Balkans
Third Yandex data centre knocked out after reported drone attack in Vladimir; Yandex Go goes down in Russia and Serbia
Yandex Cloud reported power outages at its Vladimir data centre on October 11, the third near-consecutive day of…
Desk
Balkans
News and analysis from the Balkans: Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and the wider region.
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Greek Embassy in Skopje lodges a démarche over a banner with a map reaching Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, unfurled in the presence of North Macedonia’s sports minister
Greece’s Embassy in Skopje protested to North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry over a banner displayed by MZT Skopje fans…
Balkans
“The Serbian flag will fly over Prizren,” says Serbia’s Dačić; Kosovo reacts after Radoičić appears at a ruling-party rally
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca accused Serbia on October 10 of continuing to harbour territorial ambitions, after Deputy…
Balkans
Montenegro detains founder of Russian channel Rybar; Medvedev threatens to “replenish the exchange pool”
Montenegrin police detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the pro-Kremlin war blog Rybar, his wife and three associates in…
Balkans
Cyprus and Serbia sign defence ministries’ memorandum of cooperation, deepening cooperation on defence procurement
The defence ministries of Cyprus and Serbia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on October 6, deepening cooperation on…
Balkans
Black Sea: Ship carrying Ukrainian grain sinks in Romania’s EEZ with two dead; Zelenskyy blames Russian drone strike
A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain sank in Romania’s EEZ after a fire, leaving two dead and eleven…
Balkans
Black Sea drones hit two merchant ships in Bulgaria’s EEZ; one sinks, another attack kills a sailor off Ukraine
Alfa Watan sank and Able’s 18 sailors were rescued after drone attacks in Bulgaria’s EEZ on October 6.…
Military & Defense
Fire at Bulgaria weapons depot prompts sabotage investigation
A fire at an EMCO weapons-storage site near Tsareva Livada caused no injuries but renewed scrutiny of unexplained…
Balkans
Second fire hits EMCO weapons site as Bulgaria investigates sabotage
Bulgaria is investigating a second fire at an EMCO weapons facility in several weeks, including possible sabotage and…
Balkans
Greek MoD on Reviving the Greek Defense Industry: What Could Greece Produce?
Greece’s Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias gave an interview on the Greek TV broadcaster “Star” on Monday evening.…
Balkans
Clash between Albanian Police and Iranian Mujahideen in Durres Raises Concerns
On Tuesday, a deadly clash between Albanian forces and the Iranian Mujahideen in Durres was reported, marking a…
Balkans
Greek Foreign Minister arrives to Bosnia and Herzegovina
According to a statement recently made by Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias will travel today, to…