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"Kalashnikov" with Record Production in the last 20 Years

In 2022, the Russian arms concern "Kalashnikov" fulfilled 45 state orders in the field of defense and 24 contracts within the framework of military-technical cooperation. In addition, the company is planning production organization activities within the framework of a license agreement, its press service announced today, TASS reported.

Moldova Cracks Paramilitary Gang Recruiting Ukraine Fighters

The Moldovan intelligence service, SIS, on Wednesday said it had broken up a paramilitary group that had links to the pro-Russian separatist cause in eastern Ukraine.

The SIS said the group had been under counter-terrorist surveillance for over a year, and the SIS had in the meantime established connections between its members and mercenary entities in eastern Ukraine.