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• ANALYSIS-Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024 - LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of Russian military might to Europe and the United States at a crucial juncture in talk
• Ukraine targets Moscow daily with drones this year, Russia says, in apparent escalation - Jan 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones every day of 2026 so far, according to data published by Russia’s Defence Ministry, in what appeared to mark an escalation from earlier, more
• Ukrainian spies fake commander’s death to trick Russia into paying $500,000 bounty - As far as the Russians were concerned, they had got their man.
• Russia opens rebuilt Mariupol theater more than 3 years after Moscow airstrike killed hundreds there - A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside. Moscow-installed authorities
• The Kremlin says Moscow made an offer to France regarding a French citizen imprisoned in Russia - The Kremlin on Thursday said it was in contact with the French authorities over the fate of a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly facing new charges of espionage. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
• Two police officers killed in explosion in Moscow - An explosion was detonated after police approached a 'suspicious' individual in Moscow, authorities said.
• The killing of a general in Moscow follows a series of assassinations Russia blames on Ukraine - Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago. While Kyiv has hinted at its involvement in some cases, Ukrainian officials hav
• Russia pledges 'full support' for Venezuela against US 'hostilities' - Russia on Monday expressed "full support" for Venezuela as the South American country confronts a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers by US forces deployed in the Caribbean.US President Donald Trump on December 16 also announced a blockade o
• Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow - A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directo
• Russian general killed in explosion in Moscow, officials say - Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the armed forces' operational training department, Russia's Investigative Committee said.