The russians have started using a new "Filin" cruise missile against Ukraine

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has published the specifications of the new russian "Filin" cruise missile, in which Chinese and American components were found

22 Oct 2026

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russia is circumventing sanctions, even with the help of sex toy manufacturers

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russia has managed to adapt to the sanctions, which is why microelectronics and chips from the US and Europe are being supplied in large quantities to russian military factories

08 Oct 2026

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Agricultural tycoons from Kaliningrad are making money in the EU and funding the war against Ukraine

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has uncovered a scheme to circumvent sanctions being used by agricultural magnates Alexander and Dmitry Dolgov from the Kaliningrad Region

05 Oct 2026

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russia is using research institutes to smuggle Western technology into its defence industry

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13 research institutions have been hit with sanctions for stealing Western technology for the russian defence industry

05 Oct 2026

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has published details of 23 russian companies involved in the production of missiles for the "Pantsir" air defence system

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has published details of 23 russian companies involved in manufacturing cooperation to produce missiles for the "Pantsir" air defence system

30 Sep 2026

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has published details of 14 banks and payment systems that the Kremlin is using to circumvent sanctions

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Ukrainian intelligence has released information on 14 banks, financial intermediaries and payment systems that enable russia to circumvent sanctions

28 Sep 2026

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russia has registered 107 ships from its shadow fleet under its own flag due to the pressure of sanctions

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Between the start of 2025 and the end of June 2026, russia added 107 vessels to its shipping register

25 Sep 2026

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russia channelled $6.9 billion through international banks despite the sanctions

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russia was able to transfer $6.9 billion in payments for goods via international banks despite sanctions between 2024 and 2025

22 Sep 2026

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has revealed the foreign equipment that the russians are using to manufacture the ‘Geran’ UAVs

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The Main Intelligence Directorate has released details of 20 items of technological equipment used in the production of the ‘Geran’ UAV in the ‘Alabuga’ Special Economic Zone

17 Sep 2026

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The russian defence industry uses bullets from the US and Finland for sniper rifle rounds

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The "Promtechnologia" arms factory has begun supplying the russian Armed Forces with sniper rounds assembled using American and Finnish bullets

15 Sep 2026

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has disclosed details of russia’s largest radio-electronic holding company

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has published data on the companies within the ‘KRET’ group, one-third of them are not subject to any international sanctions

15 Sep 2026

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Some airlines are still flying to Moscow and other russian airports

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Some airlines still operate flights to airports in russia. There are virtually no European carriers amongst them

10 Sep 2026

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russia wants to lease passenger aircraft from Vietnam in a move to circumvent sanctions

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russia has already attempted to lease airliners from Central Asian countries, Qatar, Kuwait and Ethiopia

10 Sep 2026

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russia’s ‘Arctic LNG-2’ is producing at record levels against the backdrop of the expansion of the ‘shadow fleet’

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‘Arctic LNG-2’, which is subject to sanctions, produced gas at record rates in July and August, as its expanded ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers has enabled it to increase exports

09 Sep 2026

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The Main Directorate of Intelligence has identified 155 russian companies that manufacture components for russian weapons

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Almost half of these companies are not subject to any sanctions imposed by partner countries

08 Sep 2026

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russia has circumvented sanctions and purchased equipment for 3D printing of parts for jet-powered UAV turbines

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russia has acquired equipment for 3D-printing turbine parts, similar to that used at Rolls-Royce’s Western factories

02 Sep 2026

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russia has almost doubled the size of its shadow fleet for LNG exports

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Over the course of a year, russia has almost doubled the size of its shadow fleet, which it uses to export liquefied natural gas in circumvention of US and EU sanctions

01 Sep 2026

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The cost of shipping sanctioned goods from Europe has risen by a quarter due to shipping problems in the Black Sea

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The cost of transporting European goods to russia has risen significantly since importers were forced to stop using the Black Sea route

17 Aug 2026

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russia trades with China via the Arctic

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Since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, russia’s international trade with China has accounted for the majority of trade along the Northern Sea Route

14 Aug 2026

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russia has built another tanker to circumvent sanctions via the northern seas

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The second russian ice-class LNG tanker, the ‘Konstantin Posiet’, has set course for the Northern Sea Route

14 Aug 2026

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Putin has threatened to seize Western merchant ships in response to actions against the ‘shadow fleet’

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russian President Putin has threatened to respond ‘in kind’ if Western countries start seizing russian merchant ships

12 Aug 2026

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russia has expanded its ‘shadow’ fleet of gas tankers

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russia has expanded its shadow fleet of gas carriers by adding second-hand vessels and its first domestically produced tankers

04 Aug 2026

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Most of the critical components for russian ballistics come from the West

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Most russian manufacturers of ballistic missiles are circumventing European and American sanctions by making use of various foreign jurisdictions

03 Aug 2026

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The russian defence-industrial complex remains dependent on mineral imports

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russia lacks complete production chains for a number of strategic minerals to meet the needs of its defence-industrial complex

29 Jul 2026

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russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ continues to use forged documents

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russian and Iranian ‘shadow fleets’ continue to use fake websites to create forged documents and mimic ship registers

22 Jul 2026

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russia uses both domestically produced and foreign-made components for its ‘Iskander’ and ‘Oreshnik’ missiles

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russian missile production continues

18 Jul 2026

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Ukrainian intelligence has uncovered a ‘grey’ scheme in the russian oil refining industry

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Ukrainian military intelligence has uncovered a ‘grey’ scheme for processing russian oil via the Indian oil refining company Nayara Energy

14 Jul 2026

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The NOVAYA ZEMLYA, a vessel subject to sanctions, has transported grain from occupied Feodosia and is heading for Northern Cyprus

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A vessel subject to Ukrainian sanctions is heading for the port of Famagusta in the occupied part of Cyprus after loading at the occupied city of Feodosia

13 Jul 2026

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russia misled the IOC

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Mikhail Degtyarev openly stated that the ROC had allegedly ‘not relinquished any territories’ and continues to operate throughout the territory of russia as set out in its const…

10 Jul 2026

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russians are buying branded jewellery to circumvent sanctions

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Wealthy russians continue to buy jewellery from the famous Cartier brand, despite the ban on the export of luxury goods to russia

09 Jul 2026

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