Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Ukraine of using banned anti-personnel landmines against invading Russian forces, saying almost 50 civilians, including five children, had been wounded.

Ukraine's defense ministry insisted the army upholds its treaty obligations against mines, but it would not comment on the types of weapons used until the war

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The Harry Potter films will disappear from Russian streaming services from Wednesday as Russians continue to deal with decreasing access to Western-made movies and tv following the intrusion of Ukraine.Kinopoisk and Amediateka, 2 of Russia's largest film platforms, announced last week that Tuesday is the last day when the wizard franchise b
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The Russian economy is predicted to grow 0.3% in 2023 despite setbacks from unprecedented Western sanctions over the Ukraine invasion, according to data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday. 

Russia’s projected economic growth stands in sharp contrast with the 2.3% contraction forecast by the IMF in October and marks an i

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Leaders of Russia's pro-Kremlin ruling party have actually recommended members to publicly compare the war in Ukraine with a crucial World War II battle on its 80th anniversary today, the Kommersant business daily reported Tuesday.On Feb. 2, 1943, Soviet soldiers successfully beat back Nazi soldiers and provided Adolf Hitler his first surrender in the war in
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A Russian court has issued the country's first jail sentence on terrorism charges for an arson attack on a military recruitment workplace, state companies reported Tuesday.Two males were detained in mid-May on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the enlistment office in the west Siberian city of Nizhnevartovsk previously that month. Nobody was
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President Joe Biden said Monday the United States would not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as Kyiv expands the list of weaponry it needs to be better able to drive Russian forces from occupied territories.

Fighting continued at key points along the long front as Russian forces sought to expand their hold on territory in the Donetsk region of

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