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Yevgeny Prigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of Putin’s war machine

Russian officials have said the Wagner group founder was on a plane that crashed outside Moscow. Some of those who knew him describe – what had been up to his abortive rebellion this summer – an extraordinary journey from prison to power

The Guardian - UK

Russians lay flowers at improvised memorials to commemorate Dnipro dead

Russians in St Petersburg and Moscow have been laying flowers at improvised memorials to the victims of a Russian missile attack on a nine-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.

Reuters

Ukraine war: Kremlin's campaign of misinformation keeps Kyiv and its allies guessing

During a recent visit to St Petersburg, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated his confidence in his country’s victory over Ukraine. Visiting a defence contractor, he also took the opportunity to reassure workers that his so-called “special military operation” was in defence of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in Ukraine against…

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Vladimir Putin to make 'very important' announcement on Ukraine war tomorrow

Vladimir Putin may make a statement on the war in Ukraine in St Petersburg tomorrow, Russian official Vladimir Rogov has claimed. There has been no official confirmation from the Kremlin yet

Daily Mirror

Festival of tall ships coming to St. Petersburg waterfront this spring

TAMPA, Fla. — A flotilla of a half-dozen tall ships, including a replica of the iconic Santa Maria, will sail into the St. Petersburg waterfront for a festival onshore and off March 30-April 2.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine war: life on Russia's home front after ten months of conflict

It’s been a year since I last visited Russia. Back then, most people I met thought the prospects of a war with Ukraine were very remote, despite the massive troops build-up on the border. So I was curious to see how attitudes had changed since then. Equally important was to…

The Conversation

Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is making life harder for LGBT+ people in Russia

The idea of Russia as a defender of traditional Christian beliefs has been used to justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, write Mary Ilyushina and Mary Gelman

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British collector of Russian art saves Málaga museum from possible closure

Jenny Green offers to exhibit her private collection at Museo Ruso, a Russian art museum

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin cancels second trip in week fuelling more health rumours

Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin today abandoned a visit to Pskov, which is close to the border with NATO states Estonia and Latvia, claiming there were "unfavourable flying conditions" despite skies being clear

Daily Mirror

I had to turn down a coat with dead fox draped over it – the Christmas present I’ll never forget

I was 20, living in St Petersburg and desperately in need of a warm coat. But as I saw the gift, my face turned ashen

The Guardian - UK

Russian shipyard chief Alexander Buzakov dies suddenly with no cause given

Alexander Buzakov had been in post for more than ten years in the role in St Petersburg

Evening Standard

Russian politician files legal challenge over Putin's reference to Ukraine "war"

A St Petersburg politician has asked prosecutors to investigate Russian President Vladimir Putin for using the word "war" to describe the conflict in Ukraine, accusing the Kremlin chief of breaking his own law.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin takes elaborate measures to avoid being shot down by Ukraine fighters

It is believed the Kremlin leader flew in from St Petersburg - rather than Moscow - to avoid passing close to the frontier of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Couple and daughter, 12, killed in plane crash months after dad earned pilot's licence

Christian Kath and his family had moved to St Petersburg, Florida , US, where their youngest daughter, Harper, was at a sleepover at a friend's home when the aircraft crashed off the coast of Venice Beach

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‘Mass casualty’ event prevented after police stop woman from driving into path of runners

Ashlee Lauren Morgan drove dangerously close to a St Petersburg running event where 3,000 were taking part on Thanksgiving Day morning, police say

The Independent UK

Man charged with attempted murder after woman is rushed to hospital with hatchet protruding from her head

Heartbroken family gather at bedside of Lisa Rogers Eaton after she was brutally attacked in her St Petersburg home

Daily Record

Giant fireball erupts in St Petersburg with 'huge' flames spotted after Russian city blast

Large flames and thick plumes of acrid smoke were seen rising into the air over the city on Saturday, November 19.

Daily Mirror

St Petersburg explosion: Giant fireball erupts with 'huge' flame after blast in Russia

Thick plumes of acrid smoke rose into the sky as an area of St Petersburg - Russia's second largest city - was set ablaze earlier today, with locals questioning the cause on Twitter

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Ballet dancers who fled Russia reunite on California stage

Xander Parish is a British-born ballet dancer who was a principal dancer at the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia.

The Independent UK

What's 'Putin's chef' cooking up with talk on US meddling?

Kremlin-connected businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin kept a low profile over the years, but he has been increasingly in the spotlight recently

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s Wagner Group opens defence tech centre in St Petersburg

Opening is latest step for private militia’s owner Yevgeny Prigozhin in taking a more public role in shaping Russia’s defence policy

Reuters

Outspoken Putin ally Prigozhin's St Petersburg defence tech centre opens

Russia's Wagner Group, a private militia controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, opened a military technology centre in St. Petersburg on Friday, the latest move by the Putin ally who has criticized the Kremlin's defence top brass over the Ukraine conflict.

Tribune News Service

The business of psychics, mediums and the metaphysical

TAMPA, Fla. -- When Pearl Prather opened Mystikal Scents in 2006, she served customers mostly from the Thonotosassa area where her store is located. But with the rise of social media, and then the pandemic, she watched interest in the metaphysical grow.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as Vladimir Putin's chef, revealed as Wagner Group mercenary boss

Yevgeny Prigozhin, an elusive Russian oligarch linked to an election-meddling troll farm, now openly admits he founded the private military company doing Vladimir Putin's bidding in Ukraine. But his brazen new approach could spell trouble for the president.

Reuters

Moscow mayor says draft complete, St Petersburg fires call-up chief

Moscow's mayor said on Monday that military mobilisation in the Russian capital was now complete while St Petersburg sacked the official in charge there, the latest sign of problems with the unpopular and chaotic draft for the war in Ukraine.

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