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melting ice
Kamchatka's Glaciers Have Shrunk by 36% Since 1950 – Russian Scientists
The rate of retreat of the ice caps in the northern Sredinny Range from 2002 to 2017 was 4.3 times higher than from 1950 to 2002.
money-laundering probe
Kremlin Slams France’s Seizure of Russia-Linked Villa
The palatial villa is allegedly owned by Russian businessman Artur Ocheretny, the new partner of President Vladimir Putin's ex-wife.
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empty altars
Fewer Russians Getting Married Despite State's Encouragement to Start Families – Official Data
Some of the biggest drops in marriages were recorded in regions that the Defense Ministry hailed as the most successful at recruiting contract soldiers...
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record cases
Worker at Russian Military’s Patriot Park Accused of Treason – BBC
Nikolai Martynov, 26, worked as an engineer at Patriot Park, which displays Russian and Soviet military equipment.
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ammunition shortages
Kremlin Says U.S. Aid for Ukraine Won’t Change Military Situation
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he would advance a $61 billion package of funding for Ukraine, stalled since last year.
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chechenavto
Palestinian Refugees to Assemble ‘Jihad Mobiles’ for Chechen Military
Around 200 Palestinians have settled in Chechnya since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023.
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military equipment destroyed
Ukraine Says Hit Russian Airfield in Annexed Crimea
The attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday at the Dzhankoi air base, on the northern part of the peninsula seized by Moscow in 2014.
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appeal rejected
Russian Court Upholds 4-Year Sentence for Prominent Bashkir Activist
Fayil Alsynov's sentencing to four years in January sparked some of the largest protests in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
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behind closed doors
Top Russian Hypersonic Scientist Sentenced to 7 Years for Treason
Alexander Kuranov, the head of a St. Petersburg state research institute who oversaw the Soviet-era Ayaks hypersonic aircraft program, was arrested in...
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'particularly serious case'
Germany Arrests 2 Over Military Base Attack Plot for Russia
The men are suspected of spying for Russia and planning blasts and arson attacks to undermine Berlin's military support for Ukraine.
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fatal floods
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Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry has maintained that no one was killed directly by the floods.
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border regions
Russian Shelling Kills 2 in East Ukraine
The shelling came as Russia said it had thwarted Ukrainian attacks on border territories, downing 20 drones and two ballistic missiles, most over the Belgorod...
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'very populated area'
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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foreign funding
20K Rally in Georgia as MPs Advance Controversial ‘Foreign Influence’ Law
The bill would require any independent NGO or media outlet receiving more than 20% of funding from abroad to register as an "organization pursuing the...
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Feature
'Dirty as Hell': Coal Dust Chokes Murmansk as Moscow Ramps Up Asia Exports
As the dust fuels public grievances and concerns for human health, the Murmansk Commercial Seaport is busy expanding its operations.
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'delicate issues'
Putin Calls To Protect Flood-Hit Areas From Looting
Putin also scolded the governor of the flood-hit Tyumen region for calling people who resisted evacuation orders "stubborn."
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banned groups
Russia Labels 3 More Human Rights Groups 'Undesirable'
The Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties are now outlawed in Russia...
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rise in crime
Record Number of Russian Soldiers Convicted of Murder in 2023 – Data
Russian courts sentenced 116 contract soldiers and conscripts for premeditated murder last year, a dramatic increase from 2022 and 2021.
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terrorism charges
Russia Arrests Four Accused of Helping Ukraine Army
Russia arrested four people Wednesday, accusing them of sending money to Ukrainian armed forces and planning to join its ranks.
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