Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of 950 fallen soldiers, authorities from both countries revealed Friday, marking the second such swap in less than a month.Russia got the remains of 41 soldiers, State Duma legislator Shamsail Saraliyev told the RBC news site. Ukraine, meanwhile, repatriated the bodies of 909 servicemen, according to
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Authorities in Far East Russia’s Zabaikalsky region on Thursday introduced movement restrictions in an effort to contain fast-spreading wildfires.

Residents must now obtain advance authorization from local officials to travel outside their communities, except when using regional or federal highways. Checkpoints will be installed at the entrances to

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A judge in St. Petersburg sentenced 19-year-old anti-war activist Daria Kozyreva to nearly three years in prison on Friday for repeatedly discrediting the Russian military.Petrogradsky District Court Judge Dmitry Ovrakh bought Kozyreva to serve 2 years and 8 months at a medium-security penal nest and prohibited her from releasing anything
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A 30-day moratorium on Russian strikes against Ukraine's energy facilities has expired, the Kremlin stated Friday, ending a short-lived time out that was revealed after a call in between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. A month has actually certainly passed, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov informed press reporters. As of this time, there
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Russia officially removed the Taliban from its list of designated terrorist organizations, a legal formality that follows years of pragmatic engagement with the Afghan militant group.

While the Taliban has been banned in Russia since 2003, Thursday’s Supreme Court decision does not amount to a formal recognition of its government, experts say. S

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More than 150 beaches along Russia’s southern Black Sea coast remain unsuitable for summer vacations due to ongoing contamination from a recent oil spill, the head of Russia’s consumer safety watchdog said Friday.

Oil slicks continue to be detected off the coast of Anapa, a popular resort town in the Krasnodar region, nearly four months after two

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