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Russia continues arrests of banned pro-peace Yabloko party members
Russia has continued arresting members of the Yabloko opposition party, detaining two candidates on Sept. 4 as parliamentary elections approach, the party announced.
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Russian missile brigade equipped with Oreshniks deployed in Belarus, Ukraine's military intelligence says
The Oreshnik is a missile believed to be a modified version of the Rubezh surface-to-surface missile.
Can women solve Ukraine's manpower problem?
During a routine assignment in Mykolaiv Oblast in 2022, Nataliia Lishchyshena suffered an injury that would change her life. Jumping out of a vehicle, she landed hard, badly bruising her chest. At first, Lishchyshena thought little of the injury, aggravated by body armor designed without women's bodies in mind. But doctors later linked it, along with stress and hormonal changes, to the development of a benign tumor. The condition ultimately led to a mastectomy. A military medical commission lat
Russia, North Korea open first cross-border road bridge as partnership deepens
The one-kilometer bridge crosses the Tumen River, connecting Khasan in Russia's far-eastern Primorsky Krai with North Korea's Tumangang.
Ukrainian drone blitz hits 3 Russian oil refineries, Zelensky confirms
Ukrainian drones also struck a launch and storage site for strike drones in Russia's Kursk Oblast and "a target" in the Black Sea, he added without providing further details.
France cannot finance Ukraine 'without anything in return,' far-right leader says
RN co-leader Jordan Bardella nevertheless did not advocate for "abandoning" Ukraine completely, noting that France should help Kyiv defend its territorial integrity.
Ukraine's Prosecutor General denies involvement in scam call center protection racket
"I have no involvement whatsoever in covering up illegal call centers, I have not issued any instructions to facilitate such activities, and I have not used the powers of the Prosecutor General for this purpose," Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.
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