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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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Scholz's Social Democratic Party rejects sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine in election program, media reports

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) reportedly rejected the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine in the party's program for the upcoming February elections, the Berliner Morgenpost reported on Dec. 15, citing a leaked draft program. Scholz has long been adamant in his refusal to provide the country’s Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

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Auchan in final negotiations with local buyer to exit Russian market, media reports

Auchan, one of the few French chains still operating in Russia, is in final negotiations to sell its Russian subsidiary to a local buyer, French media La Lettre reported on Oct. 24. In March 2022, Auchan CEO Yves Claude told the outlet Journal du Dimanche that the company would not leave Russia despite accusations of […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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Oil depot burning in Russia's Rostov Oblast amid drone attack, local media reports

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A large fire has engulfed an oil depot in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight on Nov. 29, local media reported. Eyewitnesses reported seeing large clouds of smoke over the FDKU Atlas oil depot in the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky District of Rostov Oblast. Videos of the fire posted […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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Putin's Black Sea residence demolished due to safety concerns, Russian media reports

President Vladimir Putin has reportedly stopped visiting his residence in Sochi due to concerns over potential drone attacks, according to the independent Russian media outlet Proekt. Despite spending at least 30 days a year at the Bocharov Ruchey residence since its renovation for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Putin has not been there since March. Proekt's […]

Ukraine

October 7, 2024

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Ukraine produces almost 100 new Peklo missile-drones, media reports

Almost 100 of Ukraine's new Peklo missile-drone hybrids have been produced as the weapon entered serial production, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 16. The news comes amid Ukraine's efforts to ramp up production of long-range drones and missiles as part of the country's resilience plan. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine aims to produce at least […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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Zelensky won’t sign bill to end daylight saving time, media says

President Volodymyr Zelensky has no plans to sign a bill abolishing seasonal daylight saving time in Ukraine, BBC Ukraine reported on Oct. 24, citing anonymous sources. Parliament passed the bill on July 16, which aimed to cancel daylight saving time in Ukraine. This means that Ukrainians would set their clocks back one hour for the […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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Media identifies nearly 81,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine

Journalists and volunteers have identified the names of 80,973 Russian soldiers who died during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine as of Nov. 29, according to a joint investigation by BBC Russia and Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet. Since Mediazona's update in mid-November, the names of 3,830 more Russian soldiers have been added to the […]

Ukraine

November 29, 2024

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Quality of food supplied to Ukrainian military raises red flags, media investigation says

Soldiers received inedible cans of food on the front line, according to a serviceman who turned to NGL media to raise leadership’s concern after unsuccessful attempts to communicate directly with decision-makers, NGL media wrote on Oct. 7. The outlet launched an investigation into the quality of food products supplied to the military after repeated and […]

Ukraine

October 8, 2024

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Russia detains two suspects over assassination of General Igor Kirillov, Kremlin media reports

Russian security forces have detained two suspects over the assassination of a top Kremlin general and his assistant in Moscow, Russian media reported on Dec. 18. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed in Moscow on Dec. 17, with a bomb attached to a scooter. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed responsibility […]

Ukraine

December 18, 2024

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Media: US-sanctioned Gazprombank may buy Auchan chains in Russia

Gazprombank, one of Russia's largest banks that is also under heavy U.S. sanctions, is reportedly poised to acquire the Russian operations of the Auchan retail chain, according to sources cited by Le Monde on Oct. 25. Auchan, a French hypermarket chain, remains one of the last Western businesses operating in Russia after many companies exited […]

Ukraine

October 26, 2024

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