At least 5 people were eliminated and 37 others hurt in Ukrainian airstrikes on Russia's Belgorod region Friday night, regional authorities said.Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov accused Ukrainian forces of utilizing Vampir multiple-launch rocket systems with cluster munitions in the attack on the city of Belgorod and its surrounding
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Russian authorities designated Galina Timchenko, the exiled founder and CEO of the independent news website Meduza, as a “foreign agent” on Friday.

The Russian Justice Ministry accused Timchenko of opposing the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and spreading “inaccurate information aimed at forming a negative image of the Russian

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Russian authorities have added Chechen MMA fighter Ilyas Yakubov to the country’s list of “extremists and terrorists” ahead of a court ruling on a criminal case against him.

Yakubov was arrested last fall after posting an Instagram video of a training session set to an audio track featuring Shamil Basayev, a notorious Chechen guerrilla leader. If

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A cultural center dedicated to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin announced the creation of a new Komsomol, the Communist Party’s youth wing, as Soviet-era symbolism continues to resurface in Russia.

The Stalin Center, located in the Altai region city of Byisk, launched the Stalin Young Communist League, aiming to attract members aged 14-20 who share the

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Russia's military said Friday that it captured three more villages in eastern Ukraine, where its forces continue to advance even as Kyiv mounts a major cross-border incursion into Russian territory.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces gained control of towns and villages in Ukraine's partially occupied Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv regions.

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The Kremlin said Friday that it was not concerned about authorities in Mongolia arresting President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the Asian country next week, even though it would technically be required to do so after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest last March.

Putin will travel to Mongolia on Tuesday,

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