Russian Forces Destroy Three Patriot Launchers in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Says
The Russian Armed Forces have destroyed three launchers from the Patriot surface-to-air missile system currently in service with the Ukrainian…
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Moscow’s Teacher of the Year is killed fighting in Ukraine — Meduza
Gennady Starunov, winner of Moscow’s 2022 Teacher of the Year award, was killed in Ukraine. The announcement came from Mikhail Klochihin, director of Moscow’s Marshal Chuikov School, where Starunov taught civil defense. Klochihin…
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Young Man Shoots Russian Army Officer in the Face Over Balcony Smoking Dispute
Russian Army Officer Shot in the Face After Smoking Argument in St. Petersburg
A bizarre confrontation in St. Petersburg ended with a 41-year-old Russian army lieutenant colonel being shot in the face with a gas pistol by a…
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Russian state TV touts ‘boys and girls’ assembling attack drones bound for Ukraine — Meduza
The Russian Defense Ministry’s television channel, Zvezda, recently reported that “boys and girls” who left school after ninth grade for vocational college are now working on attack drone assembly in Tatarstan. The report included…
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New Russia-Ukraine Talks Set for Wednesday, Zelensky Says
Updated to add Zelensky’s announcement.
Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks Wednesday as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President…
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A brief (and incomplete) history From anti-piracy policing to banning WhatsApp, behold the evolution of Russian Internet censorship — Meduza
On July 18, the Russian authorities made it clear that they plan to block the nation’s most popular messaging platform, WhatsApp. State Duma deputy Anton Gorelkin warned that the decision is imminent, and Meduza’s sources in the…
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U.K. Sanctions 135 Oil Tankers in Russia’s Shadow Fleet
Britain on Monday slapped sanctions on 135 oil tankers in Russia’s shadow fleet in a bid to disrupt the flow of money helping Moscow fund the war in Ukraine.
A shipping services company and an oil trading firm were also sanctioned as…
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Polish border guards claim that Ukrainians are increasingly using fake driver’s licenses to avoid being conscripted into the war,
The Polish Border Guard is increasingly detecting fake Ukrainian C-category driver’s licenses for trucks among those entering Poland from Ukraine.
The number of Ukrainians of military age who have actually used…
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‘Yulia’s not in it for the money’ Who is Ukraine’s new prime minister? And how was she appointed despite the wartime ban on cabinet dismissals?
Having survived Ukraine’s last cabinet reshuffle in the summer of 2024, Denys Shmyhal stepped down from the role of prime minister last week. With Shmyhal now set to lead the Defense Ministry, taking his place as head of government…
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News – The Russian Government
Alexander Novak holds meeting with President of the Republic of Abkhazia Badra Gunba
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