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Russian Military Jet Crash Leaves 13 Dead as Search Ends

At least 13 people, including three children, were killed after a Russian military plane crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in southwest Russia near the border with Ukraine, Moscow authorities said Tuesday as search operations ended. The ministry of emergency situations said in a statement that rescuers…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Russia says Biden’s exaggerating chances of Brittney Griner release to help in the midterms

The comments come ahead of an appeal hearing for the WNBA star in Moscow

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Russian, Syrian forces kill 20 militants in Syria - Russian general

Russian and Syrian forces have killed 20 Islamic militants in an operation in southern Syria, including those responsible for blowing up a troop bus, a Russian officer was quoted as saying late on Sunday.

Reuters · Oct 16, 2022

Kyiv region hit by air strikes from Iranian-made munitions, Ukrainian officials say; Vladimir Putin flies to Kazakhstan

Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine come as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Kazakhstan in an apparent attempt to drum up regional support for his ongoing offensive.

ABC News · Oct 13, 2022

Russian official warns of World War Three if Ukraine joins NATO

If Ukraine is admitted into the U.S.-led NATO military alliance, then the conflict in Ukraine would be guaranteed to escalate into World War Three, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

Russia to use own nuclear fuel at Zaporizhzhia plant - Rosenergoatom

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant will switch to Russian nuclear fuel after it has used up its current reserves, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Thursday, citing an official with Russia's nuclear power operator Rosenergoatom.

Reuters · Oct 13, 2022

'Terrorist act': Putin blames Ukraine for Crimea bridge explosion

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday termed the explosion on the Crimean bridge as a "terrorist attack" which was aimed at destroying the country's critical civilian infrastructure. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 10, 2022

Russia races to reopen Crimea bridge damaged in fiery blast

President Vladimir Putin’s flagship bridge to Crimea was severely damaged in a blast that hit a fuel train and caused the partial collapse of the only road link running from the Russian mainland to the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014.

Tribune News Service · Oct 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin thought Crimea bridge was indestructible... until 'Ukraine bombed it'

Months ago Russian media reported that the Crimea bridge - which connects Russia to its illegally annexed territory - was impossible to attack due to the defence systems protecting it, which included "military-trained dolphins" and underwater warning sirens

Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022

Terrifying footage shows Russian bridge to Crimea hit by huge 'truck bomb' explosion

The footage - which appears to show a truck exploding as it crossed the Crimean Bridge - increases the likelihood that Putin's key crossing was targeted by a Ukrainian attack in the hours after his 70th birthday

Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022