Oil from two aging Russian oil tankers damaged in a storm last month has been detected near the shores of Sevastopol in annexed Crimea, local authorities said Friday.

The tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were struck by a storm on Dec. 15 in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea near Crimea and Russia's

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A Russian drone attack near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday killed a single person and wounded four others, regional officials stated. One individual was eliminated and 4 were wounded in an opponent air attack on the Kyiv area, acting Kyiv region Governor Mykola Kalashnyk wrote on social networks early Friday.He stated a truck chauffeur was eliminated after he was
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Oil from 2 broken Russian tanker ships has actually been found on beaches in annexed Crimea, Russian authorities said Thursday, as volunteers heighten efforts to address the environmental fallout.The tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, were struck by a storm last month in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea near
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A Russian air attack on Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region eliminated someone, local authorities said early Thursday.Russian forces are attempting to seize full control of the frontline area, which Moscow declared to have annexed in 2022, months after the full-scale intrusion of Ukraine.The Russian military released 11 assisted aerial bombs on the
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Authorities in the republic of Sakha (Yakutia) detained personnel at a bar after authorities implicated the place of hosting efficiencies featuring transgender entertainers from Thailand, local media reported Thursday.The raid, carried out at the club Number One in Yakutsk, was prompted by a complaint from the Yakutsk Administrative Commission, which a
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In March 2022, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine was unfolding, U.S. President Joe Biden said that Western sanctions were turning "the ruble into rubble,” as the Russian economy was “on track to be cut in half.” 

Yet after a GDP drop of 2.1% in 2022, Russia’s economy grew by 3.6% in 2023 and is set to grow by 3.8% in 2024. 

The Kremlin later ridiculed

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