foreign intelligence

Russia's Spy Chief Visited North Korea for Security Talks – State Media

Sergei Naryshkin met with North Korea's State Security Minister Ri Chang Dae to discuss boosting cooperation.
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staged ovation

By Visiting Loyal Small-Town Russians, Putin Seeks to Ease Concert Hall Attack Blunder

Amid the fallout from the attack, the Kremlin is turning to a tried-and-true damage control tactic.
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outlawed criticism

Russia Sentences Online War Critic to 6 Years Jail

The prosecution said Nikolai Farafonov had published "videos and messages" calling for the burning of military recruitment offices.
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rising toll

Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143 – Authorities

By Wednesday afternoon, 80 people injured in the attack, including six children, remained in the hospital.
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influence effort

Czechs Bust Major Russian Propaganda Network

The group used the Prague-based Voice of Europe news site to spread information seeking to discourage the EU from sending aid to Ukraine, the Czech prime...
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military junta

Russia, Mali To Strengthen Counterterrorism Efforts

The call came after the attack in Moscow that killed at least 137 people and was claimed by the Islamic State.
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ongoing probe

Russian Investigators Say Received 143 Missing Persons Reports After Concert Attack

Authorities have so far identified 84 bodies, including those of five children aged between 9 and 16.
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Feature

‘I’m Trying to Forget It’: Moscow Concert Attack Survivors Grapple With Trauma

Those who managed to escape the horror and chaos of Friday's attack that killed at least 140 people say they are still reeling from the tragedy.
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shrapnel wounds

Woman Injured in Drone Crash at Belgorod Government Building

Unverified reports from Telegram channels with links to law enforcement claimed a local police station was damaged in the drone crash.
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exchanging fire

Russian Attacks Kill 3 as Ukraine Calls for More Air Defenses

Officials in the Kharkiv region said three men and one woman were injured in separate artillery and rocket strikes.
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wildberries

Police Raid Warehouse Near Moscow for Migrant 'Document Check'

The raid comes amid heightened tensions following the arrest of foreign nationals suspected of carrying out Friday’s concert attack.
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Feature

‘We All Have the Same Face to Them’: Deadly Moscow Attack Magnifies Discrimination Against Central Asian Migrants

In the wake of last week’s deadly shooting at Crocus City Hall, life for many migrants in Russia could take a turn for the worse.
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Basmanny District Court

Exiled Pussy Riot Member Shtein Sentenced in Absentia for ‘War Fakes’

Lucy Shtein, who fled from Russia in 2022, was found guilty of spreading “war fakes” and sentenced to six years in prison in absentia.
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mental health

Antidepressant Sales in Russia Hit 5-Year High – Vedomosti

Russian pharmacies sold 3.6 million packs of antidepressants worth 2.9 billion rubles ($31.3 million) in the first 11 weeks of 2024.
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'caught red-handed'

Ukraine Says Detained 2 Russian FSB Agents

One of the suspects allegedly photographed a power station, ostensibly to help Moscow with attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
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payment declined

Samsung Pay to Stop Supporting Russia’s Mir Card

The United States imposed sanctions on Mir’s operator last month as part of sweeping penalties against Moscow.
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asset seizure

Russia Nationalized 15 Defense Firms Since 2023 – Top Prosecutor

Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov valued the enterprises at a total value of 333 billion rubles.
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more victims

Number of Wounded in Crocus City Hall Attack Rises to 360

“We expect people to keep coming because many of them left and ran away in a state of shock,” Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said.
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