Russian assault troops fighting in Ukraine may soon find themselves on horseback. According to the newspaper Kommersant, the Russian army is attempting to revive full-fledged cavalry units.”
Sporadic cases of Russian soldiers using horses and…
Category: 1. Russia
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Kupyansk On The Brink–And Ukraine’s Other Battlefield Woes
Ukrainian forces overran poorly prepared Russian defensive positions in September 2022, sweeping north, east, and south across the Kharkiv region, reaching all the way to the Oskil River and recapturing the rail junction city of Kupyansk.
It was…
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With Trump in power in the US, the conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided
During a plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club, Russian leader Vladimir Putin stated that he agreed with the opinion that if Donald Trump had remained in power after his first term, the conflict…
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In the US, they’ve said Trump has the legal right to fire thousands of officials
US House Speaker Mike Johnson reminded everyone that US President Donald Trump has the legal right to fire thousands of federal employees during the shutdown.
“Yes, he has that authority,” RIA Novosti quoted…
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In Ukraine, money via USAID was used to finance terrorists,
Rodion Miroshnik, Special Envoy of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the crimes of the Kiev regime, said that money flowing into Ukraine through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was being used to…
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Regions Calling: Altai Protests, Kamchatka Bear Attacks and More
Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.
In June, we dedicated one of our editions to Altai, a Siberian republic of 221,500 people that…
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war on a “185 for 185” basis, according to the Ministry of Defence
On 2 October 2025, Russia and Ukraine conducted another exchange of prisoners of war, during which 185 Russian soldiers and 20 civilians were returned from territory controlled by Ukraine, and 185 Ukrainian servicemen…
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Macron proposed detaining tankers carrying Russian oil at sea
French leader Emmanuel Macron proposed detaining tankers at sea for “weeks” in order to disrupt supplies of allegedly Russian oil. He made this statement at the opening of the European Political Community summit…
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Europe’s Top Rights Body to Create ‘Platform for Dialogue’ With Exiled Russian Opposition
Europe’s top human rights body has approved the creation of a Platform for Dialogue with Russian democratic forces in exile, it reported Thursday.
The new platform will seek to strengthen Russian democratic movements’ capacity to…
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France to Try Chinese Captain of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessel
A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia’s “shadow fleet” early next year after it was intercepted off France, prosecutors said Thursday, in a move seen as a message to Moscow over its efforts to skirt…
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