STORY: U.S.-supervised Ukraine lab studies disease transmission via bats DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:01 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1 various of the spokesman of Russian Defense Ministry STORYLINE: A laboratory in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkov has studied transmitting diseases to humans through bats under U.S. control, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. "Specialists of the Russian Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defense Forces have studied original documents revealing the details of the U.S. implementation of a secret project to study the ways of transmitting diseases to humans through bats in a laboratory in Ukraine's Kharkov," the ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. "According to the documents, these studies were carried out on a systematic basis and under direct supervision of U.S. specialists for many years," he told a briefing. The Russian Defense Ministry will publish a new package of documents on the developments of Ukrainian biological lab