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Russia and Ukraine report separate drone attacks early on Wednesday

Russian officials accuse Ukraine of targeting six Russian regions in what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine 18 months ago

Whelan has been detained in Russia for more than four years on espionage charges that he and US say are illegitimate.

Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash.

A low-key funeral suits the Kremlin, who did not want a large-scale show of support for Yevgeny Prigozhin

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said.

A Moscow court has ruled that a prominent hard-line nationalist who accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine will remain in prison until Sept. 18 on charges of extremism

Kremlin earlier said president’s presence ‘not envisaged’ at funeral of Wagner chief who was killed in plane crash last week

The funeral of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash last week, was held privately on Tuesday at a cemetery on the outskirts of his hometown St Petersburg, his press service said. The farewell to Prigozhin came as Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba meets French…