Moscow and Kyiv have traded 150 prisoners of war with the help of mediators from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Russia’s Defense Ministryannounced Friday, the first such exchange after months of stalled talks between the two warring sides.

“As a result of negotiations, 75 Russian servicemen, who were in mortal danger in captivity, were returned f

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Dmitry Azarovannounced Friday that he was stepping down as governor of southern Russia’s Samara region, making him the second regional head to resign this week ahead of gubernatorial elections later this year.

“I’ve made a decision to complete my work in the governor’s post,” Azarov said in a video address to residents posted on the Russian social m

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Russia’s Finance Ministry submitted a major tax reform plan this week that seeks to introduce a progressive tax system and increase corporations’ contributions to the state budget. 

The reform, if passed, promises to generate nearly 3 trillion rubles ($33.2 billion) per year at a time when government spending on the war in Ukraine continues to soar.

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Russian forces are bearing down all fronts in Ukraine and have actually taken some 880 square kilometers of territory this year alone, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov stated on Friday.If validated, Russia would have made more gains in the past 5 months than in all of 2023, when the front line remained mostly fixed regardless of a Ukrainian counter-offensive

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Berlin has given Ukraine permission to fire German-delivered weapons at targets in Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz's spokesman said Friday, matching a move by the United States.

Kyiv has the "right under international law to defend itself" against attacks coming from inside Russia, Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement.

Attacks from Russian

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An overnight Ukrainian drone strike in southern Russia's Krasnodar area stimulated a big fire and injured at least two employees at an oil depot, regional authoritiessaid Friday.Russia's Defense Ministrysaid its air defense systems destroyed 29 Ukrainian drones and five missiles over the region.Krasnodar region Governor Venyamin Kondratyevsaid an

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