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2 senior executives at Russia's VK social media network died in an off-road vehicle accident
Vladimir Gabrielyan and Sergey Merzlyakov were swept out to sea on Monday, local reports said. The …
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia launches its own version of Instagram, adding to its list of knockoff social media platforms
The platform joins RuTube, Yappy and others as the Kremlin seeks more control over Russian internet.
Lindsay Dodgson
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Is Edward Snowden Going To Work For Russia's Mark Zuckerberg?
In other ways, it seems like a strange choice. Durov's leadership of VK has recently been fraught w…
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport, reports say
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested as part of an investigation into criminal activity on the ins…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Closely following Telegram founder Pavel Durov's case: UAE asks France for consular access
The UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement early on Tuesday that it was "closely fol…
ANI
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Russia cut off its troops from Discord, the video gaming comms tool they use to coordinate attacks in Ukraine
Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have been seen using the popular messenger app for gamers, Discor…
Matthew Loh
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Elon Musk defends Telegram CEO Pavel Durov after arrest in France: "Dangerous times"
X CEO Elon Musk and Telegram CEO Pavel Durov are both tech billionaires who back little moderation …
Katie Balevic
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I stayed at a North Korean summer camp. We polished statues and played a game where we destroyed the White House.
Yuri Frolov was 15 when he first attended Songdowon International Children's Camp in North Korea. M…
Joshua Zitser
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A high-ranking Russian general was killed by a landmine in Ukraine — one that his own military may have placed: reports
Major General Vladimir Zavadsky was reportedly killed this week, the latest high-ranking official t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Russian students are being asked to donate their vapes so the parts can be used in combat drones, report says
The Falcon patriotic military club at Russia's University of Samara is asking students to give over…
Sinéad Baker
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Russian families sold on Putin's promise of affordable, seaside living are selling their homes and hunting for cheaper properties in occupied Ukraine
Dozens of Russians and their families are making their way to Mariupol, the besieged Ukrainian city…
Hannah Getahun
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The Wagner Group is back, Russian regional media says and led by Prigozhin's son
Two Russian outlets reported that the Wagner Group has started hiring again in two oblasts, citing …
Matthew Loh
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Russia's desperately trying to drum up new recruits by selling military service as a 'worthy future' as thousands of troops die in Ukraine
Russia says fighting in Ukraine could help people "obtain a high social status and a decent standar…
Chris Panella
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Russian father had his daughter taken away after she drew an anti-war picture in art class, reports say
A single father from Russia is facing felony charges after his young daughter made several anti-war…
Sophia Ankel
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Putin ally admits Russia interfered in US elections, says it's working 'surgically' to disrupt the midterms
The US has long accused Russia of meddling in its elections, with Yevgeny Prigozhin suspected of pl…
Tom Porter
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An officer helping enact Putin's mobilization is the latest in a string of unexplained deaths among high-ranking Russians
Roman Malyk was responsible for enlistment in two districts in Russias extreme east. He was found d…
Sinéad Baker
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One of France's most-wanted Holocaust deniers was found hiding out in a tiny fishing village in Scotland
Vincent Reynouard was arrested in Scotland after two years on the run and a string of convictions f…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russian paratrooper who wrote a detailed account of the war in Ukraine described clueless commanders, ransacking for food, and entire troops killed by friendly fire
Pavel Filatyev's 141-page memoir about fighting in Ukraine, which he published online, is the most …
Isabella Zavarise
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Putin ally suggests Russia's defense minister should kill himself over how badly the Ukraine invasion is going
Comments by a Putin puppet who was installed as the leader of a Ukrainian region come amid increasi…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia is launching an Instagram clone called Rossgram, after the popular American photo-sharing app was banned in the country
The new app aims to fill the void left by Instagram, which was hugely popular in the country and a …