Kyiv was rocked by explosions early on January 2 with Ukraine’s military saying air defense systems had repelled a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian capitals hours after Russian military drones were reported to have targeted the city. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-explosions-kyiv-russian-missile-drone-attack/32755915.html
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At Least Five Killed, Dozens Wounded In Russian Air Attacks On Kyiv, Kharkiv
At least five people were killed and dozens wounded in Russian drone and missiles strikes in and around Kyiv as well as Kharkiv on January 2 that Ukraine’s military said were similar in scale to a massive Russian attack just days earlier.
At least five people were killed and dozens wounded in Russian drone and missiles strikes in and around Kyiv as well as Kharkiv on January 2 that Ukraine’s military said were similar in scale to a massive Russian attack just days earlier. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-explosions-kyiv-russian-missile-drone-attack/32755915.html
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At Least Five Killed, Dozens Wounded In Russian Air Attacks On Kyiv, Kharkiv
At least five people were killed and dozens wounded in Russian drone and missiles strikes in and around Kyiv as well as Kharkiv on January 2 that Ukraine’s military said were similar in scale to a massive Russian attack just days earlier.
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At least 53 people have been killed in two explosions during commemorations of the fourth anniversary of the death of Qasem Soleimani, a former commander of Iran's elite Quds Force killed, Iranian state-run media have reported. Video via @radiofarda
UPDATE: At least 103 have died and more than 170 others injured in the explosions. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-explosions-soleimani-death-anniversary/32758522.html
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Iran Vows Response After Explosions Kill Nearly 100 During Ceremony For Slain General
At least 95 people died and more than 200 others were injured in two explosions set off during commemorations of the fourth anniversary of the death of Qasem Soleimani, a former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps' elite Quds Force killed…
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainians lined up to join the armed forces in an outburst of patriotism that both inspired the Western world and defied Moscow’s expectations.
Now, two years later, amid horrific trench warfare, lack of recent progress on the battlefield, and with tens of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded, the enthusiasm to enlist is clearly waning. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mobilization-bill-military-government-tensions/32758568.html
Now, two years later, amid horrific trench warfare, lack of recent progress on the battlefield, and with tens of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded, the enthusiasm to enlist is clearly waning. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-mobilization-bill-military-government-tensions/32758568.html
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'Hot Potato': Ukrainian Mobilization Bill Driving A Wedge Between President And Armed Forces
Ukrainians aren’t rushing to sign up for military service as they did in the early days of Russia’s invasion, causing manpower issues and frustrating many on the front lines. A new bill in parliament aims to rectify the problem, but politicians and military…
Remains of a missile that Ukraine suggests was supplied to Russia by North Korea were shown to journalists after recent strikes on Kharkiv.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-north-korea-war-missiles-kn-23/32765450.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-north-korea-war-missiles-kn-23/32765450.html
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Did Russia Fire North Korean Missiles At Ukraine?
Remains of a missile that Ukraine suggests was supplied to Russia by North Korea were shown to journalists after recent strikes on Kharkiv.
“[E]ither you get a grip and just do this work like a robot, or you lose your mind,” one volunteer said of helping a dying woman in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine.
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-antiwar-volunteers-ukraine-aid-threats-escape/32767064.html
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-antiwar-volunteers-ukraine-aid-threats-escape/32767064.html
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The Russian Anti-War Volunteers Who Defied Threats And Helped Ukrainians Flee
Russian volunteers who oppose Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine have used a network of contacts to take Ukrainians out of Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine or to funnel humanitarian assistance in.
Heshmati announced on Facebook last week that she had been lashed 74 times because of a social media post she made in April in which she could be seen without a hijab.
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-women-defiant-flogging-hijab-violation/32767635.html
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Iranian Woman Defiant Despite 'Medieval' Flogging For Hijab Violation
Since Kurdish-Iranian woman Roya Heshmati was lashed 74 times for an alleged hijab violation, her case has led to widespread condemnation in Iran and abroad and left her defending herself against attempts to smear her name.
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A leading Kyrgyz news agency's office has been raided and equipment confiscated. The outlet faces criminal charges over an article it published on the war in Ukraine.
Russia reportedly lost a rare A-50 radar aircraft over the Sea of Azov, with Ukraine's Air Force claiming to have shot it down.
Check our updated interactive map of Crimea for this & more on Ukrainian strikes in and around the occupied peninsula:
https://www.rferl.org/a/crimea-ukraine-interactive-map-satellite/32480862.html?markerId=413
Check our updated interactive map of Crimea for this & more on Ukrainian strikes in and around the occupied peninsula:
https://www.rferl.org/a/crimea-ukraine-interactive-map-satellite/32480862.html?markerId=413
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Interactive Map: Occupied, Militarized Crimea
As Ukrainian leaders vow to reclaim all territories seized by Russia, Moscow has prepared extensive defensive measures, particularly in Crimea, a region unlawfully annexed in 2014.
Pakistani warplanes launched air strikes targeting what Islamabad said were "terrorist bases" early on January 18 in neighboring Iran.
A local Iranian official said at least four children and three women were killed.
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-pakistan-strikes-baluchistan/32780717.html
A local Iranian official said at least four children and three women were killed.
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-pakistan-strikes-baluchistan/32780717.html
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Iran Tries To Allay Fears Of Rising Tensions Following Pakistan Cross-Border Attacks
Pakistani warplanes launched air strikes early on January 18 on alleged militant targets in neighboring Iran, an attack that a local Iranian official said killed at least four children and three women.
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Protests in Russia's Bashkortostan region continued today. More than 10 people have been detained after hundreds gathered on the central square in Ufa to support jailed Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov.
Local Russian media channels are reporting an IL-76 aircraft crash in Russia’s Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.
Videos posted by local public channels allegedly show the moment of the crash. Judging by the visuals, it indeed was an IL-76 that was nose diving at high speed towards the ground, which is followed by an explosion.
Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the crash of this type of an airplane claiming there were 65 Ukrainian POWs on board along with six crew members and three accompanying officers. According to the Russian officials, the Ukrainians were being taken to Belgorod for a prisoner exchange. It is impossible to verify the information. No reasons for the crash have been given and Ukrainian officials have not commented on the situation.
Videos posted by local public channels allegedly show the moment of the crash. Judging by the visuals, it indeed was an IL-76 that was nose diving at high speed towards the ground, which is followed by an explosion.
Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the crash of this type of an airplane claiming there were 65 Ukrainian POWs on board along with six crew members and three accompanying officers. According to the Russian officials, the Ukrainians were being taken to Belgorod for a prisoner exchange. It is impossible to verify the information. No reasons for the crash have been given and Ukrainian officials have not commented on the situation.
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Місцеві канали публікують відео із нібито катастрофою. Судячи з силуету, це справді Іл-76, він падає з великою швидкістю та вибухає. Також неофіційно повідомляють про нібито 63 осіб на борту.
На тлі цих новин губернатор області В'ячеслав Гладков заявив про «подію» і роботу МНС, утім офіційних деталей поки нема. До цього повідомляв про ракетну небезпеку і роботу ППО
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A Russian singer arrived in Israel while his bandmates remained in detention in Thailand on January 31, amid efforts by Moscow to have the musicians deported to Russia. The band, Bi-2, is known for opposing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
At least for now, Russian President Vladimir Putin is probably not interested in a cease-fire in Ukraine -- but sending signals to the West about such an interest is a different matter. https://www.rferl.org/a/gutterman-week-in-russia-truce-ukraine/32802540.html
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The Week In Russia: Truce Talk
At least for now, Russian President Vladimir Putin is probably not interested in a cease-fire in Ukraine -- but sending signals to the West about such an interest is a different matter.
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Russia has increasingly been labeling entities as so-called “foreign agents” or “undesirable” to snuff out any voices not aligned with the Kremlin.
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