Russian retail giant Magnit is exploring a sale of its hypermarket business, with rival supermarket chain Lenta seen as a potential buyer, the business newspaper Kommersant reported Friday, citing unnamed industry sources.

The possible deal would align with Magnit’s shift toward smaller-format stores and offer Lenta, which operates more than 5,400 l

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Ukrainian drones struck two Russian airbases, a fuel depot and a missile and aviation plant overnight, Ukraine’s military claimed Friday, as both sides ramp up long-range attacks.

“A successful strike was carried out on the Engels airfield in the Saratov region, a place where enemy aircraft are concentrated,” Ukraine’s General Staff said in a state

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Russia fired ballistic missiles and attack drones at the Ukrainian capital overnight, city officials said Friday morning, killing at least four people after President Vladimir Putin vowed to retaliate for Ukraine's stunning drone attacks on Russian airbases last week.

Besides Kyiv, the barrage also targeted regions in the western part of the

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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressedsupport for a proposal to create a national center that would promote Russian as a second language around the world.

“I think creating a special center will benefit the promotion of the Russian language,” Putin said at a council meeting on state language policy implementation.

He ordered the Kremlin and

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President Vladimir Putin's alleged extramarital daughter has quietly assumed a function in the French art world, dealing with galleries that show anti-war artists, including some from Ukraine, exiled artist Nastya Rodionova reported Thursday.Yelizaveta Krivonogikh's existence in Paris was initially reported by the Ukrainian media outlet TSN. The outlet
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A U.S.-sanctioned Russian telecom equipment developer installed 4G mobile network systems in Afghanistan last year to provide mobile services for up to 10 million people, the Vedomosti business newspaperreported Thursday.

The work highlights Moscow’s deepening ties with the Taliban since the Islamist group returned to power in 2021 following the w

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