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The Ukrainian military on Friday released several videos capturing the first hours of its surprise incursion into southwestern Russia’s Kursk region last week.

One of the videos, nearly two minutes long, shows missile strikes, armored vehicles driving through open fields and residential areas, as well as captured Russian servicemen. Toward the end

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 20 August 2024

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A Russian strategic bomber crashed during a routine flight over the Siberian region of Irkutsk, killing one of the crew members, regional authorities said early Friday.

Russia’s Defense Ministry initially reported the crash of the Tu-22M3 bomber late Thursday, saying the crew managed to eject from the aircraft.

“The plane crashed in an u

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 20 August 2024

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Ukraine on Thursday rejected as "absolute nonsense" suggestions it was involved in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, which transported Russian gas to Europe via the Baltic Sea.

The Wall Street Journal reported late on Wednesday that Ukraine's then-top military commander, Valery Zaluzhny, oversaw the plan to blow up the pipelines in

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 16 August 2024

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Russia and Ukraine have entered negotiations to exchange detainees captured during Kyiv's unprecedented attack into southwestern Russia's Kursk region, Ukraine's human rights commissioner said Wednesday. There was a proactive conversation [with Russian human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova], ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets told Ukrainian tel

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 16 August 2024

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A Russian strategic bomber crashed during a routine flight over the Siberian region of Irkutsk, state media reported late Thursday, pointing out military authorities. The crew ejected. Their lives are not in danger. The aircraft crashed in an unoccupied area. There is no damage on the ground, Russia's Defense Ministry was priced quote as saying by the RIA Novos

Details: Category: Russia; Published: 16 August 2024

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Scores of job advertisements for trench diggers and construction workers in the Kursk region have appeared online in recent days as Russian forces struggle to hold back advancing Ukrainian troops following their surprise offensive last week.

The BBC’s Russian service reported Wednesday that it found at least 30 listings for trench diggers on the