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Former Russian Coal Assets of Ukrainian Billionaire Akhmetov Change Hands

The assets have been transferred to the Russian Industrial Company, which has ties to an industrial group headed by the son of longtime Putin friend Arkady...

FSB Arrests Former British Embassy Guard Accused of Gathering Intel for Ukraine

The FSB alleged that Ukraine planned to use the information to carry out a false-flag attack targeting British diplomatic personnel.

Ukraine’s SBU Accuses Russian Volunteer Corps Commander of Plotting to Kill Opposition Figure

The commander, Stepan Kaplunov, in turn, claimed SBU officers “kidnapped” him and forced him to deliver a false confession under duress.

Norway Seizes Russian Ship to Enforce $4.2Bln Claim by Ukraine’s Naftogaz

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the seizure of the ship amounts to an act of “piracy.”

Ukraine Claims It Foiled FSB Plot Against Anti-Kremlin Figure Amid Shootout in Kyiv

Ukrainian media reported that the target of the assassination attempt was Stepan Kaplunov, a member of the Russian Volunteer Corps.

Moscow Court Jails Ex-Ukrainian Presidential Aide Oleksiy Arestovych 11 Years in Absentia

A judge found Arestovych guilty of spreading false information about the Russian military and publicly calling for terrorism.

Ukraine Sanctions ‘Masha and the Bear’ Creators Over Alleged Kremlin Propaganda

Kyiv accused “Masha and the Bear” of spreading “pro-Russia narratives” and posing a threat to Ukrainian national security.

FSB Arrests Alleged Ukrainian Agents Over Plotting Moscow Attack and Espionage

One of the people was accused of spying on trains carrying petroleum products at a Moscow railway station and surveilling government buildings in the Russian...

Russia and Ukraine Exchange 103 POWs Each

Yana Lantratova, Russia’s human rights chief, said she met with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets during the prisoner swap.

FSB Raids Moscow City Crypto Exchanges Accused of Laundering Stolen Cash

The FSB claimed Ukraine-based scam call centers used gray-market exchange offices in Moscow City to convert stolen cash into cryptocurrency and funnel...

FSB Arrests Kaluga Man Accused of Plotting Attack on Military Enlistment Office

Russian law enforcement officials claimed the man was acting on orders from Ukrainian military intelligence.

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukraine’s New Military Commander Just Hours After Appointment

The arrest warrant appeared just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed General Oleksandr Syrskyi and named Mykhailo Drapatyi as...

‘Things Should Get Easier Now’: Russian Military Bloggers Cheer Ukraine’s Defense Minister Shake-Up

Pro-Kremlin military bloggers called Mykhailo Fedorov “far too smart and effective an enemy.”

FSB Accuses Ukrainian Rapper of Organizing Drone Attack on Defense Enterprise

Ukrainian rapper Kyivstoner denied the Russian allegations in a series of posts on Instagram.

FSB Claims It Foiled Ukrainian Attacks on Military Air Bases Deep Inside Russia

The FSB said Ukraine sought to target the Shagol air base in the Chelyabinsk region and the Ukrainka air base in the Amur region.

FSB Claims It Foiled Ukrainian Assassination Plots Against Military Officials

The FSB accused Ukrainian intelligence of recruiting a young Moscow woman and a Russian ex-convict living in Ukraine to carry out the attacks.

Kazakhstan Court Overturns $1.4Bln Naftogaz Arbitration Award Against Gazprom

The Astana International Financial Centre had earlier ruled that Ukraine’s state oil and gas company, Naftogaz, be allowed to collect a $1.4 billion...

Ukrainian Drone Attack Wounds 2 Belarusian Bus Drivers in Russia’s Bryansk Region

Belarusian state media reported that the bus was carrying 19 passengers and the two drivers when it was struck on the Russian side of the border at around...

Ukrainian Charged in Germany Over Nord Stream Blasts

Serhii K. is accused of acting on behalf of Ukrainian government entities alongside other military personnel to sabotage the undersea pipelines in 2022...

CSTO Warns of Rising Border Tensions Following Zelensky’s Ultimatum to Belarus

Zelensky warned last week that his military would strike ground stations in Belarus if it continues to allow Russia to use them.

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