Moscow has stepped up drone and missile attacks despite U.S. pressure to work toward a cease-fire. The strikes intensified after a wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia on June 1.
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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With Sirens Screeching and Explosions in the Sky, Kyiv Struggles to Sleep
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Zelensky Urges ‘Concrete Action’ As Russia Launches Another Massive Air Attack Across Ukraine
Russia launched one of its largest air attacks at targets across Ukraine early on June 10, leaving at least five dead and a maternity ward in the city of Odesa in ruins as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged action “not silence from the world” to bring an end to more than three years of…
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U.S. Teacher Seized by Russia Is Located in Prison
For months, the family of Stephen James Hubbard could not find him in the Russian prison system. New text messages cast doubt on his conviction.
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How Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Turned War Into A Windfall
Foundations linked to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have amassed about $850 million since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, Systema, has found.
The rising fortunes of the foundations coincides with a wartime reincarnation of…
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US accuses Russian of using crypto group to acquire sensitive technology
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US prosecutors have charged a cryptocurrency entrepreneur with sanctions evasion and export control violations, alleging he laundered more than $500mn and helped Russians…
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NATO Chief Urges Members to Spend Far More on Military
“Learn to speak Russian,” the secretary-general of the alliance warned nations unwilling to make politically unpopular budget decisions.
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'Hello Mom, I'm Home!': Hugs And Cheers As Ukraine And Russia Swap POWs
There were emotional reunions as Ukraine and Russia exchanged several busloads of prisoners of war under the age of 25 on June 9. The exchange could last several days with 1,200 from each side crossing the border back to their country.
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The lesson for America from ‘Spiderweb’ and the drone wars
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Russia Says New Prisoner Exchange With Ukraine Has Started
Russia’s Defense Ministry says a new prisoner swap, agreed with Ukraine on June 2, has started, with an unspecified number of POWs under the age of 25 being exchanged.
“In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul, the first group of Russian servicemen under…
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Russia Unleashes Record Number Of Air Strikes Overnight On Ukraine
Ukraine said Russia launched almost 500 air strikes overnight, the largest total in more than three years of war, as Moscow continues to increase pressure on Kyiv ahead of an expected summer offensive and ongoing peace talks that have made little progress.
Ukraine’s air force said in a
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