Russia, Ukraine and Poland
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A large Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil killed at least 25 people, including three children, authorities said Wednesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to Turkey in search of diplomatic support for his fight against Russia’s invasion.
Russian airstrikes hit two apartment buildings in Ukraine overnight, killing 26 people including three children, in a rare large-scale assault on the west of the country that prompted NATO to scramble fighter jets over Poland and Romania.
Ukraine said it had identified a Russian commander as a suspect in some of the killings in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha in 2022, calling it a vital step towards establishing the chain of command behind the mass executions of civilians there.
The vessel Yantar made its second known visit this year north of Scotland and entered British waters in the last few weeks and Britain is taking it "extremely seriously."
The business in Alexandria, Kentucky, was one of dozens used by a Russian criminal group in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $10 billion.
Russian singer Diana Loginova, known by her stage name Naoko, has been jailed in Russia after performing songs that authorities say are critical of the Kremlin. Naoko was detained for 13 days for organizing a “mass simultaneous gathering of citizens” during performances but is serving back-to-back sentences after being rearrested twice.
The United Kingdom, Australia and the United States announced Wednesday that they have made new sanctions against Russian cybercrime group Media Land.
A new Russian video gives a dramatic demonstration of how shotguns can provide protection against FPV drones. But it does not tell the whole story.