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Explosion near Moscow cafe kills at least 3, injures 15, Russian authorities say

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. At least three people were killed and 15 others injured in an explosion near a cafe on Moscow's Kudrinskaya Square on the evening of Aug. 1, Russia's Interior Ministry said. According to the ministry, the blast occurred at approximately 8:10 p.m. local time near Building 1 on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow. Police and emergency responders were dispatched to the scene as authorities secured the area and launched an investiga

How Russian drones are making routine stops for gas on Ukraine’s roads deadly

The drive back from Ukraine's front line had become familiar to Frida Stoltz. After another aid mission, the 37-year-old Swedish volunteer and her team stopped to refuel in the town of Pyriatyn in Poltava Oblast, hundreds of kilometers from the fighting. Stoltz was sitting in the car, waiting for her turn at the pump, when the loudest explosion she had ever heard tore through the station. "I saw a gas station employee suddenly start running right in front of my car. And he was running away fro

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Ukraine has a number of law enforcement agencies that investigate criminal activity ranging from corruption and financial fraud to organized crime, as well as war crimes committed by Russia. The National Police, Security Service of Ukraine, and State Bureau of Investigation handle cases across multiple jurisdictions, with specialized units addressing wartime offenses, including collaboration with Russian occupying forces.

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