A former regional coordinator of imprisoned Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny was sentenced to nine years in jail for taking part in an extremist organization, the activist's allies announced Monday.Vadim Ostanin, 46, was apprehended in December 2021 together with five other Navalny allies across Russia when the authorities blacklisted the

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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had blocked a foreign cargo ship implicated of supplying Ukraine with explosives from going into Russian waters, state-run news firms reported Monday.The vessel, traveling from Turkey to southern Russia's port of Rostov-on-Don to load grain, was prohibited from crossing the Kerch Strait that causes ports

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Ukrainian drones hit two buildings in Moscow and an ammunition depot in annexed Crimea on Monday, Russian officials said.Authorities in Moscow reported two Ukrainian drones had actually been downed over the Russian capital during the night. Around 4:00 a.m. today, drone strikes on 2 non-residential buildings were tape-recorded. There is no major damage or c

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Two-time Russian Olympic champion and former pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva has come under fire from both Kremlin advocates and opposition figures after it was exposed that she resides in Europe.Isinbayeva, 41, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and a one-time trustee of President Vladimir Putin, was one of the Russian athletes s

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Russia and China have ended their joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday, as the two allies look for to deepen their military ties.The 2 massive countries, which share a typical desire to counter what they view as American hegemony, have grown better in the military sphere given that Russia introduced its

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Russia's newest missile attack on Odesa left 2 dead Sunday, injured many and severely harmed a UNESCO-listed Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader.The strike on the port city, which Russia has pounded considering that quitting the Black Sea grain offer, came simply hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin fulfilled his Belarus

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