Unknown assailants have attacked an Orthodox church and synagogue in the majority Muslim republic of Dagestan, state media reported Sunday, killing at least two police officers, one priest and one security guard. Attackers opened fire at the synagogue and church in the city of Derbent with automatic rifles at around 6:00 p.m. local time before…
Armed assailants on Sunday evening attacked Orthodox churches and synagogues in Russia’s majority Muslim republic of Dagestan, killing at least 15 law enforcement officials and five civilians including a priest, regional authorities said. The unidentified gunmen launched simultaneous attacks in Dagestan’s largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent. Dagestan leader, Sergei…
The president has ordered sweeping changes to the country’s military establishment in recent weeks — ironically, one of Prigozhin’s pre-mutiny demands. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was removed and several senior military figures have been arrested on corruption charges. Putin installed technocratic economist Andrei Belousov as his new defense chief, rather than a military strongman —…
Russia on Sunday said the United States had responsibility for a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-annexed Crimea, which it said killed five people, including three children, and wounded over 100. A missile exploded above a beach area of the city of Sevastopol, firing shrapnel at people relaxing there, Russian-appointed officials said. Russia’s Defense Ministry said…
A Russian strike on a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv killed two people and injured more than 50, rescuers said on Sunday, revising down a previous death toll. Russia has stepped up attacks in the northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a new offensive there last month, seeking to break a largely static…