The Head of ROSATOM, Alexey Likhachev, held a working meeting with the Director General of the International ITER Organization, Pietro Barabaschi

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On October 8, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, held a working meeting with his colleague from the International ITER Organization, Pietro Barabaschi, who was in Russia on a visit. The parties discussed issues related to the joint implementation of the international project for the construction of the ITER thermonuclear experimental reactor, in particular, the…

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N. Korean Soldiers ‘Highly Likely’ Killed in Ukraine – Seoul

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North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul’s defense minister said Tuesday. Ukrainian media have reported that six North Korean military officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk on Oct. 3. Seoul’s defense minister,…

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Over 1K Evacuated After Ukraine Hits Annexed Crimea’s ‘Largest’ Oil Depot

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More than 1,000 people were evacuated in the annexed Crimean city of Feodosia after Ukrainian strikes sparked a large fire at a major oil terminal there the day before, Russian-installed authorities said Tuesday. On Monday, Ukraine’s military claimed its missile forces had carried out a successful strike on the Feodosia offshore oil terminal, which it called the…

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Russia Jails Ukrainian Woman 8 Years for Annexation Day Bomb Plot – Mediazona

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A Russian court has sentenced a 26-year-old Ukrainian woman to eight years in prison for allegedly plotting an explosion on the day that Russia claimed to have annexed four Ukrainian regions, the independent news website Mediazona reported Monday, citing her lawyer. Irina Navalnaya was detained by occupying authorities in Mariupol in September 2022 on suspicion of attempted terrorism…

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Belgorod Region Offers Record 3M Ruble Military Sign-Up Payment

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Southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region is offering a nationwide record of 3 million rubles ($31,200) in one-time payments for signing military contracts to fight in Ukraine, authorities said Monday. “The payment will amount to 3 million rubles from all sources: the federal, regional, municipal budgets and extra-budgetary funds,” Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said at a regional administration…

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ROSATOM will train 18 young specialists from Bolivia for a research reactor operation

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ROSATOM will train 18 young specialists from the Plurinational State of Bolivia for the research reactor operation at the Center for Nuclear Technology Research and Development, which is under construction in El Alto. Their training will start in the very near future at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). The grant-aided students will take a training course…

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Russian State Media Corporation Hit By ‘Unprecedented’ Hacking Attack – Reports

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Hackers targeted Russian state media giant VGTRK on Monday, disrupting its online broadcasting, the state-run Gazeta.ru news outlet reported.  VGTRK operates several national television channels, including Rossia 1 and Rossia 24, in addition to more than 80 regional television and radio stations.  “Online broadcasting and internal services are down, even the internet and telephones are…

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Putin Abandons Peace Talks, Seeks to Destroy Ukrainian State After Kursk Incursion – Report

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President Vladimir Putin has all but abandoned the idea of peace talks with Kyiv following Ukraine’s Kursk region incursion, which dealt a “humiliating” blow to the Russian leader, the independent Poyasnitelnaya Zapiska (Explanatory Note) news outlet reported, citing sources close to the Kremlin. “The Kremlin has come to a corresponding conclusion that they will destroy Ukrainian statehood. The…

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Investigators Collected Snow, Underwear and More From Scene of Navalny’s Death – Dossier Center

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Russian investigators seized 75 items, including snow and underwear, from the scene of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s death, the investigative news outlet Dossier Center reported Friday, citing documents it said it had obtained. Navalny died in an Arctic penal colony on Feb. 16 under murky circumstances, leading his allies to assert that he was murdered. His…

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In Russia’s Caucasus, a Tentative Border Redraw Edges Republics Closer to Instability

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Last month, Fortanga, an independent news outlet from the republic of Ingushetia in Russia’s North Caucasus, broke the news that the neighboring republic of North Ossetia-Alania was plotting to redraw the two regions’ shared border. Documents obtained by Fortanga revealed that North Ossetian officials were hoping to incorporate into their territory parts of Ingushetia’s Dzheyrakhsky…

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Siberian Region Declares ‘High Alert’ Over Electricity Shortages

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Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region in southeastern Siberia introduced a state of “high alert” due to electricity shortages, according to a government decree published Friday.  The decree signed by Governor Igor Kobzev instructs local emergency services to develop additional plans for mitigating the consequences of widespread power cuts and check the preparedness of local emergency…

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Ukraine Claims Attack on Russian Oil Depot

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Ukraine’s military said its forces struck an oil base in western Russia’s Voronezh region overnight Friday as Russian authorities dismissed the attack as insignificant. The Annanefteprodukt fuel storage base in the Voronezh region’s Anninsky district was hit by Ukraine’s SBU security service and other military branches, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. “At least one…

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Moldova Uncovers ’Unprecedented’ Pro-Russia Vote Rigging

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Moldovan police carried out dozens of raids Thursday after discovering that at least $15 million was transferred from Russia to Moldovan citizens in an “unprecedented” effort to tamper with presidential elections this month. Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu, who is seeking a second term, has repeatedly accused Russia of political interference in the country, which…

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Ukraine Claims Drone Strike on Russia’s Borisoglebsk Air Base – Reports

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Ukrainian drones struck the Borisoglebsk aviation center in western Russia’s Voronezh region overnight, Ukrainian media reported Thursday, citing anonymous security service sources. The targeted base stored guided aerial bombs, Su-35 and Su-34 fighter jets as well as aviation fuel, according to the UNIAN news agency and the news website liga.net. “That’s where the enemy bombs Ukrainian territories…

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Russian Beaten By Kadyrov’s Son for Quran-Burning Charged With Treason

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A young Russian man imprisoned in Chechnya for allegedly burning a Quran faces new charges of “high treason” that could see him sentenced to life in prison, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said Thursday. Nikita Zhuravel, 20, is serving three-and-a-half years in Chechen prison for “offending religious believers” and “hooliganism” after he was accused of…

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Putin Names Separatist Officer as Kremlin Envoy to Russia’s Defense Hub

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President Vladimir Putin has appointed a military officer from occupied eastern Ukraine as his envoy to Russia’s Urals region, a key defense industry hub. Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Zhoga, the chairman of the Russian-installed parliament of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, gained fame when he was filmed last December asking Putin to stand for re-election. During the choreographed exchange,…

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Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, Metallica ‘Blacklisted’ in Russia – Vyorstka

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A list of 79 “blacklisted” artists that includes Beyonce, Lana Del Rey and Metallica is circulating among Russian ad agencies and event organizers, the investigative news website Vyorstka reported Wednesday, citing two anonymous sources in the industry. The list’s recipients are strongly urged to exclude the artists’ songs from their ads and other promotional materials, as…

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Russia Opens Criminal Case Against Cryptex, UAPS Payment System Creators

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Russian law enforcement agencies have opened a criminal case against the creators of the Universal Anonymous Payment System (UAPS) and the cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex. UAPS and other anonymous payment systems are believed to provide money transfer and laundering services directly to cybercriminals, while Cryptex gives its users anonymity by allowing them to register without providing…

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Trial Opens for Russian Journalists in Navalny ‘Extremism’ Case

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Four independent Russian journalists went on trial Wednesday for “extremism” charges related to their alleged work for late opposition activist Alexei Navalny’s team. Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergei Karelin and Artyom Kriger, who have all reported on Navalny as journalists, were detained this spring and summer on charges of “participating in an extremist community.” They were accused of…

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Russia’s 2025 Budget Seen as Pro-Inflationary – Analysts

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Russia’s federal budget for 2025-2027 submitted by the government to the State Duma could contribute to higher-than-expected inflation, analysts at Renaissance Capital warned Tuesday. According to bne IntelliNews, the 2025 budget boosts military spending by 25%, with the Russian Central Bank warning of fiscal risks to inflation. In addition, the planned indexation of housing and utility…

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Kyiv Accuses Russian Troops of Executing 16 Ukrainian POWs

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Russian soldiers allegedly shot dead 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in eastern Ukraine, marking the largest known execution of POWs in the two-and-a-half-year war, Ukrainian prosecutors said Tuesday. Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office said videos circulating on social media appeared to show Russian servicemen committing the war crime near the Donetsk region city of Pokrovsk, which Moscow…

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Russia’s ‘Evil Corp’ Hackers Unmasked by Sweeping Sanctions

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A tight-knit family of hackers and intelligence operatives was the driving force behind Russia’s “Evil Corp” cybercrime syndicate, sanctions leveled by London, Washington and Canberra have revealed. Once considered the “most significant cybercrime threat in the world,” Evil Corp has been credited with spying on NATO allies at the behest of Russia’s intelligence services. It…

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China’s Xi Tells Putin Ready to ‘Expand’ Ties – State Media

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin he was ready to “expand” cooperation, as the two leaders exchanged congratulations on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, state media said. Xi said China was “ready to join Putin to constantly expand all-round pragmatic cooperation between [our] two countries,” state news agency Xinhua…

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Russia Adds DOXA Co-Founder Aramyan to ‘Terrorists and Extremists’ List

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Russia’s state financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring added Armen Aramyan, editor and co-founder of the independent youth Magazine DOXA, to the country’s list of “terrorists and extremists,” the outlet reported Tuesday. Last week, a Moscow court ordered Aramyan’s arrest in absentia on charges of “justifying terrorism” and spreading “fakes” about the military on social media. Prosecutors did…

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Russia’s Army Plans to Enlist 20,000 Criminal Defendants for Ukraine War – IStories

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Russia’s Defense Ministry plans to enlist around 20,000 people currently held in pre-trial detention to fight in Ukraine, the investigative news outlet IStories reported Tuesday, citing anonymous military and legal sources. According to a military official who spoke to IStories, efforts are already underway to identify who among the thousands of defendants awaiting trial might…

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