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Ukraine Situation Report: War Spills Over Into Moldova Again: A missile component, likely from Ukrainian air defenses, fell onto Moldovan territory after another ...
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Ukraine Situation Report: War Spills Over Into Moldova Again
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Lukashenko Says Helped Russia Stop Concert Gunmen From Fleeing to Belarus: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday that he had helped his ...
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Lukashenko Says Helped Russia Stop Concert Gunmen From Fleeing to Belarus
Quick Glance: Lukashenko Supervises Troops Near Lithuanian Border
  • During a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and directed that any 'provocation' there must be met with force, as reported by a Telegram channel close to his administration on Tuesday.

  • Emphasizing the need to 'publicly stop any provocation', Lukashenko highlighted that 'any violation of the state border must be decisively countered'.

  • The deteriorating relations between Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, and Minsk have been attributed to Lithuania's support for the opposition in Belarus.
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Russian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky hit with Neptune missile, says Ukraine: Ukraine has claimed yet another successful strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet ...
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Russian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky hit with Neptune missile ...
Quick Glance: Ukrainian missile strike hits Russian warship and reconnaissance vessel, navy confirms
  • A Ukrainian missile strike hit a Russian naval reconnaissance vessel and a large landing warship captured by Moscow from Kyiv during the annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine's navy confirmed.

  • The navy reported that the Konstantin Olshansky landing ship was hit by a Neptune anti-ship missile, sustaining damage being assessed by Kyiv.

  • Ukrainian strikes on large landing ships created a shortage, leading the Russian navy to prepare the ship for use against Ukraine over the past year.

  • The battle in the Black Sea is crucial for Ukraine, aiming to secure an export corridor for its goods despite Russian attempts to impose a de-facto sea blockade.
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‘It Could Have Been Me’: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall Attack: MOSCOW – Russians are mourning the victims of the attack on a popular live music ...
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‘It Could Have Been Me’: Russians Mourn Victims of Deadly Concert Hall ...
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Ukraine-Liveblog: Selenskyj: Putin must not win: Kharkiv still without electricity +++ Kiev speaks of hits on two Russian naval vessels +++ Attacks on annexed ...
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Ukraine-Liveblog: Selenskyj: Putin must not win
Quick Glance: 'Massive' Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine and Kyiv; Poland Reports Airspace Violation
  • Russia and Ukraine engaged in deadly aerial attacks, including the seizure of the Ukrainian village of Ivanivske by Russia.

  • Kyiv and Lviv regions were attacked, with Poland raising its military readiness.

  • No casualties or damage were reported, and the city's air defenses intercepted about a dozen missiles.

  • The US and Poland demand explanations from Russia, while Ukraine targeted Russian ships in Crimea.
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Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack – Zelensky: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of seeking to ...
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Putin Wants To Blame Ukraine for Moscow Attack – Zelensky
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Putin Thanks Russians for Voting, Troops Fighting in Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked Russians for voting and backing him in an ...
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Putin Thanks Russians for Voting, Troops Fighting in Ukraine
Quick Glance: Putin revels in electoral victory amidst quiet protests
  • Putin secures fifth term easily after suppressing opposition.

  • Voters had virtually no choice in the election.

  • Critics view the results as predetermined, Putin sees them as trust.

  • Protests by the opposition, both in Russia and globally, are downplayed by Putin.
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Russia: How Dmitri Medvedev became the Kremlin's tragic figure: The former Russian president, once a staunch supporter of rapprochement with the West ...
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Russia: How Dmitri Medvedev became the Kremlin's tragic figure
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Ukrainian missiles hit two Russian ships at Crimean port of Sevastopol: The attack also damaged a communication centre and Russian navy infrastructure ...
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Ukrainian missiles hit two Russian ships at Crimean port of Sevastopol
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday ...
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack
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EU to Putin: Don't use Moscow attack to intensify war on Ukraine: Brussels has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use the Moscow terror attack ...
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EU to Putin: Don't use Moscow attack to intensify war on Ukraine
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Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians jeopardized
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Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians ...
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Will Putin try to use the Moscow massacre for his war in Ukraine?: Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for trying to help the alleged Moscow ...
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Will Putin try to use the Moscow massacre for his war in Ukraine?
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Ukraine Says Weekend Missile Attack Damaged 4 Russian Ships: Ukraine said Tuesday that it had damaged four Russian naval ships in a weekend missile attack ...
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Ukraine Says Weekend Missile Attack Damaged 4 Russian Ships
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Strike against Russian navy: Crimean attack causes Putin major problems: The next Ukrainian airstrike on Crimea is hitting Kremlin autocrat Vladimir Putin's ...
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Strike against Russian navy: Crimean attack causes Putin major problems
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Moscow terror attack: Russia’s FSB chief alleges US, UK involvement; eighth suspect appears in court
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Moscow terror attack: Russia’s FSB chief alleges US, UK involvement; ...
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Reuters: Russia facing delays in oil payments from China, Turkey and UAE: Banks in China, the UAE, and Turkey have boosted sanctions compliance leading to ...
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Reuters: Russia facing delays in oil payments from China, Turkey and UAE
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Soyuz craft launches en route to International Space Station, 2 days after glitch
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Soyuz craft launches en route to International Space Station ...
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Oil Refinery in Russia on Fire After Drone Attack – Russian News Agencies: A fire broke out on Saturday at an oil refinery in Russia's Samara region following a ...
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Oil Refinery in Russia on Fire After Drone Attack – Russian News Agencies
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Russian governor claims fire at power plant in Rostov Oblast disabled 2 units: Russian Telegram channels wrote about multiple explosions in the region amid an ...
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Russian governor claims fire at power plant in Rostov Oblast disabled 2 ...
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare Not Speak'
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare ...
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Russian governor confirms fire at Kuibyshev oil refinery, claims drone attack: A fire that broke out at the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's Samara region ...
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Russian governor confirms fire at Kuibyshev oil refinery, claims drone ...
Quick Glance: British Intel: Russia Struggles to Protect Energy Facilities
  • The British Defense Ministry reported on March 23 that Russia is unlikely to protect all vulnerable energy facilities from drone attacks.

  • According to a Ukrainian intelligence official, Ukraine successfully targeted 12 Russian oil refineries with Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

  • Allegedly disrupting the fuel supply to the frontline, Ukraine's attacks impact Russia's domestic fuel market and finances.

  • Recent strikes on refineries have disrupted at least 10% of Russia's refinery capacity, imposing a financial cost on the country.
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Russian Attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv Region Wound 4: Four people were wounded by Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv ...
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Russian Attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv Region Wound 4
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Attack on rock concert: Arrest of suspects near Bryansk: The Russian domestic intelligence service FSB has reported to President Putin the arrest of eleven ...
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Attack on rock concert: Arrest of suspects near Bryansk
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Putin's weaknesses, exposed: Vladimir Putin's recent record is glaringly weak.
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Putin's weaknesses, exposed
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'Terrorists Have No Nationality' Tajik President Tells Putin: The president of Tajikistan condemned the Moscow concert hall attack in a call with Russian leader ...
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'Terrorists Have No Nationality' Tajik President Tells Putin
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a role: (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Monday that last ...
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a ...
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UN Report Accuses Russia Of Executing Ukrainian Prisoners Of War: A new report by the United Nations has said Russia may have executed at least 32 Ukrainian ...
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UN Report Accuses Russia Of Executing Ukrainian Prisoners Of War
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New evidence: Russia election allegedly the most rigged yet: According to a report, there has never been so much fraud in a presidential election in Russia as in ...
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New evidence: Russia election allegedly the most rigged yet
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Russian Opposition Blasts Putin's Broken Security Promises After Moscow Attack: Russia's opposition has slammed Vladimir Putin's broken security promise in the ...
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Russian Opposition Blasts Putin's Broken Security Promises After Moscow ...