The Nikolayev Armored Plant has been hit by a missile strike

17 MAR, 13:44

Missile strike hits armored plant, hangars with NATO equipment in Nikolayev Region

Notably, repair experts from NATO countries were at the site when the attack took place, said Sergey Lebedev

MOSCOW, March 17. The Nikolayev Armored Plant has been hit by a missile strike along with hangars containing Western-made equipment awaiting repair, Sergey Lebedev, a member of the Nikolayev Region’s underground movement, told TASS.

17 MAR, 12:15

Russian air defenses destroy two drones over Bryansk Region — governor

MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. Russian air defenses have destroyed two Ukrainian jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Bryansk Region, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

"An attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using UAVs was thwarted. The Russian Defense Ministry’s air defenses destroyed two jet-powered drones over the Bryansk District. There were no casualties or damage," he wrote on Telegram.

Bogomaz noted that response teams were working at the scene.

Air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian ballistic missile over the Bryansk Region in the early hours of Sunday. No one was hurt.

"The strike targeted the Nikolayev Armored Plant where equipment is repaired. In addition, some hangars have also been hit where hardware, including tanks, had been brought in for repair. Notably, repair experts from NATO countries were at the site when the attack took place," he said.

Voting in Russian presidential election wraps up in Far East

Neither public observers nor local election commission members recorded any irregularities

MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. Voting in Russia’s presidential election has wrapped up in the country’s Far East.

Neither public observers nor local election commission members recorded any irregularities during the three-day voting.

Voting in the presidential election is taking place on March 15, 16 and 17, with e-voting available in about one-third of the country’s regions. Four candidates are vying for the top office, namely Vladislav Davankov (nominated by the New People party), Nikolay Kharitonov (nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, or CPRF), Vladimir Putin (self-nominee), and Leonid Slutsky (nominated by the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, or LDPR).

Russian election authority’s website hit by nearly eight mln hacking attacks in 2024

More than 19,000 potentially dangerous attacks of moderate and high severity were recorded between the start of voting in the Russian presidential election and 3:00 p.m. Moscow time

MOSCOW, March 17. Almost eight mln potentially dangerous attacks on the website of Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) have been recorded since the beginning of the year, CEC member Igor Borisov said.

"Almost eight million episodes of potentially dangerous impact have been recorded on the CEC website since January 1, ranging from moderate to high severity, including four deliberate DDoS attacks that lasted 14 minutes," Borisov said at the CEC information center.

According to him, more than 19,000 potentially dangerous attacks of moderate and high severity were recorded between the start of voting in the Russian presidential election and 3:00 p.m. Moscow time (12:00 p.m. GMT) on Sunday, including nine targeted DDoS attacks lasting a total of 38 minutes.