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Russian military airfield attacked in Adygea A few hours ago, Ukrainian drones attacked the Khanskaya military airfield, close to the city of Maykop. A fire was observed at the site. The village of Rodnikovy, adjacent to the airfield, is being evacuated. Local authorities
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In Krasnodar, a spontaneous protest is underway as residents express frustration over power outages caused by a malfunction at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant. Many homes have been without electricity for several days. Police have started detaining participants
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A Russian pro-war Telegram channel published information about a military unit in Rostov, where soldiers reportedly have their ribs broken, are handcuffed to outdoor poles, and sent to "zero lines" if they don’t pay up. According to the channel, commander Major Oganes Petrosyan
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Ukrainian volunteers shared a video showing a Russian soldier allowing them to complete the evacuation of civilians. For this, Russian pro-war bloggers accused him of unprofessionalism and weakness. Volunteers Daniil Zakharchenko and Oleksandr Humanyuk provided details about
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Last night, a drone attack set an oil depot in the Kursk region on fire. Local residents reported that the target was the "Polevaya" depot. According to ASTRA, it had been previously attacked by drones on February 15, 2024, causing two diesel fuel tanks to catch fire
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"Mom, I think I might die soon": Jailed Russian teen beaten in detention center. His cellmate was relocated only after media attention In June 2024, 16-year-old Arseny Turbin was sentenced to five years in prison. Investigators claim the student allegedly joined the Freedom of
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On the morning of September 21, a Ukrainian drone strikes caused a fire and multiple explosions at a Russian ammo depot located in the village of Kamenny, Krasnodar region. 1,200 local residents were evacuated. ASTRA found out that there are two military units in the settlement:
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Ukrainian soldiers have published a video showing them crossing the border into Russia's Kursk region In the footage, Ukrainian troops are seen moving through the "dragon's teeth" defensive fortifications. In 2022, the former governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit,
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ASTRA spoke with the relatives of Russian servicemen from the 25th Brigade, where the military is forced to fight with severe injuries and illnesses and then ‘disappears’ at the front
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A woman from Novosibirsk has died from injuries after being beaten by a former Wagner Group mercenary The suspect, 41-year-old Mikhail, assaulted the woman on October 1. After the beating, he dragged her outside and left her unconscious. She was taken to the hospital in critical
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Russian conscripts who survived the Kursk incursion are being pressured to sign contracts and return to the front lines. Meanwhile, Russian refuseniks from St. Petersburg were forcibly put on a plane and sent to Kursk yesterday. Read the full text here:
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Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken control of Nikolaevo-Daryino, Daryino, and Sverdlikovo in the Kursk region, - Telegram channels Meanwhile, more and more posts are appearing in local social media groups, with many people asking for help to find and evacuate their relatives from
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This morning, Ukrainian drones attacked Ryazan. The UAVs were intercepted en route to an oil refinery and the Dyagilevo military airfield. According to the Ministry of Defense, a total of seven drones were shot down over the region. No casualties have been reported
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Turkish police have arrested a suspect in the bombing of a car belonging to GRU officer Andrey Torgashov. The detainee, Russian citizen Yevgeny Serebryakov, arrived in Bodrum this morning and managed to leave the airport before he was apprehended
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The former shoe factory in Makeyevka is already the 19th place for torture and detention of the military in the occupied territories of Ukraine, which ASTRA found. Read more:
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A Russian guided bomb struck a five-storey apartment block in Kharkiv late on Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, including a three-year-old girl
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Former Wagner mercenary, convicted of murdering and raping an 85-year-old woman, sent back to fight in Ukraine after sentencing In April 2024, Ivan Rossomakhin was sentenced to 22 years in a high-security prison for the murder and rape of an elderly woman. Later, the court
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"Heading to Kursk. Release the Kraken, you’re f***ed!" — These were the final words captured on video by Russian soldiers just hours before a HIMARS strike hit their convoy in the Kursk region. ASTRA has confirmed that the convoy included soldiers from at least two military
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have entered the Kursk region and are advancing towards Goncharovka in the Sudzha district using military equipment, - local social media sources Meanwhile, the acting governor of the Kursk region says that the border service and the Russian Armed
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The results of the massive missile strike on Kyiv this morning. The number of victims is increasing
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Ukrainian drones attacked the "Atlas" oil depot in the Rostov region last night, setting it on fire. On August 18, Ukrainian drones also attacked another oil depot in the Rostov region—the "Kavkaz". That tank farm in Proletarsk has been burning for ten days.
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A prisoner of war from the Azov Brigade who died in a Russian detention center had broken ribs and a blunt injury to the chest, - autopsy report Earlier, it was announced that Alexander Ishchenko, a 55-year-old Ukrainian POW and driver in the Azov Brigade, died in the
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In Ivanovo, Russia, a construction worker was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a crypto transaction According to the court, 31-year-old Yuri Kolganov made two crypto transfers totaling just over 3,000 rubles to the Free Russia Legion, which is designated as a "terrorist
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A Ukrainian drone strike last night hit an ammo depot in the Voronezh region, causing explosions and a fire. A state of emergency was declared in three areas, and 200 people were evacuated.
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed battles on the border with the Kursk region. Reserves are being sent there right now
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Russian ammunition depot allegedly attacked in Bryansk region Ukrainian Telegram channels report that the 67th GRAU arsenal in Karachev was attacked. They have posted footage showing a fire at the ammunition depot. Local residents say sirens have been sounding since 2 a.m.,
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Mother of soldier from Kemerovo region claims her son is being forcibly kept in "LPR" commandant's office Ivan Demidkin signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense last October while serving a sentence for theft in prison. In May, he got injured and then had a concussion. His
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A 37-year-old resident of the Belgorod region was hospitalized with a fractured skull. The man was injured after jumping out of a car belonging to soldiers from the 'Akhmat' unit, who had kidnapped him. Read more:
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The military from the 1st Slavic brigade of the “DPR” escaped from an illegal torture chamber in occupied Makeyevka. ASTRA talked to the escapees and their relatives. Read more:
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Russia's Lipetsk region hit by massive drone attack last night. Locals report a large fire at a military airfield The Lipetsk governor confirmed that "explosive objects detonated away from civilian areas," and an energy facility was damaged. Authorities declared a state of
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Orthodox blogger and war veteran detained on suspicion of molesting an underage girl A 31-year-old Orthodox blogger, Klaud Rommel, was arrested in St. Petersburg on suspicion of molesting a 10-year-old girl. In February, a man was caught in bed with the daughter of Rommel’s
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Teen with tuberculosis sentenced to 4.5 years for tossing Molotov cocktail in abandoned building On August 16, the Khabarovsk court sentenced 16-year-old Valery Zaitsev to 4.5 years in a juvenile correctional facility. The teenager was found guilty of participating in a
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Dozens of Russian soldiers were captured at the MAPP Sudzha customs post, - Ukrainian Telegram channels Reports indicate that between 22 and over 40 soldiers were taken prisoner. Drone images of the captives were shot near the village of Gogolevka, close to the Ukrainian border.
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A Ukrainian native has lost Russian citizenship after an interrogation 29-year-old Vladislav Cherkashin openly opposed the war and sent aid to his Ukrainian relatives. The FSB later demanded that he confess to treason. Vladislav recently learned about his citizenship revocation.
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"There are so many dead, all the morgues are full." ASTRA spoke with the mother of one of those killed in the HIMARS strike on the Russian convoy and also found the first videos filmed a few hours before the attack during the night of August 8-9.
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The prosecution has requested a 15-year prison sentence for Ksenia Karelina, a U.S. and Russian citizen, for sending $51 to a Ukrainian fund. The verdict will be announced on August 15. Karelina was arrested on January 27 and held for 14 days on charges of "petty hooliganism."
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A massive YouTube outage in Russia has been reported. During the night from July 31 to August 1, many Russian users observed that the video service either stopped working entirely or experienced significant delays in loading videos. ASTRA subscribers confirmed these issues as
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This morning, in the city of Feodosia, in occupied Crimea, a fuel depot caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack. The Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed a strike on the fuel terminal. The Feodosia oil transfer terminal is the largest oil handling facility in Crimea. It has been
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According to recent reports, 14 people were killed and 43 were injured in a Russian strike yesterday on a supermarket in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region. "Among the dead, there are likely three children, but the bodies are severely damaged, and this will only be confirmed through
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Moscow resident sentenced to five years in prison for participating in a street poll In the summer of 2022, Yuri Kokhovets participated in a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty street interview, where he commented on the events in Bucha and spoke critically about the "special
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LGBT and opposition figures from Russia are being held for months at the U.S.-Mexico border. ASTRA shares stories of Russians who came to the U.S. through the southern border and were stuck in immigration and regular prisons. Read more:
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A 22-year-old athlete has gone missing in Russia's Dagestan. Her father, a police officer, accused the FSB of kidnapping his daughter, leading to his dismissal. Anna Tsomartova went missing in Kaspiysk on February 10, 2024, at an FSB sanatorium after losing a Muay Thai
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Fox News reported the release of Evan Gershkovich, a WSJ journalist, who is said to be returning to the USA tomorrow, according to the publication
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Stanislav Vitort, a former prisoner who now relies on crutches to walk, is facing threats of being sent into a deadly assault. ASTRA spoke to his wife, Darya. Vitort, who was recruited into "Storm V," serves in military unit 02511, 82nd regiment, 69th division. He signed a
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A Russian colonel in occupied Mariupol has been charged with accepting at least one million rubles in bribes from his subordinates A case of large-scale bribery has been filed against 57-year-old Yevgeny Luzhbin, who, according to an ASTRA source, commanded a motorized rifle
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In March, the MMID of the IC in occupied Luhansk opened a criminal case against the leadership of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division. The command is accused of torturing its own soldiers as well as committing mass murder. Read more:
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A newly obtained video from ASTRA shows hundreds of Russian soldiers who refused to fight being forcibly relocated to the Kursk region. The footage captures a group of 150 men from the Kamenka military base who refused to participate in combat operations, with some reportedly
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A new video shows a captured Chechen soldier from the "Aid" special forces group of the "Akhmat" battalion. In the footage, the man gives his name as Delimkhan and states he is from Grozny. Today, the commander of the Chechen "Akhmat" battalion, Apti Alaudinov, stated that "not
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During the night, Ukrainian drones targeted an oil depot in the urban settlement of Anna, Voronezh region, igniting a fire. Preliminary reports indicate no casualties. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that 18 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight.
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Overnight in the Volgograd region, a Ukrainian drone strike triggered a fire and detonation of ammunition at the Russian Marinovka military airfield. Local residents were evacuated. Open sources report that Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft are stationed at the airfield.
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On the evening of August 30, Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian city of Belgorod. The shelling resulted in the deaths of five people, and 46 civilians were injured, including seven children.
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Photos of a Russian military airfield in Lipetsk before and after a nighttime attack on August 8-9 It is reported that the storage facilities at the airfield have been completely destroyed. Two craters are visible on the ground, likely caused by missiles or drones used by the
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ASTRA sources confirm that ATACMS missiles struck the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don and an S-400 missile system in Crimea during the night of August 1-2 According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the submarine Rostov-on-Don, valued at approximately $300
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On August 16, after the release of the ASTRA investigation about a torture basement in an abandoned mine in Donetsk, a lawyer who represents the military from the 5th brigade was attacked. Read more:
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A missile strike has hit Belgorod, - local media Belgorod Telegram channels report at least one Ukrainian missile hit, with videos showing burning cars on one of city streets. There are reports of multiple explosions heard. So far, there is no information about casualties or
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In Moscow, a 73-year-old US citizen has been sentenced to nearly seven years for fighting for Ukraine According to investigators, Stephen James Hubbard, a Michigan native, had been living in Ukraine since 2014. After Russia's invasion, he joined the territorial defense forces in
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A Russian military airfield in Primorsko-Akhtarsk was hit during a nighttime attack on the Krasnodar region, resulting in a serviceman being injured. The region was attacked not only by drones but also by at least two missiles, - ASTRA sources
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The FSB has released footage showing prisoners pardoned by Putin as part of a prisoner exchange with the United States boarding a plane
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ASTRA journalists should be imprisoned, Kremlin propagandist Solovyov said He was angered by a publication about a commander from the 25th brigade, Colonel Ksenofontov, who, according to the wife of a fallen soldier, allegedly sent dozens of troops, including her husband, on a
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Russian cannibal, who ate a heart of a migrant from Tajikistan, has returned from the war Dmitry Malyshev, sentenced 10 years ago to 25 years in prison for murdering two people with particular cruelty as part of a criminal group, banditry, illicit trafficking in arms and
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Dagestan activist sentenced to 4.5 years on extremism charges Ulker Gashimova, a 25-year-old activist from Dagestan who openly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has been convicted of inciting extremism and terrorism. Gashimova was detained in May 2023 at Sheremetyevo
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A Ukrainian drone attacked an ammunition depot in the Voronezh region overnight, causing a fire and detonations. Residents of the village of Soldatskoye in the Ostrogozhsky district, where the depot is located, are being evacuated, and a state of emergency has been declared in
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Sweden denies political asylum to a mother and son from Belarus who were involved in the 2020 protests. ASTRA has learned new details about their deportation. Natalia (name changed), her husband, son, and daughter, all took part in peaceful protests against President Alexander
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Last night two drones hit power substation in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai – ASTRA sources The attack occurred overnight from August 1 to August 2, as two drones struck the 500 kV substation on Dzerzhinsky Street in Tikhoretsk, according to sources from ASTRA within the region’s
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Last night, Russian Armed Forces attacked the Odesa region and a civilian ship flying the Palauan flag According to Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, a 60-year-old Ukrainian man was killed on the ship. Five foreign nationals were also injured. Four
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"If we dropped a serious bomb right in the middle of London, it would all be over, and we'd be allowed back everywhere already" This is how the President of the Russian Cross-Country Ski Association, Elena Vyalbe, responded to the question of what needs to happen for Russia to
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The governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region has confirmed a drone attack on the area. Emergency services are on-site, and all measures are being taken to minimize the impact. Preliminary reports indicate that there are no casualties at this time. According to the Ukrainian Air
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In Russia, volunteers and relatives of fallen soldiers raise money to buy body bags A recent fundraiser for body bags was organized by Anna Deryabina, a volunteer from Chelyabinsk. Her husband was killed at the very beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in March
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Russian journalist Sergey Mikhaylov sentenced to 8 years for "fake news" Sergey Mikhaylov, the founder of the Gorno-Altaysk newspaper "LIStok," has been sentenced to 8 years in a general-regime prison for spreading "fake news" about the Russian army. In addition to the prison
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In Russia's Taganrog, a fire broke out at a warehouse following the crash of Ukrainian drone. Information about the victims is being clarified.
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A Russian war participant visited a kindergarten and gave children a missile fragment, telling them they would also have to "stand up against other countries." Alexander Buistov, a war participant and candidate for Gus-Khrustalny city council, explained to the kids what
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On the evening of August 2, a press conference took place in Bonn, Germany, featuring recently released political prisoners Ilya Yashin, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Andrei Pivovarov. In their first official statements since the exchange, they discussed Putin and his regime, torture
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On the morning of August 26, a Ukrainian drone hit an apartment building in Engels. The distance from this building to the Russian military airfield is 4 kilometers, a 9-minute drive away. Watch the video:
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An ex-convict who returned from the war tried to kill his common-law wife at the police station to prevent her from testifying against him A repeat offender from Krasnodar Krai Semyon Nevmerzhitsky, has been sentenced again to six years and three months in prison. According to
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In occupied Crimea, a Russian ammunition depot caught fire, causing the closure of the railway line between the stations "Dzhankoy" and "Simferopol" The fire broke out on the evening of August 6 at an ammunition depot located at the temporary base of the 104th Guards Air Assault
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As ASTRA previously reported, Zarubin recorded the viral video in early June, detailing heavy losses in another Volchansk assault. He was later forced by command to retract his statements
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Video: Russian soldier cries after a deadly assault on Volchansk
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A drunk Russian colonel sent his unit into a deadly assault. The wife of a fallen soldier claims the commander 'watched and enjoyed' as Ukrainian tanks crushed them. Now, families demand answers about their relatives' whereabouts. Read more:
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A 34-year-old Russian serviceman, Maxim Zhulev, shot himself in the head with an AK-12 assault rifle. The incident took place in occupied Donetsk, at the location of military unit 24314. The reasons for the suicide are currently unknown. Read more:
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A major fire and explosions broke out in the Russian town of Toropets after an attack by Ukrainian drones. Local residents report that ammunition depots were targeted. The government claims the fire started after the "drone debris" fell. Residents of Toropets are being evacuated
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Russian grenadier was arrested in Stavropol Krai for assaulting 10-year-old girl A serviceman from military unit 11739, Ivan Barsukov, has been detained in Stavropol Krai in a case of sexual assault against a schoolgirl (Article 132 of the Russian Criminal Code), as ASTRA found
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In September, the Russian State Duma passed a bill to end criminal prosecution for defendants who join military service. In several regions, including annexed Crimea, police have since begun offering detainees the option to go to war. Read more:
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Last night, a Ukrainian missile was shot down and landed on a residential building in Russia's Kursk, sparking a fire. 15 people were injured, with two in serious condition, — acting governor Smirnov.
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A Ukrainian strike on a Russian convoy near Rylsk on the night of August 9 resulted in the deaths of 490 Russian soldiers. This information was reported by the Telegram channel Khorne Group, which is associated with the 116th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed
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A Kadyrovite threw a grenade at the car of a soldier from Dagestan The 35-year-old Kurban Akaev is the commander of a maintenance company from the 752nd regiment, which is based in the town of Valuyki, Belgorod region. On the night of September 29, Akaev and a group of people
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In April, soldiers from the 5th brigade tortured and killed American war correspondent Russell Bentley in the basements of the Petrovskaya mine. ASTRA revealed that this abandoned mine had become a real concentration camp for Russian soldiers. Read more:
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Man and 4-year-old boy killed in Kyiv region by Russian missile debris - Ukraine's State Emergency Service "Last night, missile debris hit private homes in the Brovary district. Three people were seriously injured. A 35-year-old man and his 4-year-old son were trapped under the
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One person has died and 12 others were injured after a Russian strike hit a nursing home in Sumy. A 78-year-old woman passed away in the hospital from her injuries, and several of the injured are in serious condition. The nursing home housed 221 elderly residents, many of whom
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In August, Victoria Abramenko told ASTRA that her son Maxim had not been allowed to contact his family after returning from Ukrainian captivity. Now, the conscript is being interrogated on charges of “treason against the motherland.” Read more:
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Kazakh opposition journalist Aidos Sadykov dies in Kyiv. He was shot by unknown assailants on June 18. The suspects are two citizens of Kazakhstan.
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Who was released in major Russian-West prisoner swap Moscow and Washington have officially confirmed the completion of a prisoner exchange, involving 8 Russian citizens and 16 individuals held in Russia and Belarus. The exchange took place at Ankara Airport, facilitated by
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Families of Russian soldiers are still searching for their relatives who have been missing since Ukraine launched its cross-border invasion. ASTRA confirmed the identities of 42 conscripts whose fate remains unknown. Read the full text:
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Relatives of the dead and missing soldiers from the 25th brigade contacted the ASTRA editorial office after publishing how Colonel Alexei Ksenofontov with the call sign “Tiger” sent dozens of men into a deadly assault while intoxicated. Read more:
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The UN stated that the strike on Kyiv children's hospital "Okhmatdyt" was carried out by a Russian X-101 cruise missile
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On August 29, the bodies of a woman and her daughter were found in the Russian city of Chusovoy. The suspect is ex-military Buchin, who went to war instead of serving time for the rape and murder of another woman in 2022. Read more:
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Residents of Moscow region heard alarms and gunfire near the Chkalovsky military airfield last night. According to Z-channels on Telegram, an attack on the airfield was repelled. There has been no official information released yet.
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Russian authorities deny recruiting workers to dig trenches in the Kursk region through the online classifieds platform Avito. However, ASTRA has confirmed that the previously posted ads are genuine, and the first group of workers has already been sent to build fortifications
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The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed a drone strike on the military airfield in Morozovsk, Rostov region "The strike hit ammunition depots, which stored guided aerial bombs. We are still verifying the defeat of enemy air defense systems and aircraft," the
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A 62-year-old pensioner from the village of Nikolsky in the Kursk region contacted the police with a statement about a theft committed by unknown Russian servicemen. Read more:
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