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When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a “partial” military mobilization for the war in Ukraine in September 2022, more than 500 women gathered on the central square of Yakutsk, the capital of Russia’s Far East republic of Sakha (Yakutia), to protest the decision.

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Details: Category: Russia; Published: 27 August 2024

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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) took apart an underground betting operation inside a chastening colony in the Rostov region, local media reported Monday.FSB representatives took playing cards, casino chips, a cellphone, SIM cards and other devices used to run the illicit gambling establishment at Penal Colony No. 14 in the town of Novocherkassk, according to a

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 27 August 2024

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Russia fired numerous drones and missiles at energy infrastructure websites throughout Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, killing at least four people, Ukrainian authorities stated Monday.Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated 15 of Ukraine's 24 areas came under attack from drones, cruise rockets and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. To stop the barbaric s

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 27 August 2024

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The Kremlin denied Monday that President Vladimir Putin met Telegram founder Pavel Durov in Azerbaijan before the tech entrepreneur's arrest in France over the weekend.Durov was apprehended at Paris-Le Bourget Airport quickly after showing up from Baku on Saturday night for supposed offenses connected to his popular Telegram messaging app, French

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 26 August 2024

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A fire broke out at an oil refinery owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom in the Omsk area of Western Siberia, the company said Monday. The fire at the Omsk refinery is under control, the Gazpromneft-Omsk Refinery stated in a declaration on its website.The business reported that its automated security system had actually discovered a fire in technological e

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SUMY REGION, Ukraine-- In a 20-square-meter room in an undisclosed jail in northeastern Ukraine, eight young Russian conscripts sit on their beds, gazing at their feet.Just weeks back, they had been serving their necessary year of military service in Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. When Kyiv released its cross-border incursion on