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Russia’s Crime and Punishment: Creating a court that has jurisdiction to try Russian leaders for launching the war in Ukraine is an essential step in the global ...
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Russia’s Crime and Punishment
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Gravitas: Russian mercenary defects to Norway: A former mercenary from the Wagner group has defected to Norway. The 26-yr-old plans to offer evidence of war ...
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Gravitas: Russian mercenary defects to Norway
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Russia’s Crime and Punishment: Creating a court that has jurisdiction to try Russian leaders for launching the war in Ukraine is an essential step in the global ...
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Russia’s Crime and Punishment
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Gravitas: Russian mercenary defects to Norway: A former mercenary from the Wagner group has defected to Norway. The 26-yr-old plans to offer evidence of war ...
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Gravitas: Russian mercenary defects to Norway
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday ...
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack
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Russia Arrests Concert Hall Attack ‘Financier,’ Claims Ukraine Link: Russian authorities have arrested a suspected “financier” of last week’s deadly concert hall ...
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Russia Arrests Concert Hall Attack ‘Financier,’ Claims Ukraine Link
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Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians jeopardized
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Brutal crackdown after attack: Kaim: Putin sees his pact with the Russians ...
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Will Putin try to use the Moscow massacre for his war in Ukraine?: Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for trying to help the alleged Moscow ...
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Will Putin try to use the Moscow massacre for his war in Ukraine?
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Attack on rock concert: Arrest of suspects near Bryansk: The Russian domestic intelligence service FSB has reported to President Putin the arrest of eleven ...
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Attack on rock concert: Arrest of suspects near Bryansk
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare Not Speak'
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare ...
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a role: (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Monday that last ...
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a ...
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Quick Glance: Russia Casts Doubt on ISIS Attack in Moscow
  • Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said it was 'extremely hard to believe' that the Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed at least 143 people.

  • Zakharova reiterated Moscow's claims, lacking evidence, that Ukraine was behind the attack on the Crocus City Hall, the deadliest in Russia in 20 years.

  • The director of Russia's FSB security agency stated on Tuesday that he believed Ukraine, the United States, and Britain were involved in the Moscow attack.

  • The head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, stated at a security conference in Kyiv that he believed Russian authorities had known about preparations for a major attack since at least mid-February.
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Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143 – Authorities: The death toll from the attack on a Moscow concert hall claimed by Islamic extremists rose on Wednesday to ...
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Moscow Attack Death Toll Rises to 143 – Authorities
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ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia Tries to Blame Ukraine
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ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia ...
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Gunmen Open Fire at Concert Hall Outside Moscow: A group of armed men opened fire at a concert hall in a Moscow suburb on Friday night ...
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Gunmen Open Fire at Concert Hall Outside Moscow
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Moscow concert hall attack: what we know so far: An attack by gunmen on a Moscow suburban concert hall Friday left at least 60 dead, 100 wounded and the theatre ...
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Moscow concert hall attack: what we know so far
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Russian State Media Release Interrogation Videos of Concert Attack Suspects: Russian state-run media on Saturday released videos of law enforcement agents ...
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Russian State Media Release Interrogation Videos of Concert Attack ...
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Russia Extends Evan Gershkovich’s Pre-Trial Detention Ahead of Arrest Anniversary
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Quick Glance: Russian Court Extends WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention
  • A Russian court extended Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention until at least June 30.

  • He has been accused of "acting on the instructions of the American side" and collecting state secrets about the military.

  • The Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker believes their reporter will be eventually freed but highlights the complexity of the situation.

  • Gershkovich is one of several high-profile U.S. citizens or dual nationals currently detained in Russia.
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Moscow terror attack: Suspects detained as death toll hits 115: Islamic State claims responsibility for one of the deadliest terror attacks to hit Russia in ...
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Moscow terror attack: Suspects detained as death toll hits 115
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First Two Suspects in Moscow Concert Hall Attack in Court – Media: The first two suspects in the deadly Moscow concert hall attack appeared in a Russian court ...
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First Two Suspects in Moscow Concert Hall Attack in Court – Media
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Terrorist attack in Russia exposes vulnerabilities of Putin’s regime: After the Crocus City attack, Vladimir Putin ignored a claim of responsibility by ISIS ...
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Terrorist attack in Russia exposes vulnerabilities of Putin’s regime
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group: France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday ...
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group
Quick Glance: France Increases Terror Alert After Deadly Attack in Russia
  • France's government increased its security alert posture to the highest level on Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and Islamic State's claim of responsibility.

  • President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency security meeting after Friday's attack in a Moscow suburb killed over 130 people and was claimed by an Islamic State affiliate.

  • France was already on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this year, expected to draw millions of visitors. Security concerns are notably high for the opening ceremony on July 26, with boats on the Seine River and large crowds watching from the embankments.

  • The country has been previously targeted by deadly Islamic State attacks, such as the Bataclan theatre massacre in 2015 where extremists shot concertgoers and held hostages for hours. French forces have also taken action against extremists in other regions.
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How Moscow Terror Attack Exposes the Farce of Russia’s ‘Security Theater': Opinion | Carrying out the worst terror attack in Moscow in twenty years appeared ...
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How Moscow Terror Attack Exposes the Farce of Russia’s ‘Security Theater'
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ISIS-K claims Moscow concert hall shooting, but Putin seeks to tie attack to Ukraine
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ISIS-K claims Moscow concert hall shooting, but Putin seeks to tie attack ...
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Russian influence scandal rocks EU: Pro-Kremlin website spread propaganda and “paid” European politicians, top European officials said.
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Russian influence scandal rocks EU
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How Putin's Police State Leaves Russia Vulnerable To Terrorist Attacks: Deadly attacks and avoidable disasters that have punctuated his rule undermine the ...
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How Putin's Police State Leaves Russia Vulnerable To Terrorist Attacks
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Moscow Terrorist Attack 'Serious Intelligence Failure,' Says Ex-U.S. Envoy To Russia
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Moscow Terrorist Attack 'Serious Intelligence Failure,' Says Ex-U.S ...
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Kyiv dismisses Putin's allegations of Ukraine's involvement in Moscow shooting
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Kyiv dismisses Putin's allegations of Ukraine's involvement in ...
Quick Glance: Russia Launches 'Largest' Attack on Energy
  • Russia's 'largest' attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure involved around 150 missiles and drones, resulting in two casualties.

  • China's mediation attempts in the Ukraine conflict failed due to significant differences between Kyiv and Moscow.

  • France and Germany announced ammunition production in Ukraine to support the country's armed forces.

  • Germany and France reached a 'historic' breakthrough in developing the tank of the future, focusing on advanced technologies.
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IS terrorists have reportedly “withdrew safely” - 60 dead confirmed: Shots were fired in a concert hall in the Moscow region on Friday evening ...
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IS terrorists have reportedly “withdrew safely” - 60 dead confirmed
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Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack: Russian state media pushed the idea that Ukraine was the obvious culprit, but at least three of ...
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Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack
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US says warned Russia of possible terror attack a month before: US says warned Russia of possible terror attack a month before
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US says warned Russia of possible terror attack a month before
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Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack as death toll climbs: Russia observed a national day of mourning on Sunday as the death toll from the attack ...
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Russia mourns victims of Moscow concert hall attack as death toll climbs
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Russia's Crocus Group vows to restore concert hall after deadly rampage: The owner of the Russian concert hall destroyed in the mass shooting and fire that ...
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Russia's Crocus Group vows to restore concert hall after deadly rampage
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Display of tortured men is Russia’s warning to the public, say analysts: Flagrant display of abuse demonstrates extent to which Russian society has become ...
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Display of tortured men is Russia’s warning to the public, say analysts
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Perpetrator blows himself up: FSB allegedly foils attack in Samara: According to the Interfax agency, the Russian secret service FSB prevented an attack in the ...
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Perpetrator blows himself up: FSB allegedly foils attack in Samara
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Moscow: What we know about the terrorist attack - and what not: Moscow was rocked by a horrific attack on Friday. The death toll is high, and the first clues ...
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Moscow: What we know about the terrorist attack - and what not
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What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack: Russia has been left reeling following the nation’s worst terrorist attack in two decades ...
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What we know about the Moscow concert hall attack
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Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Amphibious Assault Ship in Crimea: Ukraine said it hit an amphibious assault ship which was docked in Crimea, the Konstantin ...
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Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Amphibious Assault Ship in Crimea
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Shooting near Moscow: FSB confirms dead and injured: There is talk of at least 12 dead on social networks. Videos show a large fire.
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Shooting near Moscow: FSB confirms dead and injured
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US reporter Gershkovich's detention in Russia extended by three months: A Russian court on Tuesday extended the pre-trial detention of Evan Gershkovich ...
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US reporter Gershkovich's detention in Russia extended by three months
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Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert hall terrorist attack: Four men have been arrested for the attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that has ...
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Putin vows to punish those behind Moscow concert hall terrorist attack
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Vasily Utkin – Dead at 52 – Revolutionized More Than Just Football: Opinion | President Vladimir Putin’s wars claim victims even far away from the frontlines.
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Vasily Utkin – Dead at 52 – Revolutionized More Than Just Football
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Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial and Islamic State’s claim
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Russia persists in blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite its denial ...
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Comment: Putin points the finger at Ukraine to cover up his own failings: After the terrorist attack with over 100 dead near Moscow, the Russian president is ...
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Comment: Putin points the finger at Ukraine to cover up his own failings
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Russian media: Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashes in central Russia: The confirmation came after Telegram channels shared videos of a plane on fire ...
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Russian media: Russian Il-76 military transport plane crashes in central ...
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Azerbaijan Reportedly Extradites Former Kyrgyz Customs Official Matraimov: Sources close to Kyrgyz law enforcement told RFE/RL on March 26 that Azerbaijan ...
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Azerbaijan Reportedly Extradites Former Kyrgyz Customs Official Matraimov
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SBU says it caught Russian saboteurs red-handed planting railway explosive - Euromaidan Press
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SBU says it caught Russian saboteurs red-handed planting railway explosive ...
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Moscow massacre sparks battle of blame: Islamic State’s claim of responsibility for Friday’s terror attack hasn’t halted the clash of accusations between Moscow ...
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Moscow massacre sparks battle of blame
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Fake News and Other Fallacies: Фейк: fake I have been remiss.
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Fake News and Other Fallacies
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Four Moscow Attack Suspects Detained Pending Trial: Four men accused of involvement in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people were ...
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Four Moscow Attack Suspects Detained Pending Trial
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Poland raids Russian spy network in cooperation with Czech intelligence: Polish security services said Thursday they had raided a Russian spy network in ...
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Poland raids Russian spy network in cooperation with Czech intelligence
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EU warns Russia over Moscow terror attacks: Europe has warned Russia not to use the weekend's terror attacks in Moscow as a pretext to escalate its war in ...
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EU warns Russia over Moscow terror attacks
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Military Intelligence says 'incident' occurs at Russia's Kuibyshev oil refinery
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Military Intelligence says 'incident' occurs at Russia's ...
Quick Glance: British Intel: Russia Struggles to Protect Energy Facilities
  • The British Defense Ministry reported on March 23 that Russia is unlikely to protect all vulnerable energy facilities from drone attacks.

  • According to a Ukrainian intelligence official, Ukraine successfully targeted 12 Russian oil refineries with Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

  • Allegedly disrupting the fuel supply to the frontline, Ukraine's attacks impact Russia's domestic fuel market and finances.

  • Recent strikes on refineries have disrupted at least 10% of Russia's refinery capacity, imposing a financial cost on the country.
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Moscow Times: Central African Nation Gabon Saves Russian Aircraft With Spare Parts
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Bizarre accusations:Kremlin: "Ukraine, Western secret services and radical Islamists worked together"
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Bizarre accusations:Kremlin:
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Russia arrests four suspected gunmen as toll from concert massacre climbs: Russia said on Saturday it had arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in ...
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Russia arrests four suspected gunmen as toll from concert massacre climbs
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Ukraine detains two suspected FSB agents gathering intel for strikes on Kyiv TV tower, power plant, military HQ - Euromaidan Press
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Ukraine detains two suspected FSB agents gathering intel for strikes on ...
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Russia detains suspects in concert hall attack that killed 115 people: Russian agencies appeared to suggest the attack was linked to Ukraine even though the ...
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Russia detains suspects in concert hall attack that killed 115 people
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UN: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter: At least 32 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW), recently captured by Russia ...
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UN: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter