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Three arrested in Russian espionage investigation face charges in UK
Last year, Britain’s domestic spy chief said more than 400 suspected Russian spies had been expelled from Europe.
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Russia-Ukraine war
Putin sent this critic to prison as a birthday present. I spoke to him from his cell
He’s been sentenced to 8½ years in jail for discussing the massacre of Ukrainian civilians. His lawyer conveyed my questions to him and returned with his handwritten responses.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Bribery is treason’: Zelensky sacks 112 army draft chiefs
The president said that any sacked army recruitment officers not being investigated should head to the front to fight for Ukraine.
- by Dan Peleschuk
Russian lander races to find water on moon ahead of Indian craft
Moscow has launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years. There’s a lot riding on it.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Joey Roulette
Ukrainian drones downed near Crimea and Moscow
Thirteen drones in total were aimed at Moscow and Sevastopol in Crimea, the Russian Defence Ministry said, on Thursday alone.
Counting casualties on the battlefield amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
More than 500 days after Russian forces launched their illegal invasion of Ukraine, the number of soldiers killed or injured on both sides has been said to run into the hundreds of thousands. But counting casualties is an imperfect science.
- by Lucy Cormack
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Russia-Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin is getting a cash boost and the West needs to stop it
Surging oil prices are allowing Russia to generate more revenue to fund its war. It might be time for the West to step in.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Ex-shop assistant detained over plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
“The perpetrator tried to establish the time and list of locations of the approximate route of the head of state,” Ukraine’s intelligence agency said.
- by David L. Stern and Siobhán O'Grady
‘Space for everyone’: Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft is on a timetable that implies it could match or narrowly beat its Indian rival to the moon’s surface.
- by Mark Trevelyan and Lidia Kelly
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South China Sea
Why Putin is losing his war, and Xi is winning his
Putin chose to launch a kinetic war to expand his territory. Xi chose “grey zone” warfare – distinctly aggressive, but without firing a shot.
- by Peter Hartcher
Russia retaliates against Ukraine for tanker attacks, unleashing drone barrage
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 70 attack drones and missiles, including cruise missiles from aircraft and Iranian-made, Shaheds.