The 18-year-old Russian singer Diana Loginova, also known as Naoko, has become a rising star on social media after she received a second jail sentence on October 28. Now accused of discrediting the Russian Army, she and guitarist Aleksandr…
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Moldova, Ukraine Crack Down On Wagner Affiliates In Cross-Border War Crimes Investigation
Police raided dozens of homes in Moldova and Ukraine, officials said, as part of a cross-border investigation into hundreds of people linked to Russian mercenary groups and who allegedly committed war crimes in Ukraine.
The European police…
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The German Ministry of Defence has signed contracts for kamikaze drones despite failed tests,
At the end of October, secret tests of drones manufactured by Helsing and Stark were conducted at the Bundeswehr training ground in Münster.
A total of 19 flights were completed: the Helsing drones fully met the…
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Kursk Residents Still Paying Taxes on Property Destroyed by War
Residents of a border district in southwestern Russia’s Kursk region are still receiving tax bills for homes, cars and land destroyed during last year’s Ukrainian incursion, local media reported…
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India’s Top Refiner Resumes Buying Russian Oil Despite U.S. Pressure
India’s largest state-run oil refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has resumed buying Russian crude despite U.S. efforts to pressure New Delhi to curb Moscow’s energy revenue, Reuters reported Friday, citing traders.
IOC purchased five…
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In Odessa, a crowd attacked TRC employees to rescue a conscript
Residents of Odessa fought with employees of the territorial recruitment centre (TRC) at the 7th Kilometre market in order to rescue a conscript. Videos of the fight are circulating on Ukrainian social media.
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Is Flying in Russia as Deadly as it Seems?
Were it not for the pillar of smoke twisting above the thick pine forest, the scene might have resembled any other stretch of Russia’s vast and sparsely populated Far East.
Earlier that day, an…
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India has resumed oil purchases from Russia
Indian Oil Corp.’s refinery, the largest in India, has purchased five batches of Russian oil for delivery in December.
This information was reported by Reuters. According to the agency, the oil was supplied by…
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Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Rail Network, Hits Sumy High-Rise, Injuring Civilians
Russia has carried out a series of strikes on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, injuring at least 11 people, including four children, according to Ukraine’s Emergency Services.
The Emergency Services wrote on Telegram that Russia had hit…
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Defense Minister Confirms New Civilian Deputy as Leadership Overhaul Continues
Russia has appointed senior civilian technocrat Vasily Osmakov as deputy defense minister, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced Friday at a meeting of post-Soviet republic chiefs in Kazakhstan.
Osmakov previously served as first…
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