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Russian Missile Barrage on Ukraine City Kills 18

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine lacked the weapons needed to intercept the three cruise missiles that struck Chernihiv.
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Rescuers Comb Rubble After Russian Strikes Kill 39 Across Ukraine

The attacks — which also saw a Russian missile passing through Polish airspace — triggered international condemnation and fresh promises of military...
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Zelensky Says ‘No One Knows’ When War in Ukraine Will End

Zelensky said he had turned down a request from the military — for now — to mobilize as many as 500,000 Ukrainians for the army.
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Russian Strikes on East Ukraine Residential Block Kill at Least 7

Two missiles — launched 40 minutes apart — damaged residential buildings, a hotel, сafes, shops and administrative buildings in Pokrovsk.
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Russia Hits Ukraine Grain Export Route Near Romania

The overnight strike damaged nearly 40,000 tons of grain destined for Africa, China, and Israel, Ukraine's infrastructure minister said.
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'War for Identity': Kyiv Pulls Hammer, Sickle from Giant WWII Statue

The symbol was removed from the towering sculpture overlooking Kyiv as part of a de-communization campaign that ramped up after Russia invaded.
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Kyiv Attacked as African Peace Mission Visits Ukraine

"Russian missiles are a message to Africa: Russia wants more war, not peace," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said. 
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Ukraine Reports Gains Despite 'Powerful Resistance'

"There is a gradual but steady advance of the armed forces," Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.
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Zelensky Says Counteroffensive Against Russia Underway

Kyiv's forces conducted counteroffensive operations in at least four frontline areas on Saturday, according to the Institute for the Study of War.
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Anti-Kremlin Russians Call Armed Incursion a 'Success'

Russian nationals fighting on Ukraine's side hailed as a "success" a brazen mission to send volunteers across the border and back.
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Russia Pounds Ukraine with Deadly 'Retaliation' Strikes

Moscow said the strikes were in response to a border incursion earlier this month.
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'Polonium, Polonium': UK Theatre Stages Litvinenko Opera

"The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko" is inspired by a biography of the poisoned Kremlin critic and former FSB officer.

Putin Backs Lukashenko as Belarus Leader Vows Closer Ties

Putin promised economic support to Belarus and praised Lukashenko's plans for constitutional changes to appease the opposition.

Russian Official Says 489 Medics Died From Coronavirus

The figure equals 6% of Russia's official coronavirus death total.

Russian Prosecutors Demand 18 Years for Ex-U.S. Marine in Spy Trial

Paul Whelan's lawyer told reporters that the prosecutor had requested 18 years "in a harsh regime colony" for his client. 

Ramzan Kadyrov: Putin's Feared Chechen Strongman

Reports said Kadyrov, whose rule rights group say has seen torture and killings,  is suspected of having the coronavirus.

Virus Permitting, Russia's Bolshoi Hopes for September Curtain-Up

Under an "optimistic scenario," rehearsals will begin in late July, giving performers enough time to limber up their skills.

Luxury Moscow Clinic Becomes Coronavirus 'Battleground'

"There's not a single empty bed," its chief doctor says.

For Mild Virus Cases, Moscow Doctors Are Video-Calling

Doctors at Moscow's new telemedicine center treat coronavirus-positive patients via video calls.

Dour Moscow Mayor Comes to Fore as 'PM for Coronavirus'

A reality check from Sergei Sobyanin prompted President Vladimir Putin to address the nation.

Russian LGBT Activist Faces Porn Trial for Vagina Drawings

Yulia Tsvetkova is waiting to stand trial for distributing pornography online, a charge which carries a jail term of between two and six years.