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Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French surveillance aircraft patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea, a signal of increasingly aggressive behavior from Moscow as its invasion of Ukraine struggles to make headway, French defense officials said Thursday.

France's air force pilots have been threatened with attack by Russian forces during patrol missions in international air space, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday.

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As second anniversary of conflict nears, millions remain displaced at home and abroad, with ‘no end in sight’ to war.

This weekend marks two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Back in 2022, some western observers did not think Vladimir Putin would send in the tanks. Others were convinced he would, but that Kyiv would fall within days. Both assumptions proved wrong.

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Russia claimed on Thursday its forces had advanced further in east Ukraine, putting Kyiv on the defensive days before the two-year anniversary of the war.

Moscow sent hitmen who gunned down a Russian deserter in Spain last week, six months after fleeing to Ukraine in his helicopter, El Pais newspaper reported Thursday, citing Spanish intelligence sources.

Opposition figures in Russia raise concerns about state-backed hit squads and political crackdowns, seeking justice amidst ongoing tensions.