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MOSCOW | Xinhua |  Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub completed their spacewalk tasks ahead of schedule, returning to the International Space Station (ISS) two hours earlier than planned, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday. Roscosmos said that the spacewalk lasted a total duration of 4 hours …

MOSCOW, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian air defense forces have neutralized more than 30,000 Ukrainian aerial weapons since the onset of Russia’s special military operation against Ukraine, a senior Russian general announced on Sunday. “Our forces have destroyed over 30,000 enemy aerial assets, including tactical aviation aircraft, tactical missiles, multiple …

KIEV, RUSSIA | Xinhua | At least 10 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine in the past 24 hours, local authorities said Saturday. Four people were killed and 23 injured in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia in missile strikes, said Zaporizhzhia Governor Ivan …

MOSCOW | TASS | Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems have intercepted 14 HIMARS and Olkha shells, and also destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. “During the day, air defense systems intercepted 14 rockets fired from the HIMARS and Vilkha multiple launch rocket systems. …

How they shed light on Putin and Prigozhin – and the dangers of dissent ANALYSIS | DANICA JENKINS | In Russia, failed coups portend turmoil and collapse. They also herald greater repression, and a tightening of centralised control. This is because Russian history has swung back and forth between chaos and …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Following a new round of negotiations between Russian and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow is prepared to continue high-level trilateral negotiations with Ukraine mediated by Turkey. “If such initiatives appear, we would only be happy to continue communicating in this format,” …