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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.

Belarus Summons Ukrainian Envoy After Drone Strike on Belarusian Soccer Team Bus

Authorities in Minsk demanded that Ukraine carry out an “immediate and objective investigation” into the deadly attack and punish those responsible...

Zelensky Confirms He Met With Russian Billionaire Abramovich in Kyiv

The Ukrainian president said he used the backchannel to notify Vladimir Putin that Ukraine will never surrender its eastern Donbas region.

Over 160 Displaced Kursk Residents Returned From Ukraine, New Human Rights Official Says

Yana Lantratova said her office was verifying the exact number of Kursk residents still held in Ukraine, with plans to meet her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro...

Kazakhstan Will Not Enforce $1.4Bln Naftogaz Arbitration Award Against Gazprom, Justice Minister Says

Justice Minister Erlan Sarsembayev said a ruling by a court at the Astana International Financial Centre falls outside of the country’s legal jurisdiction...

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While the World Watches Iran, Ukraine Is Seizing the Initiative

Moscow's oil windfall may have dominated the headlines. But the Iran war has solidified Ukraine's status as a defense powerhouse.

Moscow Region Police Arrest 2 Accused of Harassing Roskomnadzor Officials on Ukrainian Orders

The FSB and Investigative Committee claimed the pair had been acting on orders from a Ukrainian handler.

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