Ukraine said Thursday that ships going to Russian-controlled ports on the Black Sea would be treated as potentially bring military freight, a day after Russia announced a comparable move. Tensions are increasing over the Black Sea after Russia exited an offer protecting maritime exports from Ukraine. Starting from 00:00 on July 21, 2023, all vessels in the

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The armed forces of Belarus on Thursday began the first publicly known training drills with Russia’s exiled Wagner fighters.

Video shared by the Belarusian Defense Ministry showed members of its Special Operations Forces and masked men in military fatigues with Wagner patches performing combat tasks at a training facility. 

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Russia's clergy need to forgo display screens of provocative luxury at a time when citizens are making sacrifices and limiting themselves, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said.According to Patriarch Kirill, a cleric deserves to decently provide his life, however his way of life ought to not demonstratively contrast with the lifestyle of the

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Russian strikes struck the Ukrainian port of Odesa for a 3rd consecutive night given that Moscow pulled out of a grain export deal, officials stated Thursday, as Crimean authorities stated a teenager had died in Kyiv's most current attack on the peninsula.At least 20 people were wounded following strikes on Odesa and the southern port city of Mykolaiv, local

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Authorities in Russia's southwestern Belgorod area arerecruiting female fighters for defense systems along the border with Ukraine.State tv broadcast reports this week featuring an all-female unit undergoing basic training in the western part of the area, which has been targeted by armed attacks in current months. Channel One and

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Russian and Belarusian gymnasts will be allowed to contend in worldwide competitors as specific neutral athletes from Jan. 1, the sport's governing body said.In March 2022, gymnasts from both nations were banned from taking part in worldwide competitors in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The International Gymnastics

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