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Main Normal Volodymyr Liapkin, a former head of division within the Safety Service of Ukraine (SSU) who fled to Russia after the Revolution of Dignity and served within the Bars-33 unit, was reportedly killed in motion in Ukraine on 17 March.

Supply: Mediazona, an impartial Russian media outlet

Particulars: Liapkin's dying was initially reported by former Ukrainian MP Oleh Tsarov and later independently confirmed by Mediazona.

A former emergency companies officer from Moscow Oblast, Colonel Eduard Malov, was reportedly killed alongside him. Each servicemen had been killed on 17 March 2026.

Liapkin served as head of the SSU's operational documentation division through the time of former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. In line with Tsarov, his space of accountability included "the invisible aspect of the SSU's work – wiretapping, exterior surveillance and knowledge gathering". Liapkin was made a serious basic in 2013. That very same yr, he personally took half in dispersing protests on the Maidan, Tsarov stated.

In February 2014, instantly after the Maidan protesters' victory, Liapkin was dismissed from the SSU together with different senior officers. He fled to Russia and settled in occupied Crimea.

Following the beginning of the conflict and the occupation of Kherson, Liapkin was appointed deputy head of the so-called "State Safety Service of Kherson Oblast". The founding father of the "State Safety Service" was Liapkin's former superior on the SSU – Oleksandr Yakymenko, head of the Ukrainian safety service from January 2013 to February 2014, who additionally fled to Russia.

In 2025, the SSU served Volodymyr Liapkin with a discover of suspicion for collaboration with the Russians. In line with the investigation, as deputy head and appearing head of the "State Safety Service", he was concerned in "filtration measures" and repressions towards the civilian inhabitants. The SSU believes that following the formal liquidation of the "State Safety Service", its successor was the FSB directorate for occupied Kherson Oblast.

Tsarov said that Liapkin served within the Bars-33 unit and glided by the alias "Batyi".

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Ukrainian defence firm Inguar Defence is engaged on the event of the Inguar-4, a brand new armoured automobile on a three-axle chassis of its personal manufacture. CEO and co-founder of the corporate Artem Yushchuk spoke about this on the Militarnomu podcast.

Supply: CEO and co-founder of the corporate Artem Yushchuk on a podcast with Militarnyi

Particulars: The brand new armoured automobile is a deliberate improvement of the earlier Inguar-3 model on a 6×6 wheel base.

Quote: "In essence, it’s a logical continuation: we added one other axle with unbiased suspension, considerably elevated cross-country functionality and cargo capability. This automobile can be utilized as a platform for any methods: a provider for heavy weapons methods, a tractor, a automobile for evacuating broken tools."

Particulars: The primary Inguar-4 automobiles are within the ultimate stage of meeting. The models being ready for handover have been manufactured as ARVs – armoured restoration automobiles – outfitted with hydraulics and a full package deal of kit for evacuating broken automobiles.

Quote: "As a precedence, this automobile shall be constructed for evacuating Inguar automobiles. As well as, we’re producing tools for evacuating the preferred automobiles utilized in Ukraine: MaxxPro, Novator, Kozak, BATT UMG, M113 and so forth."

Extra particulars: A particular characteristic of the brand new Inguar-4 in its restore configuration is a hydraulic system which, Yushchuk says, will have the ability to carry a broken armoured automobile sideways and tow it away.

Provisionally, the Inguar-4 will value over US$500,000 per unit within the base configuration with chassis and entrance capsule. Variations with further tools and buyer specs will value extra, the CEO acknowledged. The overall value of the armoured automobile is considerably decrease than alternate options from overseas. Yushchuk additionally defined how the automobile's pricing is set.

Quote: "The common value of an engine with gearbox is €60,000; the typical value of a suspension meeting, with all springs, stabilisers and subframes, is not any much less. Then there may be metal – mixed armour is used, no less than three forms of metal. The overall armour thickness on the automobile is 30 mm. On the very least, all of this prices cash by the kilogram, to not point out that that is particular metal or particular alloys, that are additionally not low cost."

Background: In February this 12 months, the corporate unveiled a model of the Inguar-3 developed particularly for transporting UAV operators. The five-person armoured automobile has a acknowledged anti-mine and ballistic safety stage of STANAG-3 and is designed to face up to armour-piercing rounds of seven.62mm x 51 from a distance of 30 metres and the detonation of an anti-tank mine containing 8 kg of explosives.

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Hungarian International Minister Péter Szijjártó has advised that there are "indicators of Ukrainian involvement" within the alleged foiled sabotage of a fuel pipeline in Serbia. A spokesperson for Ukraine's International Ministry has rejected the accusations and pointed to the opportunity of Russian involvement.

Supply: European Pravda, citing Index and an announcement by International Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi on X (Twitter)

Particulars: Following a safety assembly convened by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, International Minister Péter Szijjártó posted a video on Fb summarising the discussions and repeating the declare that Ukraine is making vitality provides to Hungary harder amid the worldwide vitality disaster.

Quote from Szijjártó: "Earlier, the Ukrainians blew up the Nord Stream [pipelines]. After the explosions, for a very long time they stated it was Russia – which is illogical, as a result of why would Russia blow up its personal fuel pipelines? […] In current weeks, dozens of drones have been continuously attacking the TurkStream pipeline, which provides fuel to Hungary, on Russian territory, and now the terrorist assault foiled by Serbia seems to be a part of these assaults."

Particulars: Szijjártó added that the alleged foiled sabotage "matches right into a sequence of incidents wherein Ukraine is consistently making an attempt to hinder the transportation of Russian fuel and oil to Europe".

Ukraine's International Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said that Kyiv categorically rejects any makes an attempt to hyperlink Ukraine to the alleged explosives discovered close to the pipeline in Serbia.

Quote from Tykhyi: "Ukraine has nothing to do with this. Most likely [it is] a Russian false-flag operation as a part of Moscow's heavy interference within the Hungarian elections."

Background:

• On 5 April, Serbia reported an tried act of sabotage on the pipeline resulting in Hungary. Giant packages containing explosives and detonators had been allegedly discovered close by.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán subsequently convened a gathering of the Defence Council.
• Notably, lengthy earlier than this, Hungary had strengthened the safety of its vitality infrastructure, allegedly because of the "Ukrainian menace", and Serbia had deployed armed forces personnel to protect the infrastructure that ensures fuel transit to Hungary.
• Orbán's primary rival, Tisza opposition get together chief Péter Magyar, believes the alleged foiled pipeline sabotage in Serbia was staged, probably with the intention of disrupting Hungary's elections.
• Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi has additionally said that the "sabotage" of the pipeline resulting in Hungary seems to be very a lot as if it was staged to offer Orbán grounds to avert his electoral defeat.

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