Moscow has been surrounded by air defenses for a century, but they were never designed to stop the drones Ukraine is using now

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A Pantsyr S-1 air-defense system atop the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on August 3.

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Russia hikes rates to 13% in scramble to lower inflation and prop up the sagging ruble

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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a news conference after an EU-Russia Summit in Brussels January 28, 2014. Putin said on Tuesday it would honor its obligations to lend Ukraine $15 billion and reduce its gas prices even if the opposition formed the next government.

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Russia will sell natural gas to China at almost a 50% discount compared to European buyers

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front, R), Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd row, L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd row, R), arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015.

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EU officials say sanctions against Russia have had 'hard tangible effects,' and that the country's future is bleak

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The resilience of Russia's stock market and its economy is a complete mirage masking deeper pain, Yale researchers say

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, July 30, 2014.

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Russia says it will halt foreign currency purchases and launch a digital ruble to keep the currency from spiraling further

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Video captures mushroom cloud towering over a town near Moscow after a massive explosion rocked a Russian factory

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A screen grab from a CCTV footage shows broken windows and a person walking in a residential area, with smoke billowing in the background, following a blast at a factory in Sergiev Posad, Russia, August 9, 2023.
A screen grab from a CCTV footage shows broken windows and a person walking in a residential area, with smoke billowing in the background, following a blast at a factory in Sergiev Posad, Russia, August 9, 2023.

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Russia is getting hit at home, and Ukraine's spies say there's only one way to make it stop

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Police officers block off an area around a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on August 1, 2023.
Police officers block off an area around a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on August 1, 2023.

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Russia's seaborne oil exports hit their lowest level in 7 months

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Video shows a fireball erupting next to Moscow's glitzy skyscrapers as the capital's finance district is struck by drone attacks

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A general view of a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center after Ukrainian drones attacks in Moscow, Russia on July 30, 2023. Russian Defense Ministry reported that an attempt to attack the Moscow region of Ukraine with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was blocked.
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