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Map reveals scale of Russia's summer offensive against Ukraine
Moscow's forces made gains in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Russia's central bank expected to cut key rate in July to 19%
The Russian central bank will cut its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point to 19% at its board meeting on July 25 ...
Russia’s ex-deputy defense minister handed 13-year sentence on corruption charges
A Russian court has convicted a former deputy defense minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to 13 years in prison ...
Germany Launches Additional Measures Against Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany has pledged additional measures to further counter Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" operating in ...
Azerbaijan says brothers arrested by Russia were tortured and beaten to death
Post-mortems on two Azerbaijani brothers who died in Russian police custody have shown that they were beaten to death, ...
Russia says Moscow now occupies all of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, illegally annexed in 2022
A Russia-appointed official in Ukraine’s occupied Luhansk region says that Moscow’s forces have overrun all of it.
Russia unleashes its summer offensive with an army mired in problems
Russia’s army has vast manpower and equipment advantages over Ukraine but its progress has been slow and Russian military ...
Russia Sentences Former Defense Official to 13 Years for Graft
A Russian court sentenced a former deputy defense minister to 13 years in prison on embezzlement charges, the Tass news ...
Russia launches accounts with withdrawal guarantees for foreign investors
Russia has launched a new type of investment account that contains withdrawal guarantees, according to a decree signed by ...