Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones
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Robert Shaheiev had commanded the vessel Zaporizhzhia, which was surrendered to Moscow when it annexed Crimea in 2014.
The strikes come a night after what Russia described as the "largest-scale" attack by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed. Russian attacks on Ukraine als
Russia accused the intelligence services of a Western country of aiming to portray Moscow as an illegal weapons supplier in Latin America.
EU sanctions must be approved unanimously. Traditional EU packages against Russia, which combine sectoral measures and full designations, have frequently become dogged by lengthy
The attacks began on a July weekend and have continued for a month, stretching from Moscow and St. Petersburg, to cities in the south, and eastward to the Ural Mountains. The targets weren't oil refineries,
President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last year that he had no cards in the war against Russia. Since then, Ukraine has taken the fight to Russia, frequently striking more deeply into the country.
A senior member of Russia's liberal Yabloko party was sentenced on Monday to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for condemning the war in Ukraine, which he described at his trial as a catastrophe for Russia.
NATO officials say Russia could be able to launch a limited attack on the alliance in the next few years—or even later this year.
Two St. Petersburg concerts by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West could become the first performances by a major Western act in Russia since the country invaded Ukraine.
Tatyana Kim founded Russian e-commerce retailer Wildberries from her apartment while on maternity leave. Now, she's a billionaire.