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Wagner HQ in Melitopol targeted in Ukrainian strike

Moscow has said that two people were killed, releasing photos allegedly showing the destruction of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner’s headquarters in the occupied Ukrainian city of Melitopol.

Russia

High profile Russian opposition figure sentenced to 8.5 years

A high-profile Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after criticising the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin was charged with spreading false information about the military - a new offense added to the country's criminal law after Russia began the war

Russia

LGBTQ history museum in St Petersburg is shut down

A museum devoted to Russia's LGBTQ history in St Petersburg has opened and closed in the space of a few days after Russia's tough new 'gay propaganda' law came into force.

USA

American basktball player Griner lands in US after prisoners swap

After a prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi, US basketball player Brittney Griner is now back in home soil after being exchanged with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner was arrested in February on charges of attempting to smuggle drugs into Russia.

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Russia

One dead after fire ravages one of Russia's biggest shopping centres

Videos posted on social media showed a massive fire as people fled a burning building towards a parking lot.

Russia

Publishers fear chilling effect of Russian anti-LGBT, foreign agent la

Russia's new anti-LGTBI laws and laws against so-called 'foreign agents' have publishers worried that the arts have been left unprotected against possible censorship.

Ukraine

Where does Kherson withdrawal leave Russia's wider war in Ukraine?

The Institute for the Study of War says Ukraine now holds the initiative and is "in the process of securing a major victory in the region and in Kherson city".

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Watch: Red Square marks 105th anniversary of the Russian Revolution

Russian Communists laid flowers at Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square to mark the 105th anniversary of the October Revolution.

North Korea

North Korea 'covertly' shipping artillery shells to Russia, US claims

US officials who made the claim on Wednesday did not want to reveal the amount of ammunition coming from Pyongyang, stating that the shipments would not change the outcome of the war.

Ukraine

Alleged white phosphorous attack by Russia on Ukrainian village

Sixteen houses were destroyed by Russian airstrikes overnight on Saturday in the Ukrainian village of Bezruky, with Ukrainian officials claiming that Russia had used cluster phosphorous munitions to target civilian infrastructure.

Russia

Thousands pay last respects to Gorbachev in Moscow, Putin a no-show

The last leader of the Soviet Union, who died Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa.

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International Military Tattoo opens in Moscow

The opening ceremony of the Spasskaya Tower Music Festival and Military Tattoo took place on Thursday evening on Moscow's Red Square.

Russia

Region near Moscow declares state of emergency over forest fires

Smoke from the blazes in the Ryazan region reached Moscow last week.

Russia

Stars: Nearly identical coffee shop chain replaces Starbucks in Moscow

Seattle-based Starbucks was one of the most visible of the wave of foreign companies that pulled out of Russia in response to Russia's war in Ukraine. Local entrepreneurs now reopened the closed stores under a new name.

Ukraine

In Kostyantynivka, opinion is divided over Russia's war in Ukraine

Some express nostalgia for Soviet times, while others slam Russia's invasion of its neighbour.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: The latest developments you need to know

From Ukraine hoping to see the UN-brokered grain exports deal yield results to Russia's top diplomat looking for allies in Africa, these are some of the key developments in the war from Monday.

Russia

Russians defy crackdown to find small ways of protesting Ukraine war

Facing arrest and draconian prison sentences, some Russians are still finding ways to voice their opposition to the Kremlin's aggression in Ukraine.

Russia

Russian opposition figure jailed amid his criticism of Ukraine war

The Kremlin critic was handed a 15-day prison sentence for allegedly disobeying police officers.

Russia

Moscow renames US embassy street after Donetsk separatists

The move forces the US embassy to refer to the Donetsk People's Republic, which Washington does not recognise as an independent state.

Russia

Watch: Protester disrupts launch of rebranded McDonald's in Moscow

"Bring back Big Mac," shouted the protester.