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Threatening emails sent to Ukrainian organizations after media investigation into Russian security services

Hundreds of Ukrainian schools, businesses, embassies, and media outlets, including the Kyiv Independent, received bomb threats via email on Oct. 14, prompting evacuations of state institutions. The threats appeared to be connected to a recent investigation conducted by Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) into Russian security services' sabotage efforts in Ukraine. "I have […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Media: Polish farmers block Ukrainian border crossing

Polish farmers staged a protest in the village of Medyka on the morning of Nov. 23, blocking the road leading to the Shehyni border crossing with Ukraine, Polish media outlet RMF24 reported. Farmers are protesting the Polish government's failure to maintain the agricultural tax rate in 2024 at the same level as in 2023, according […]

Ukraine

November 23, 2024

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Putin replaces Kursk Oblast governor due to management 'chaos' after Ukraine incursion, media reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Kursk Oblast Governor Alexei Smirnov due to management "chaos" following Ukraine's incursion, opposition outlet Verstka reported on Dec. 6, citing sources. On Dec. 5, Putin appointed State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein as interim governor of the oblast. According to Verstka, the Kremlin began seeking Smirnov’s replacement in early November, […]

Ukraine

December 6, 2024

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Trump declines to say if he’s spoken to Putin since leaving office, media reports

Former President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 declined to confirm if he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office in 2021 but said, "If I did, it’s a smart thing." Trump had previously denied claims from journalist Bob Woodward’s book that he had multiple phone calls with Putin after leaving the White […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

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Umerov-led delegation arrives in South Korea seeking weapons, military aid, media reports

A Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrived in South Korea on Nov. 27, with the aim of requesting military aid from Seoul, several media outlets reported. The delegation is expected to meet with President Yoon Suk Yeol as early as Wednesday, according to the Korean Times, citing several sources close to the […]

Ukraine

November 27, 2024

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Media: Russian conscript killed after refusing to fight in Kursk Oblast

19-year-old Russian conscript Artem Antonov was shot and killed by his commander after reportedly refusing to sign a military contract to fight in Kursk Oblast, the Russian independent outlet IStories reported on Dec. 6. The incident occurred on October 21 at the "Ilyinsky" training ground of the 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade, where the commander fired […]

Ukraine

December 6, 2024

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High-ranking GRU officer shot dead in Moscow Oblast, Russian media reports

Nikita Klenkov, a deputy commander of a unit for Russia's military intelligence agency (GRU), was shot dead in Moscow Oblast by an unknown assailant, Russian state-controlled media reported on Oct. 16. Klenkov, 44, was reportedly the deputy commander of GRU unit 43292, which serves as training center for Special Operations Forces, the Moscow Times reported. […]

Ukraine

October 16, 2024

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Russian troops operated torture chamber for Ukrainians in Belarus in 2022, media reports

Russian troops operated a torture chamber in Belarus in the spring of 2022, the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC) reported on Nov. 28. Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians abducted from Ukraine were reportedly held there. The chamber was located on Belarusian government-owned property in the town of Naroulia, not far from the border with Ukraine, […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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Media identifies over 82,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

Journalists and volunteers have identified the names of 82,050 Russian soldiers who died during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine as of Dec. 6, according to a joint investigation by BBC Russia and Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, published on Dec. 11. Russia has made territorial gains in eastern Ukraine, using brutal mass wave tactics […]

Ukraine

December 11, 2024

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US offers $10 million reward for information on Russian media organization accused of election interference

The United States is providing a reward of up to $10 million for information that helps prevent or disrupts foreign election interference linked to the Russian state-sponsored Rybar media organization, the U.S. State Department announced. Rybar and its employees are accused of using social media to meddle in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The established […]

Ukraine

October 18, 2024

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Russian lawyer sentenced to 7 years in prison for publicly speaking out against Ukraine war, media reports

A Russian court has sentenced prominent lawyer Dmitry Talantov to seven years in prison for criticizing the war in Ukraine on social media, according to the Russian independent monitoring group OVD-Info. Talantov, 63, was arrested in June 2022 and has been behind bars for over two years. He was convicted of inciting hatred and spreading […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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Hungarians protest 'ruling party propaganda,' demand more media freedom

Thousands of Hungarians gathered in Budapest on Oct. 5 to demand greater press freedom and a halt to what they called a "propaganda factory" run by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government. The protests, launched outside of the building of the state-owned MTVA media company, were organized by Hungary's leading opposition figure and head of […]

Ukraine

October 6, 2024

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