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Russia kills 25 in biggest Ukraine air strikes for nearly two months

Russia hurled missiles at cities across Ukraine as people slept on Friday, killing at least 25 civilians in the first large-scale air strikes in nearly two months, as Kyiv said it was nearly ready to launch a huge assault to retake occupied land.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: death toll rises in Uman and Dnipro after intense Russian strikes – as it happened

More than 20 people confirmed dead in wake of Russian aerial bombing of Ukrainian cities on Friday morning

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Air raid alerts issued throughout Ukraine, explosions reported

Air raid alerts were issued throughout Ukraine early on Friday and Interfax Ukraine news agency reported explosions in cities in widely separated regions, quoting local sources.

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Russian court fines Wikipedia again for article about war in Ukraine

A Russian court on Thursday fined the Wikimedia Foundation, which owns Wikipedia, two million roubles ($24,510) for not deleting what it said was "banned content" related to the Russian military, Interfax reported.

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Russia submarines destroy mock object in Sea of Japan drills -Interfax

Submarines from Russia's Pacific Fleet destroyed a mock enemy object as part of naval drills in the Sea of Japan, the news agency Interfax reported on Tuesday.

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Russian antisubmarine destroyer to conduct drills in Sea of Japan -Interfax

Russia's antisubmarine destroyer Admiral Tributs will conduct exercises in the Sea of Japan involving mock enemy objects, the news agency Interfax reported on Monday, quoting the press service of Russia's Pacific Fleet.

Reuters

Russia names new commanders for Baltic and Pacific fleets

Former head of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Admiral Viktor Liina, named as new chief of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

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Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant to stop using US fuel - Ifax

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine which Russia captured last year will stop using U.S.-produced nuclear fuel as quickly as possible, the Interfax news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Thursday.

Reuters

Putin meets China’s defense minister, praises military ties

President Vladimir Putin praised ties between the Russian and Chinese militaries, underscoring Moscow and Beijing’s strategic relationship as he met with China’s defense minister on Sunday.

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Russia charges US reporter with espionage

MOSCOW: Russian investigators have charged Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, the Interfax news agency reported, citing an unidentified source.

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Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage

Russian Federal Security Service investigators have formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage but the Wall Street Journal reporter denied the charges and said he was working as a journalist, domestic news agencies said on Friday.

Reuters

Kremlin: Putin and Lukashenko did not discuss placement of strategic nuclear weapons - Interfax

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss the placement in Belarus of Russian strategic nuclear weapons - meaning intercontinental ballistic missiles - in talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the Interfax agency.

Reuters

Moscow court to hear appeal from jailed American reporter on April 18 - Interfax

A Moscow court will consider an appeal by lawyers of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to lift his pre-trial detention on April 18, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the court's press service.

Reuters

Jailed WSJ reporter in Russia files appeal as US pushes for his release

American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested and charged with espionage in Russia last week, has appealed against his pre-trial detention through his lawyers, as Washington said it was "pushing hard" to secure his release.

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Russia accuses Ukraine of blowing up war blogger Tatarsky, arrests woman

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of organising the murder of a prominent war blogger in a St Petersburg cafe and arrested a young Russian woman shown in a police video admitting delivering the bomb that killed him and injured over 30 others.

Reuters

Russia to keep notifying US of ballistic missile launches

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that Moscow would continue to notify the United States of any intercontinental or submarine ballistic missile launches despite suspending the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, the Interfax news agency reported.

The Independent UK

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter over spying allegations

US news outlet says it ‘vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter’

Reuters

US reporter's detention in Russia on spy charges widens rift between nuclear rivals

A Moscow court ruled that a U.S. journalist for the Wall Street Journal should be detained for nearly two months on suspicion of spying, the most serious move against a foreign journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine and one quickly condemned by Washington.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Medvedev: We Don’t Want Direct Conflict with NATO

Russian ex-President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that Russia was not planning to enter into a direct conflict with NATO and was interested in resolving the Ukraine crisis through talks, the Interfax news agency reported. However, he warned that any Ukrainian attempt to take the Crimean peninsula - which Moscow…

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Russia Says It Won’t Return to Nuclear Treaty until West Is Ready to Talk

Russia said on Wednesday it would need to see a change in NATO's stance and a willingness for dialogue before it would consider returning to its last remaining nuclear treaty with the United States. The lower house of the Russian parliament voted quickly in favor of suspending Moscow's participation in…

Reuters

Russian system to scan internet for undesired content and dissent

Russia has launched a system that will scan the internet for illegal content, making it easier for authorities to detect unsanctioned protests, anti-war dissent and "LGBT propaganda", officials said on Monday.

Reuters

Russian arms supplies to India worth $13 billion in past 5 years - news agencies

Russia supplied India with around $13 billion of arms in the past five years, and New Delhi has placed orders with Moscow for weapons and military equipment exceeding $10 billion, Russian state news agencies reported late on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Russia to boost troops in west, expanding army to 1.5 million people

Russia will create new commands near Europe as it expands its military to 1.5 million people amid deepening tensions with the U.S. and its allies over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioners to Meet in Türkiye This Week

The Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners will meet in Türkiye this week, news agencies from both countries reported on Monday, for talks likely to include the possibility of further exchanges of prisoners of war. Interfax quoted the Russian commissioner, Tatiana Moskalkova, as saying the meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart…

Reuters

Kremlin doubts Kyiv truce rejection reflects Zelenskiy's view

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed doubt on Thursday that the rejection of Russia's proposed truce by an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reflected the Ukrainian leader's view, Interfax news agency reported.

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