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Russia captures Ukrainian village south of Pokrovsk

Russia said on Monday it captured an east Ukrainian mining village south of Pokrovsk, home to one of Ukraine’s most important coal mines and where Russian troops have reached the outskirts.

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Anton Chekhov’s birth anniv celebrated

The Russian House in Dhaka celebrated the 165th anniversary of birth of Anton Chekhov, one of Russia’s greatest literary figures, with a captivating literary event in the capital on Saturday...

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Penalty king Kane sends Bayern past Gladbach

A second-half penalty from Harry Kane gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, restoring their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table.

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Russia captures key town in eastern Ukraine

Russia said on Monday its forces had captured the ‘important logistics hub’ of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in what would be a key advance after months of steady gains in the area...

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Russian gas cut triggers blackouts in Moldova region

The separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria ordered a second day of rolling blackouts on Saturday, as a shutdown in Russian gas supplies starved the pro-Moscow self-proclaimed state of energy...

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Russian attack on central Kyiv kills one

Russia launched an aerial attack on the centre of Kyiv in the first hours of 2025, killing one person, Ukrainian authorities said on Wednesday...

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Russia advanced 4,000 sq km in Ukraine in 2024

Russian forces advanced by 3,985 square kilometres in Ukraine in 2024, seven times more than in 2023, according to an AFP analysis of data from the US-based Institute for the Study of War.

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Russia opposes Western peacekeepers in Ukraine

Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

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Russia shot at plane before crash: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev accused Russia on Sunday of firing at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed and of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster, demanding that Moscow admit guilt.

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Crimea declares emergency over oil spill

Russia warned on Saturday of severe environmental damage from a huge oil spill in the Black Sea caused when two tankers collided in a storm near Crimea, which declared a state of emergency.

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Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over plane crash

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin’s silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane.

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Bill Clinton hospitalised with fever

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump indicated Thursday that they were ready to hold talks after the Republican tycoon emerged as the victor in the race for the White House.

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Wave of attempted arson attacks hits Russia

Russia has seen a wave of attempted arson attacks targeting banks, shopping centres, post offices and government buildings over the last three days, according to media reports.

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Zelensky huddles with European leaders

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to discuss ‘next steps’ on Russia’s war as Donald Trump prepares to take office as US president...

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Russia detains suspect in general’s killing

Russia has detained a suspect in the killing of the head of the army’s chemical weapons division, investigators said Wednesday, a day after the general and his aide were killed by a blast in Moscow...

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Russian army’s chemical weapons chief killed

The head of the Russian army’s chemical weapons division was killed on Tuesday in a brazen attack in Moscow claimed by Kyiv — the most senior military figure assassinated in Russia yet as the Kremlin’s campaign in Ukraine drags on...