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Denmark Says Russia Has Conducted Sabotage Attacks Against Its Defense Firms
Russia has begun sabotage operations against Danish companies supplying Ukraine after concluding that broader disruption efforts failed to curb Western military support for the country, a Danish intelligence official said on Wednesday.
Years After His Death, Vladimir Zhirinovsky Lives Rent-Free in Russians’ Heads
In late September, President Vladimir Putin took a moment at a meeting with parliamentary party leaders to remember a familiar face missing from this year’s State Duma elections: Vladimir Zhirinovsky. “I would like to say that we certainly miss him, especially under the current circumstances.
EU Approves Record Sanctions Expansion Targeting 1.6K Russian Citizens and Entities
The European Union has agreed to blacklist more than 1,600 people and entities in the single largest expansion of its sanctions regime against Russia since the beginning of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, diplomats said Wednesday.
Latvia Moves to Expel Russian Journalist Leonid Ragozin, Delfi Reports
Late last month, Latvian Interior Minister Jānis Dombrava said Ragozin's actions could "be regarded as ones aimed at steering Western public opinion in a direction favorable to Russia."
Russian Who Swam to Lithuania to Seek Asylum Gets 6 Years in Russian Prison After Return
A Russian man who swam across the Neman River to Lithuania seeking asylum was sentenced to six years in prison after Lithuanian authorities returned him to Russia, media reported.
Rosatom Takes Full Control of Transport Conglomerate Delo Group in $900M Buyout
Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom has completed its acquisition of founder Sergei Shishkarev’s remaining 51% stake in transport conglomerate Delo, both parties announced Wednesday.
Kremlin Says France's Test Nuclear Launch Is Part of 'Dead End' Anti-Russia Strategy
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that France’s test launch of a nuclear-capable missile showed that Europe was building its defense identity around confrontation with Russia, describing the strategy as a “dead end.”
Northern Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Offers 1M-Ruble Bounty for Downed Drones
Authorities in northwestern Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district have established a reward of 1 million rubles ($11,700) for reservists who successfully shoot down enemy drones.
Second Prison Guard Dead After Failed Inmate Escape Attempt in North Caucasus
A Russian prisoner who was extradited from Georgia last month was shot dead after attempting to escape a transport train in the North Caucasus last week, killing two prison guards and injuring two others.
Kim Jong Un Wishes Putin ‘Victory and Glory’ on His 74th Birthday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wished President Vladimir Putin “victory and glory” on his 74th birthday Wednesday, pledging to deepen ties as Pyongyang continues to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. “My dearest friend, Comrade Vladimir Putin, please accept my most heartfelt and warm congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of your birthday,” Kim wrote in a telegram published by North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency.
U.S. Embassy Urges Citizens to Leave Russia Over Siberian Plague Suspicions
Public health officials insist there is no active public health crisis, and the WHO says that no cases have been recorded in Irkutsk.
At Least 24 Killed in Ukraine, Zelensky Condemns One of Russia's Most 'Vile Strikes'
Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones in one of its most “vile strikes” on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, killing at least 24 people, including children, and damaging industrial facilities and energy infrastructure.
Sochi Closes Beaches After Drone Attack Sets Oil Tanker Ablaze
Authorities in Russia’s Black Sea resort city of Sochi and the neighboring federal territory of Sirius closed beaches after a tanker caught fire offshore following a reported attack by naval drones, officials said Tuesday.
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