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Former Russian Transport Minister Is Found Dead
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian political figure Roman Starovoyt was discovered deceased from a gunshot wound in the Moscow area, just hours after his removal from the role of transport minister, according to confirmation from the Russian Investigative Committee...
As ties grow, Russian tourism firms offer trips to Afghanistan
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): In the wake of Russia’s official recognition of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Russian travel companies have launched promoting one-week tourism packages to Afghanistan, with the first group of tourists expected to...
Trump makes U-turn on Russia-Ukraine war, agrees to resume arms deliveries to Kyiv days after pause: ‘We have to…’
Mint
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July 8, 2025
President Donald Trump reversed his stance on Ukraine, stating the US will have to send more weapons to Kyiv, mainly defensive ones, just days after pausing critical arm deliveries, to assist the war-torn nation in defending itself against...
Woman killed in Russia's morning attack on Kharkiv, 82 others injured
Ukrainska Pravda
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A 34-year-old woman was killed and 82 people suffered injuries in Russia's morning drone attack on Kharkiv on 7 July. Source: report from Khrakiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Quote: "On 7 July from 05:20 to 05:40 and between 10:20 and 10:30, the...
Ex-Deputy Chief of Russian Army’s General Staff Jailed for 17 years Over Graft
Kyiv Post
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July 8, 2025
The former deputy chief of the Russian army’s General Staff was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday over a scheme involving the theft of over 1 billion roubles (€10.8 million) from Defence Ministry contracts, the TASS news agency reported. A...
Czech president and former NATO general outlines his perception of power balance in Russia-Ukraine war
Ukrainska Pravda
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Petr Pavel. Stock photo: Getty Images Czech President Petr Pavel has stated that both Russia and Ukraine face problems and limitations that prevent either side from gaining the upper hand in the war. Source: Pavel in an interview with BBC Ukraine,...
9 killed, 81 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
The Kyiv Independent
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July 8, 2025
At least nine civilians were killed and 81 others injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, regional authorities reported on July 8. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 54 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed...
Czech president does not believe Russia is currently winning war
Ukrainska Pravda
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Czech President Petr Pavel. Photo: Getty Images Czech President Petr Pavel has disagreed with the statement that Russia is currently "winning the war" against Ukraine. Source: Pavel in an interview with BBC Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda...
New avenues of cooperation between Pakistan, Russia explored
Dawn
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Leading diplomacy experts and academicians of Pakistan and Russia have engaged to explore new avenues for multilateral cooperation and sustainable development within the broader Eurasian context. For this purpose, a high-level...
Crimea's Striletska Bay 'practically empty' of Russian Black Sea Fleet ships, Ukraine's partisans say
The Kyiv Independent
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July 8, 2025
Striletska Bay in occupied Sevastopol, once a key base for Russian warships in Crimea, is now nearly empty and used primarily for mooring tugboats and small patrol craft, the Atesh partisan group reported on July 8. According to the group, Russia...
On 1-year anniversary, Ukraine names Russian officer linked to deadly strike on Kyiv Okhmatdyt children's hospital
The Kyiv Independent
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July 8, 2025
Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) identified Russian Armed Forces Major Denis Sheynov as allegedly involved in the July 2024 missile strike on Kyiv's Okhmatdyt children's hospital, HUR reported on July 8. The strike, which killed two adults...
Senator Graham Began Pushing A Bill For "crushing" Sanctions Against Russia
Charter 97
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2 The US will have a powerful tool to influence the Kremlin. The US Senate will consider a bill that allows President Donald Trump to impose 500% duties against countries that buy Russian goods and finance Moscow's war machine. The announced...
Ukraine's Air Defenses Down 34 Out Of 54 Russian Drones Overnight
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram . Starting at 12:30 on Tuesday, July 8, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine using four surface-to-air guided missiles...
Over 1,500 trucks with apricots from Armenia crossed the border with Russia - Papoyan
ARKA
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NEWS » Economy » Over 1,500 trucks with apricots from Armenia crossed the border with Russia - Papoyan From July 1 to 7, 1,507 trucks loaded with apricots were exported from Armenia; they have already crossed the border with the Russian...
Death toll from Russia's July 4 attack on Kyiv rises to three
Ukrinform
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The number of people killed in the Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on July 4 has increased to three. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Unfortunately, the...
Putin dismissed transport minister after his death – Russian media outlets
Ukrainska Pravda
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Roman Starovoit. Photo: RIA Novosti Russian media outlets, citing anonymous sources, have reported that former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit, dismissed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, had died not on the same day, but...
EU preparing toughest sanctions against Russia in three years – French foreign minister
Ukrainska Pravda
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Jean-Noël Barrot. Photo: Getty Images French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has announced that the European Union, on France's initiative and in coordination with US senators, is preparing a new package of the toughest sanctions against Russia...
US will be sending more weapons to Ukraine to help defend itself against Russia, says Trump
The Print
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July 8, 2025
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would be sending more weapons to Ukraine to help the war-torn country defend itself against Russian attacks. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Ukraine was...
Independent Russian election-monitoring group Golos shuts down after co-chair is sentenced to prison
Meduza
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The Russia-wide independent election-monitoring group Golos has announced that it is ceasing operations. The decision, according to a statement released by the organization, follows the sentencing of its co-chair, Grigory Melkonyants, to five...
Giorgi Baramidze: I call on the parties 'Lelo-Strong Georgia' and 'Gakharia-For Georgia' to come to their senses and not play the Russian regime's game—what is planned for October 4 is not an election
Inter Press News
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Representatives of the Russian regime took another treacherous step by not supporting a resolution that called on the new Syrian government to revoke the recognition of Georgia’s temporarily occupied territories by Russia, as the resolution also...