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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones hit 2 Russian Su-27 jets in Crimea, intelligence agency says

Key developments on Dec. 20-21: * Ukrainian drones hit 2 Russian Su-27 jets in Crimea, intelligence agency says * France and Russia signal openness to holding separate talks as US-led peace efforts remain inconclusive * 50 civilians in Sumy Oblast abducted and forcibly taken to Russia, ombudsman says * Ukraine to replace head of Southern Air Command following repeated deadly Russian strikes in Odesa Oblast Ukrainian long-range drones have struck two Russian Su-27 fighter jets at the Belbek

‘We are f–king fascists’ — Pussy Riot memoir looks at everything wrong with Russia

Upon being released from prison in December 2013 after serving time for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred,” Russian political activist Maria Alyokhina observes that she and her fellow Pussy Riot punk group members “arrived in a different country.” Outwardly, Russia sought to convey to the world during this period that it was a serious global power through events such as the Sochi Winter Olympics. The reality, as Alyokhina writes, was completely different: just a few months later, Russi

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