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Russia arrests 4 suspects accused of plotting to kill top military officers on Ukraine’s orders
Russia’s top security agency says it has arrested four Russians accused of making preparations to kill senior Defense Ministry officials on Ukraine's orders.
Moscow ‘foils Kyiv plots to kill top officers’; Russian air-defence system downed Azerbaijan plane — sources
Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Thursday it had foiled several plots by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill high-ranking Russian officers and their families in Moscow using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders.
Russian general indicted by Ukraine killed in Moscow explosion
A Russian general who was wanted by Ukraine for using chemical munitions was killed by a remotely detonated bomb in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian authorities said.
A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine
Igor Kirillov, who was named the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces in April 2017, was under sanctions from several countries including the U.K. and Canada for his role in Ukraine.
Russia Foils Alleged Ukrainian Plot to Assassinate Top Military Officers
Russian security officials said it arrested four Russians accused of planning to kill senior officials with the Defense Ministry.
Russia says it foiled Ukrainian plots to kill officers
The Federal Security Service of Russia said a series of assassination attempts had been foiled. Four Russian citizens have been arrested.
FSB Claims Foiled Ukrainian Assassination Plots on Russian Defense Officials
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it thwarted multiple assassination plots allegedly orchestrated by Ukrainian intelligence and carried out by Russian citizens recruited to execute the attacks,
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow claims assassination attempts foiled as Biden pledges more weapons
Ukraine has claimed to have struck a Russian industrial facility producing fuel for missiles, as Moscow says it has foiled ...
Moscow's 4 airports closed temporarily for unspecified security reasons
To ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights, temporary restrictions have been introduced on the operation of Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, Zhukovsky and Kaluga airports,” Russia’s aviation ...
Iran's Pezeshkian to visit Moscow Jan 17, RIA reports, citing Iranian envoy to Russia
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit Moscow on Jan. 17 and sign a cooperation agreement with Russian President ...
What Is Trembita? Ukraine's Homemade Missile Capable of Reaching Moscow
The missile has been branded as Ukraine's answer to dwindling Western aid, building self-reliance in defense technologies.
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Any Ukraine peace deal reached should guarantee Russia's security: Moscow
Russia wants a legally binding deal for a lasting peace in war-torn Ukraine that would ensure the security in the region, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
It's up to Trump team to make first move to improve ties, says Russia
Trump's designated Ukraine envoy, retired Lieutenant-General Kellogg, told Fox News on Dec. 18 that both sides were ready for ...
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EU to Propose New Sanctions Targeting Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Over Cut Electricity Cables
The Estlink 2 submarine cable between Finland and Estonia was disconnected on Christmas Day, just over a month after two ...
Historian Marci Shore: Putin’s obsession with denazification is ‘Freudian projection’
The return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to political life has raised uncomfortable questions about the future, not ...