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Low water levels: EU clears old Nazi warships from the Danube

Near Prahovo in Serbia, relics of the Second World War emerge when river levels are low. On the riverbed lie numerous wrecks of German warships scuttled by their crews in 1944 as they retreated from the Red Army.

Euronews

Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut

Kozo Okamoto, a Japanese militant involved in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport over 50 years ago, has died in Beirut at 78

The Independent UK

UFOs Nearly Started World War 3? Soviet Nuclear Missiles 'Self-Activated' During 1982 Swarm

Newly disclosed Soviet-era documents claim UFOs may have interfered with nuclear missiles near Usovo in Ukraine in 1982, raising fears of a Cold War disaster. The account is dramatic and deeply unsettling, but the evidence described in the source material remains unverified.

International Business Times UK

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‘I considered starting over as a farmer’: Masao Adachi on political cinema, revolution and Japan today

The director and ex-Japanese Red Army militant discusses his new film Escape, about the anarchist fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, the frustrations of radical film-making and progressive politics

The Guardian - UK

Sisu: Road to Revenge review – Finnish hero takes on a Red Army butcher in terrific sequel

Punchy, old-school stunt work, inventive baddie-splattering and a simple plot as our grizzled Finish prospector finds a new foe in his Soviet-occupied homeland

The Guardian - UK

Sisu sequel gets a blood-soaked trailer that pits the Finnish murder machine against the Red Army officer who killed his family

Sisu: Road to Revenge brings back the Finnish killing machine, though this time he's fighting a very different foe

Total Film

The Soviet Union occupies the Baltic States – archive, 1940

On 15 June 1940, the Red Army began the annexation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

The Guardian - UK

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The world marks the 80th anniversary of V-E Day with parades and memorials. Here's what to know

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day — the day Nazi Germany surrendered to Allied forces

The Independent UK

I played the banned Skyrim mod that turns it into World War 2 and, no kidding, it's honestly kind of incredible

Skyrim belongs to the proletariat.

PC Gamer

Oleksandr Syrsky: The Ukrainian General Overseeing Kursk Incursion

Ukraine's top military commander Oleksandr Syrsky was born in Russia and studied in Moscow and yet he is leading an unprecedented assault on Russian territory.

International Business Times

Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not

May 2024 was a noteworthy month for Russia’s military. Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with economist Andrey Belousov. Several military leaders were also arrested by the FSB, the Russian successor to the Soviet KGB.

The Conversation

Soviet media downplayed the significance of the D-Day invasion

When Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited to participate in the 75th anniversary commemorations of D-Day held in France in 2019, he claimed it was “not a problem” because the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944, “was not a game changer.”

The Conversation

Manchester United fans divided on Ten Hag but keep the splits hidden

Atmosphere against Arsenal showed that whether supporters want manager to stay or go, backing for team remains strong

The Guardian - UK

Russia Adds Zelenskyy To Wanted List Amid Political Tensions

Russia places Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and NATO officials on wanted list, citing unspecified charges. Kremlin links Ukraine to Nazism despite Jewish p...

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The Independent UK

Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list

Russian state media say Moscow has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, citing the interior ministry's database

International Business Times

Notorious Japanese Fugitive Dies After 50 Years On The Run: Media

Long hair, youthful smile, thick glasses slightly askew: for decades, the black-and-white photo of one of Japan's most wanted fugitives has been a ubiquitous sight at police stations nationwide.

The Independent UK

A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv

City workers in Kyiv have dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander

The Conversation

Russia's disastrous decision to invade Poland in 1920 has parallels with Putin's rhetoric over Ukraine

From the beginning, Russia has framed its invasion of Ukraine as necessary for the defence of the country. According to Vladimir Putin, Nato’s deliberate and aggressive encroachment into a region once dominated by Moscow is to blame, as the west seeks to dismember Russia. By extension, Ukraine – a country,…

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Watch owned by last Chinese emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi sells for $9.4 million at Hong Kong auction

The rare Patek Philippe watch belonged to Qing Dynasty emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who reigned from the age of 2 and was captured by the Red Army in 1945.

The Independent UK

Ukraine flags block Russian ambassador's path on Victory Day

A large installation representing Russian atrocities in Ukraine blocked the path of Russia’s ambassador to Poland as he sought to lay a wreath at a Warsaw memorial to Soviet soldiers

The Independent UK

War shadows Victory Day, Russia's integral holiday

Victory Day is Russia’s most important secular holiday, and it lauds two tenets that are central to the country’s identity: military might and moral rectitude

Reuters

Russia scraps popular WW2 processions this year because of security threat - lawmaker

Security concerns have prompted Russian authorities this year to cancel traditional nationwide Victory Day processions where people carry portraits of relatives who fought against Nazi Germany in World War Two, a lawmaker said on Tuesday.

Daily Record

5 things in Alan Burrows Aberdeen inbox as chief executive gets feet under desk on first day at Pittodrie

Dons chairman Dave Cormack has put his trust in Burrows to steady the ship at Pittodrie on and off the field.

The Guardian - UK

Hans Modrow obituary

Last communist prime minister of East Germany whose proposals for a slow process of reunification were pushed aside

The Independent UK

Putin commemorates Stalingrad battle, echoing Ukraine fight

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in the battle of Stalingrad

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