A conscript in the Russian army who pushed and swore at his superior officer on a parade ground in the Moscow area last year was sentenced to five-and-a-half years difficult labor in a chastening nest on Wednesday.The event, a video of which quickly went viral after being made public on Nov. 13, happened at Patriot Park, a military-themed activity
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Russia's space agency on Wednesday announced it would be sending a rescue capsule to evacuate the crew of the International Space Station after a meteorite damaged the spacecraft that was due to return them to Earth.

"The Soyuz MS-23 launch is on Feb. 20, 2023 in an unmanned mode," Roscosmos said. 

The MS-22 spacecraft that was originally set to

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Russia's widely check out pro-war blog writers provided combined responses to the promotion of Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, a senior military officer who was widely blamed for Russia's battlefield retreats in the second half of 2022. Russian media reported Tuesday that Lapin, 59, was named chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces, a visit
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The leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group declared the capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar early Wednesday, with heavy fighting ongoing in the salt-mining town near the city of Bakhmut.Ukraine's federal government disagreements Wagner creator Yevgeny Prigozhin's claim and it was impossible to independently validate either claim. Wagner units took
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The leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed the capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar early Wednesday, with heavy fighting ongoing in the salt-mining town near the city of Bakhmut.

Ukraine denies Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s statement and it was impossible to independently verify either side’s claim.

If confirmed, the

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday stated he had revoked the citizenship of Viktor Medvedchuk, once viewed as Russian leader Vladimir Putin's top ally in Kyiv and implicated of high treason.Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian legislator who was handed over to Russia in a prisoner exchange last September, was removed of his citizenship in addition to
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