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Putin axes Yuri Borisov, head of Russia's space agency

Vladimir Putin has dismissed Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov, who led the Russian space agency for a turbulent 2.5-year stretch.

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At least six people killed, eight others injured in Ukrainian rocket attack in Kursk: Russian

At least six people including a child were killed in a Ukrainian rocket attack on a town in Russia's Kursk region, The Moscow Times reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

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WATCH: Horrifying Moment Russian Oil Tanker Split in Half by Storm Sinks, Spilling Oil Into Black Sea

The aftermath of a Russian oil tanker splitting in half because of a storm was caught on camera as the ship began to sink and oil spilt into the Black Sea.

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Russia Resorts To Paying Young Women Hundreds Of Dollars To Get Pregnant As Birth Rate Continues to Plummet: Report

Russian regions will start paying young women who are full-time students nearly $1,000 to get pregnant as the nation's birth rate continues to plummet.

International Business Times

Russia Resorts to Paying Young Women Hundreds of Dollars to Get Pregnant as Birth Rate Continues to Plummet: Report

Russian regions will start paying young women who are full-time students nearly $1,000 to get pregnant as the nation's birth rate continues to plummet.

Latin Times

Russia Fines Google A Shocking $2.5 Decillion (That's 33 Zeros After The 2.5) For Blocking Pro-Kremlin Media Content

Russia has imposed an unprecedented $2.5 decillion fine on Google for blocking pro-Kremlin media on YouTube, marking a dramatic escalation in the tech giant's ongoing standoff with Russian authorities over digital censorship and compliance.

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Steam has taken down 'over 260 materials containing illegal content' from its Russian store, brags the country's media censorship agency

If you're on the registry of banned materials, you're out.

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Twice-Convicted Russian Murderer Released For Second Time To Fight In Ukraine

Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited from prison in 2022, committed another killing while on leave in Russia and was sent back to the frontline.

International Business Times

Free speech and ‘homeland’: Moscow's ‘opportunistic’ response to Telegram boss Durov’s arrest

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said relations with France are at their “lowest” level following the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov at an airport outside Paris on Saturday. The arrest has prompted a stream of condemnations from those in power in Russia – even though the Kremlin…

France 24

Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times 'undesirable' amid crackdown on criticism

The Russian prosecutor general’s office has declared The Moscow Times newspaper to be an “undesirable organization.”

The Independent UK

Russian Twitch streamer sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for criticizing the invasion of Ukraine

Anna Bazhutova, known on Twitch as Yokobovich, was arrested in 2023 after streaming witness accounts of Russian massacres in Bucha.

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The Moscow Times, noted for its English coverage of Russia, is declared a 'foreign agent'

Russia’s Justice Ministry has added The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia’s expatriate community, to its list of “foreign agents” in the country’s continuing crackdown on critical news media and opposition

The Independent UK

EU ban on Russian cars: A sanction custom-made for Putin's propagandists?

It's not every day that both the Kremlin and its fiercest critics unite in outrage at the European Union. But that's precisely what happened recently, after the EU banned Russian citizens from bringing their personal vehicles into the bloc. And it wasn't just about cars. The Moscow Times reported that…

France 24

Cubans face ‘human trafficking’ over Russian deals luring them into Ukraine war: ‘A great way to make money’

Havana authorities say they are working to break a ring seeking to coerce Cuban men to join Russia’s army

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Russian army general Sergei ‘Armageddon’ Surovikin ‘arrested’ amid reports he knew of Wagner revolt plans

US intelligence says Sergei Surovikin knew about the military rebellion at least a couple of days before it happened

Al Jazeera

Russia holds General Sergei Surovikin over Wagner mutiny: Reports

The Moscow Times Russian-language service and a military blogger reported Surovikin’s arrest over links to Wagner force.

Al Jazeera

Russia moves to legalise prisoners fighting in Ukraine war

Amnesty to be legally offered to criminals and crime suspects who agree to serve in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

France 24

Last remaining voices of the Russian opposition are being silenced amid war in Ukraine

Voices raised against the Kremlin are increasingly being silenced as Russia this week handed jail sentences to two prominent opponents of the current regime: Russian-British national Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year prison sentence on Monday and a Moscow court on Wednesday dismissed Ilya Yashin’s appeal.

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Al Jazeera

Russia names new commanders for Baltic and Pacific fleets

Former head of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Admiral Viktor Liina, named as new chief of the Russian Pacific Fleet.

The Independent UK

Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on ‘espionage’ charges

US news outlet says it ‘vehemently denies the allegations from the FSB and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter’

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Russia's Kremlin bans iPhones as Putin's workers fear espionage threat

The Kremlin has banned those working on President Putin's 2024 re-election from using iPhones over espionage fears.

Al Jazeera

Russia gives awards to fighter pilots involved in US drone crash

US officials say surveillance flights over Black Sea have resumed despite Russia’s downing of the MQ-9 Reaper drone.

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