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Turkish Ship Damaged in Russian Strike on Ukraine's Odesa Region

The strike came hours after Turkey's Erdoğan had raised the issue of strikes on port infrastructure personally with Putin.

Russia Floats National Guard, Police Deployment in Contested Ukrainian Regions After Kyiv’s Withdrawal

Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy advisor, said he expects Russia to reject Kyiv’s 20-point peace counterproposal.
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Germany Blames Russia for Cyberattack on Air Safety, Election Interference

The Foreign Ministry said Germany "would take a series of countermeasures to make Russia pay a price for its hybrid actions."
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Erdoğan Pushes Putin on 'Limited Ceasefire' at Ports, Energy Facilities

Erdoğan's remarks came on the heels of several attacks on Russia-linked tankers in the Black Sea, some of which were drone attacks claimed by Kyiv.
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Ukraine Claims Destruction of 2 Vessels Transporting Russian Arms in Caspian Sea

Ukrainian forces allegedly worked with the rebel movement “Black Spark” to target the Russian-flagged vessels.
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Russia Jails ICC Judges, Prosecutor in Absentia Over Putin Arrest Warrant

Russia found the nine ICC representatives guilty of prosecuting innocent persons, illegal detention and attempted violence against persons who enjoy international...
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Russia Says 7 Wounded Northwest of Moscow After Ukrainian Attack

Interim regional Governor Vitaly Korolyov said that six adults and a child were injured.
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Ukraine Says Recaptured 2 Settlements in Northeastern Kharkiv Region

Kyiv also said it pushed Russian troops back in Kupiansk, a key railway hub that Moscow claimed to have seized last month.
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Mobile Internet Issues Continue in St. Petersburg Despite Lifted Drone Threat

Russia’s big three telecom providers said the outages were outside their control.
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Russian Central Bank Sues Euroclear as EU Advances Plan to Tap Frozen Assets for Ukraine

The lawsuit comes as the EU moves toward approving a plan to use frozen Russian assets to raise funds for Kyiv in 2026-2027.
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Russia Says Captured Siversk in Ukraine's Donetsk Region

The Ukrainian army's eastern command denied Russia's claims, saying that Siversk "remains under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
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Putin Reaffirms Support for Venezuela's Maduro Amid U.S. Tensions

The call came after the United States seized an oil tanker off Venezuelan coast.
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Regions Calling: Winter’s Arrival Sets Off Infrastructure Breakdowns

From heating outages to backed-up highways, winter brings serious challenges for Russians in the regions and local officials alike.
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Businessman Accused of Defrauding Russian Police With Chinese Radio Equipment

Musin was accused of intentionally misleading the government about the radios’ required country-of-origin criteria.
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Lukoil Rig Halts Oil Production After Ukrainian Drone Attack – Reports

Several media outlets report that at least four long-range drones hit the Filanovsky rig, halting output from more than 20 oil and gas wells.
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Cyberattack Reportedly Paralyzes Russia’s Military Registration Database

Grigory Sverdlin, head of Idite Lesom, said that the system “will not be able to send people off to kill or die” for “the next few months.”
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Kremlin Condemns Poland’s Arrest of Hermitage Employee on Ukrainian Warrant

Butyagin has overseen archeological work at the Ancient Greek colony of Mymekion in the Crimean port of Kerch since 1999. 
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Perm University Lab Explosion Kills Father and 8-Year-Old Daughter

The failure of a turbine wheel reportedly caused the incident, according to the university.
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Overnight Ukrainian Drone Attacks Target Chemical Plants, Disrupt Moscow Airports

Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said that work at all four airports in the Russian capital was temporarily suspended.
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