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Yandex Users Flooded With Russian Army Recruitment Ads in 2024

Russia’s top search engine displayed more than 1 billion military recruitment ads last year.

Russian Soldier Convicted of Killing 4 Fellow Servicemen Sentenced to Life in Prison – Mediazona

A military court found Corporal Nikita Posmetukhov guilty of murder and violence against military authorities during an armed conflict.

Russian Courts Processed Record 20K Cases of Missing or Dead Persons in 2024 – Mediazona

Mediazona linked the surge to the Russian military’s apparent efforts to replenish its ranks while avoiding compensation payments to families of missing...

Samara Region Offers Record $40K Bonuses for High-Risk Assault Deployments in Ukraine

“Of course, they’re going to send us to get slaughtered. Nobody in our country just throws money around,” a soldier told Vyorstka.

Russian Diplomats Make First Syria Visit Since Assad’s Fall

The visit comes as Moscow looks to secure the fate of its bases in Tartus and Khmeimim.

Verified Russian Deaths in Ukraine War Exceed 90K

Yet BBC Russia and Mediazona believe their verified figures represent only about half of the actual death toll.

Russia and Uzbekistan Sign Military Strategic Partnership Plan

The plan outlines 50 unspecified “joint military activities” scheduled for 2025, followed by broader strategic initiatives between 2026 and 2030.

Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal – Reports

Authorities in the port city of Tartus reportedly annulled the agreement and demanded the immediate withdrawal of Russian forces.

Siberian Police Arrest Military Officer Filmed Beating Soldiers

Pro-war bloggers had earlier published videos of a military police officer striking two soldiers with a baton and using a stun gun on one of them.

Moscow Accuses Ukraine of Killing Civilians in Occupied Border Region

Russian state media outlets had published a video that they said showed Russian troops discovering several dead bodies in a dark basement.

Russian Army Claims Liberation of Over 60% of Occupied Kursk Territory

Russia said it has retaken 801 square kilometers of territory initially seized by Ukrainian troops after their surprise incursion last year.

Russian Soldier Jailed for Accidentally Shooting Down Friendly Helicopter

Captain Igor Pashkov turned himself in to the authorities last May, “admitting that he could have made a fatal mistake,” Kommersant reported.

Russia Claims Capture of 2 More East Ukraine Villages

Russia's military said its troops had "liberated" the villages of Lozova in the northeastern Kharkiv region and Krasnoye — called Sontsivka in Ukraine...

Russian Military’s Chemical Weapons Chief Killed in Moscow Blast

Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov is the most senior military official to be killed in a bomb attack since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Has ‘Strategic Initiative’ Along Eastern Front Line, Putin Says

The Kremlin leader called 2024 a “landmark year in achieving the goals of the special military operation.”

Crimean Court Jails 2 for Passing Russian Military Data to Ukraine

The men were each sentenced to 13 and 15 years in maximum-security prison.

Top Russian General Dismissed for Heavy Ukraine Losses Appointed to Senior Army Post – Regional Official

Colonel General Rustam Muradov was relieved in 2023 after sustaining heavy losses in failed assaults on the Ukrainian city of Vuhledar.

Russian Military Replaces Senior Commander in Eastern Ukraine – RBC

Lieutenant General Alexander Sanchik succeeds Colonel General Gennady Anashkin, who was reportedly removed as part of a “planned rotation.”

Russian Studio Mosfilm Donates 36 Soviet-Era Tanks to Army

Mosfilm CEO Karen Shakhnazarov also boasted that the film studio had donated around $60,00 for Russia’s war needs so far in 2024.

Car Blast Kills Soldier in Annexed Crimea, Russian Officials Say

Police investigators launched a terrorism investigation into the incident, saying that the blast was likely caused by an explosive device.

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