Russia, Ukraine and Oreshnik
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With the sides far apart on key issues as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-year mark, analysts say the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II is unlikely to end in 2026.
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday. Meanwhile, thousands of residents were still without power in Kyiv, following an intense Russian bombardment.
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Russia's Shoigu talks with Iran security chief, condemns foreign interference, Interfax reports
Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Security Council, condemned in a conversation on Monday with a senior Iranian official what he described as a new attempt by foreign powers to interfere in Iran's internal affairs,
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Inside the sea war to contain ‘dark fleet’ vessels — and what the US seizure signals to Russia
U.S. seizure of Russian tanker marks rare escalation in sanctions enforcement against "dark fleet," but experts say move unlikely to trigger confrontation.
Moscow said the overnight strike was in response to an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on a residence used by President Vladimir Putin, which the U.S. and others said did not happen.
Russia says it used its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile and other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says a drone hit the Qatar embassy.
Russia carried out a strike near Ukraine’s western border with an intermediate-range ballistic missile known as Oreshnik, sending a threatening signal to Kyiv’s allies amid a widespread air attack that targeted energy infrastructure and damaged apartment buildings.
Despite a close relationship with Caracas stretching back for decades, Russia has been reserved in its response to the U.S. attack on Venezuela.
China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to "ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities".
Simon Migliano, who compiled the Top10VPN shutdown report, told me “Iran’s current nationwide blackout is a blunt instrument intended to crush dissent, starkly different from the sophisticated, slow-burn digital censorship we’re seeing in Russia.”