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themoscowtimes.com > 03/07/2026 > russia-wins-first-winter-paralympic-medals-since-2014-a92151

Russia Wins First Winter Paralympic Medals Since 2014

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (332+ words) Russia won its first Winter Paralympic medals since 2014 on Saturday as skiers Varvara Voronchikhina and Aleksei Bugaev each claimed bronze in the women's and men's downhill standing events in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Despite Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine, the International Paralympic…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 02/11/2026 > ukraine-advances-in-zaporizhzhia-after-russian-troops-lose-starlink-access-nato-official-a91920

Ukraine Advances in Zaporizhzhia After Russian Troops Lose Starlink Access – NATO Official

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (335+ words) BRUSSELS " Russian units" loss of access to Starlink has allowed Kyiv to push back on Moscow"s advances and make gains in Ukraine"s southern Zaporizhzhia region, a senior NATO official said. Elon Musk"s SpaceX disconnected Starlink terminals near…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/28/2026 > ukraine-war-veteran-kills-woman-after-taking-her-hostage-in-irkutsk-local-charity-says-a91797

Ukraine War Veteran Kills Woman After Taking Her Hostage in Irkutsk, Local Charity Says

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (322+ words) A Ukraine war veteran killed a woman in the Siberian city of Irkutsk after taking her hostage, the head of a local women's shelter where the incident took place'said'early Wednesday. Alexander Sobolev, who manages a non-profit called Obereg, said the…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/28/2026 > federation-council-senator-vaynberg-resigns-to-serve-in-ukraine-a91795

Federation Council Senator Vaynberg Resigns to Serve in Ukraine

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (308+ words) Senator and former guitarist for the rock band Lyube Alexander Vaynberg has resigned from Russia's upper-house Federation Council and announced that he will be deployed to the front line in eastern Ukraine. "It's been an honor and a privilege to…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/22/2026 > putin-thanks-trump-for-board-of-peace-invite-ahead-of-ukraine-talks-a91746

Putin Thanks Trump for ‘Board of Peace’ Invite Ahead of Ukraine Talks

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (446+ words) Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for an invitation to join a "Board of Peace" initiative and suggested Moscow could be prepared to pay the steep fee required for permanent membership, coming ahead of a meeting this…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/13/2026 > russias-magnit-food-retailer-eyes-expansion-into-occupied-ukraine-kommersant-a91661

Russia’s Magnit Food Retailer Eyes Expansion Into Occupied Ukraine – Kommersant

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (317+ words) Magnit, one of Russia's largest grocery retailers, is preparing to expand into Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, the Kommersant business daily reported Tuesday, potentially marking the entry of a major federal retailer into the regions. Magnit has already begun supplying some…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/12/2026 > families-of-russian-soldiers-in-primorye-region-accuse-commanders-of-sexualized-violence-and-extortion-a91656

Families of Russian Soldiers in Primorye Region Accuse Commanders of Sexualized Violence and Extortion

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (271+ words) Relatives of Russian servicemen in the Far East'Primorye region have appealed to military prosecutors over alleged sexualized violence and extortion at a local army unit, the news outlet Ostorozhno Novosti reported on Monday. According to reports cited by the outlet…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/12/2026 > belgorod-region-reels-from-largest-power-outage-of-ukraine-war-a91646

Belgorod Region Reels From Largest Power Outage of Ukraine War

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (687+ words) Russia's Belgorod region was still struggling to restore power, heating and water amid subzero temperatures on Monday after a Ukrainian strike triggered its worst blackout since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine nearly four years ago. The outages…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/09/2026 > what-we-know-about-russias-oreshnik-missile-fired-on-ukraine-a91636

What We Know About Russia's Oreshnik Missile Fired on Ukraine

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (541+ words) An intermediate-range ballistic missile " dubbed "Oreshnik" " used by Russia in an overnight strike on Ukraine is, according to the Kremlin, a "state-of-the art" weapon that cannot be intercepted. First fired on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024 and named after…...

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themoscowtimes.com > 01/06/2026 > us-would-lead-ukraine-ceasefire-monitoring-back-multinational-force-draft-statement-a91617

U.S. Would Lead Ukraine Ceasefire Monitoring, Back Multinational Force – Draft Statement

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (241+ words) The United States would lead a "ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism" with European participation if a peace deal is agreed in the Russia-Ukraine war, Kyiv's allies said in a draft statement seen by AFP ahead of a Paris summit Tuesday....