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Russia opens criminal investigation into deaths of babies at Siberian hospital

The hospital's head doctor has been suspended amid the investigation

The Independent UK

New year drone strike kills 24 in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Moscow says

Ukraine rejects claim, saying its forces exclusively targeted Russian military or energy sites

The Guardian - UK

Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks

Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks

The Independent UK

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Russia set to hold presidential election in March 2024

Vladimir Putin is widely expected to run again after constitutional reforms he orchestrated in 2020 to help extend term.

Al Jazeera

Putin's 'lover' sent more than 2,000 miles from palaces she shares with dictator

Alina Kabaeva, the dictator’s 39-year-old long-time mistress has traditionally preferred to hide away in Switzerland where she gave birth to one of his children in 2015, say reports

Daily Mirror

Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Discusses in Algeria Tebboune’s Upcoming Visit to Moscow

Chairwoman of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko started on Wednesday discussions in Algeria with its officials, mainly the scheduled visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Moscow in May. Meanwhile, President of Eurojust the European Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation Ladislav Hamran has pledged to assist Algeria in its efforts…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘The army has nothing’: new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies

Relatives purchase armour and clothing for soldiers on frontline due to theft, corruption and poor logistics

The Guardian - UK

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Russian elites ramp up criticism amid Moscow's setbacks in Ukraine

A growing list of failings and military defeats in Ukraine have spawned angry outbursts from members of the Russian elite – including lawmakers, media figures and at least one former general – who generally still support Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" but are now actively blaming army chiefs for a…

France 24

Vladimir Putin's right-hand woman is Valentina Matviyenko, a Ukrainian-born politician who passionately supports his war

She left her Ukrainian village for St Petersburg, dreaming of becoming a scientist. Instead she met a young KGB agent named Vladimir Putin who would eventually change her life.

ABC News

Russia plans reserve fleet of railway wagons for 'state tasks'

Russia plans to establish a reserve fleet of railway wagons for "state tasks", according to a letter seen by Reuters, as state needs expand because of its military operation in Ukraine.

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