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Car Bomb Kills Daughter of &#39;Putin&#39;s Brain&#39;
Car Bomb Kills Daughter
of 'Putin's Rasputin'
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Aug 21, 2022 6:30 AM CDT

Car Bomb Kills Daughter of 'Putin's Rasputin'

Blast may have been intended to kill her father, the ultranationalist Alexander Dugin

(Newser) - A brazen car bomb in Russia killed the daughter of a prominent ally of Vladimir Putin Saturday night, and while Ukraine has officially denied responsibility, it is also bracing for retaliation. Coverage:
  • The bomb: The blast on a highway on the outskirts of Moscow killed 29-year-old Darya Dugina, the daughter
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Russia Fights Drone Attack on Black Sea Fleet Headquarters

Ukraine has aimed attacks at Crimea to cause instability

(Newser) - A drone strike reached into the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea on Saturday. Sevastopol's governor said Russian forces shot down the drone as it approached, though no independent source verified that. Ukraine didn't say whether it launched the strike, though it posted video of...

Zelensky's Image at Home Takes a Rare Hit

Critics fault his rationale for not better warning citizens about a Russian invasion

(Newser) - As part of a series of articles about the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post has one with an angle that may seem unusual to those who have followed the conflict from the US. It revolves around sometimes withering criticism of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky—from fellow Ukrainians. While generally...

Confident Russian Spies Had Lined Up Housing in Kyiv

'Washington Post' details the failures of the FSB in the lead-up to invasion of Ukraine

(Newser) - The Washington Post is out with a series of in-depth stories about the war in Ukraine, and the main one focuses on just how badly Russia's spy agency—the FSB—misread the lead-up to the war. Maybe the most tangible sign of this in the story by Greg Miller...

Explosions Rip Through Russian Ammo Depot in Crimea

Russia blames an 'act of sabotage'

(Newser) - Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people. Russia blamed the blasts in the village of Mayskoye on an "act of...

Report: Mistake Exposes Mercenaries to Attack

Russian journalist reportedly included address marker for headquarters in photo

(Newser) - A careless posting on social media led Ukrainian forces to the headquarters of mercenaries linked to Russia, officials in eastern Ukraine said. The governor of Luhansk said the location of the secret headquarters of the Wagner paramilitary group was betrayed by a photo posted by a Russian journalist that displayed...

Is Russia Planning to Steal Ukraine's Electricity?

One expert says it could be 'the biggest electricity heist ever'

(Newser) - Someone shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility in southern Ukraine on Aug. 5, narrowly avoiding catastrophe. Russia and Ukraine have since traded blame, but the Wall Street Journal has analyzed damage to the plant using available imagery and accounts from locals, and the evidence suggests the shelling may have been part...

Ukraine Says Crimea Blasts Destroyed 9 Russian Planes

Russia denies aircraft were damaged in Saki explosions

(Newser) - Update: Ukraine's air force said Wednesday that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea, amid speculation the blasts were the result of a Ukrainian attack that would represent a significant escalation in the war, the AP reports. Russia denied...

Russian Police Raid Home of Protesting Journo

This could mark a turn toward harsher punishment for Marina Ovsyannikova

(Newser) - The Russian journalist who was fined , then arrested for speaking out against Russia's war in Ukraine had her door kicked in by Russian security forces in a Wednesday raid, according to media human rights group OVD-Info. Marina Ovsyannikova is now to be taken in front of the Investigative Committee...

Zelensky Wants West to Ban Travel by Russian Citizens

'This is the only way to influence Putin,' says Ukraine leader

(Newser) - If Russia annexes more Ukrainian land, Western nations should ban all Russian citizens from their borders. That is the hardline position taken by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the Washington Post. Russian officials have indicated they plan to hold “annexation votes” in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia...

US to Send Ukraine Biggest Arms Package Yet

(Newser) - The US on Monday announced its biggest arms shipment so far to Ukraine, a package adding up to $1 billion that includes long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles. US assistance since Russia invaded Ukraine in February now surpasses $9 billion. The weapons will come from American military stockpiles, CNBC...

Roger Waters Faces Backlash Over Ukraine, Taiwan Remarks

Ex-Pink Floyd member says Biden is a 'war criminal'

(Newser) - In remarks unlikely to endear him to his former Pink Floyd bandmates, Roger Waters has branded President Biden a "war criminal" for supporting Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Waters, asked during a CNN interview why he includes Biden in a montage of "war criminals" displayed during his concert...

It's a 'Suicidal Thing': Europe's Biggest Nuke Plant Shelled

Russia blames Ukraine, and vice versa, amid calls for peacekeepers to take control of facility

(Newser) - One thing both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war agree on: Shelling a nuclear plant is not a good idea. However, somebody shelled the Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern Ukraine over the weekend, and each side is blaming the other, reports the BBC . "This time a nuclear catastrophe was miraculously avoided,...

Ukraine Puts Civilians in Harm's Way, Report Says

Zelensky angrily denounces Amnesty International's assessment

(Newser) - Ukrainian forces have exposed civilians to Russian attacks at times by basing themselves in schools, residential buildings, and other places in populated areas, Amnesty International says in a report published Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky angrily denounced the report, saying Amnesty International "tries to amnesty the terrorist state and...

Russia's 'Secret First Lady' Finally Added to Sanctions List

Putin's alleged lover, Alina Kabaeva, had dodged US sanctions for months

(Newser) - Update: More than five months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the woman widely known as Russia's "secret first lady" has been hit with US sanctions. Former Olympic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 39, was one of 13 Russian nationals added to the sanctions list Tuesday, the Washington Post reports....

Russia's Hold on Nuclear Plant Stumps Ukraine

Troops fire from Zaporizhzhia station knowing return fire would risk disaster

(Newser) - Russia's occupation of Europe's largest nuclear power plant is making Ukrainian forces and residents of the city of Nikopol defenseless. When Russian troops send rockets from the Zaporizhzhia station across the Dnipro River and into Nikopol, the fire is not returned. That would be too risky: A Ukraine-fired...

Ukraine Hasn't Seen This Sight Since Feb. 24

The first ship leaves the Black Sea port of Odessa under deal with Russia

(Newser) - A ship carrying nearly 30,000 tons of corn set sail on Monday and received widespread press in the process. That's because it's the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to leave the country under a deal with Russia brokered by the UN and Turkey and designed to ease...

One of Ukraine's Richest Men Killed in 'Targeted' Strike

Grain tycoon Oleksiy Vadatursky and his wife were killed in their home

(Newser) - One of the richest men in Ukraine was killed, along with his wife, in what officials say was a targeted strike on their home during Russian shelling of the city of Mykolaiv. A missile hit the home of Oleksiy Vadatursky, a grain tycoon, overnight, the BBC reported Sunday. It "...

Sting Pauses Warsaw Concert for a Warning

Democracy is 'worth fighting for,' singer tells audience

(Newser) - British musician Sting interrupted a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening to warn his audience that democracy is under attack worldwide and to denounce the war in Ukraine as "an absurdity based upon a lie." He asked a popular Polish actor, Maciej Stuhr, to come onstage to translate...

Red Cross Pushes to See Wounded in Prison

Condemnation by UN isn't sufficient, Zelensky says after attack

(Newser) - Ukrainian and Russian officials blamed each other Saturday for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attack on a prison in a separatist-controlled area. The International Red Cross asked to visit the prison to make sure the scores of wounded POWs had proper treatment but said...

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