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Russian Military Boosts Call-Ups for Annual Reservist Training Exercises

Military commissariats in the Moscow region have sent a flurry of demands to companies to provide lists of employees eligible for reserve duty.

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.

Moscow Concert Attack: What We Know

An attack by gunmen on a Moscow suburban concert hall Friday left at least 139 dead, according to Russian authorities. Here is what we know about the...

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Russia Arrests Concert Hall Gunmen as Death Toll Rises

Russia's Federal Security Service said it had arrested 11 people involved in the attack, including four assailants.

At Least 60 Killed, 145 Injured in Mass Shooting Outside Moscow

According to a reporter at the scene, the gunmen threw an incendiary bomb that then caused a fire at the concert hall.

'incitement of hatred'

Russia Investigates Woman for 'Extremism' for Barring War Veteran From Cafe

Alyona Polyakevich said she had asked a Russian soldier to leave her cafe after he had been loitering and causing disruptions.

‘Total Disgrace’: Anger, Frustration as Mass Heating Failures Across Russia Leave Thousands in the Cold

Suffering from subzero temperatures, residents of several regions are pointing the finger at local authorities and utility services.

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Deputy Mayor, Plant Managers Detained Over Major Power Outage in Moscow Region

Podolsk’s deputy mayor was accused of abusing power when he issued a certificate of readiness for a boiler house that broke down.

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Residents Outside Moscow Protest Power Outage, Demand Heating Amid Subzero Temperatures

At least 21,000 people had power knocked out in their homes on Thursday morning in the town of Podolsk when a heating main burst.

One Dead, Three Injured in Ice Collapse at Military Enlistment Office

The accident occurred as record-breaking snow drifts that covered the Moscow region the week before started to melt.

Ukrainian Drone Downed Outside Moscow

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that a drone attack had been “repelled” in the Odintsovo district southwest of the Russian capital.

Powerful Explosion Rocks Southern Russian City Amid Latest Wave of Drone Attacks

One of the drones downed in Rostov-on-Don damaged buildings not far from the Russian Defense Ministry's southern command center.

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Leaked Audio Reveals Governor's Predetermined Election Victory – Novaya Gazeta Europe

Moscow Governor Andrei Vorobyov is projected to receive some 70% of the votes in next month's gubernatorial elections, according to the leaked audio.

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