Russia faces an 'exodus' of troops as prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine start to be pardoned and return home, says UK intel

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Cadets of a military academy fire a salute during the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the private Russian military company Wagner Group, who was killed in Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 24, 2022.
Cadets fire a salute during the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the Wagner Group, who was killed in Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 24, 2022.

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A massive explosion in Crimea destroyed a cache of Russian cruise missiles, a key weapon in its attacks on civilian infrastructure, Ukraine says

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A still from footage shared on social media on March 20, 2023, purporting to show an explosion in Dhzankoi, Crimea. It shows a bright yellow and red burst behind low buildings in silhouette.
A still from footage shared on social media on March 20, 2023, purporting to show an explosion in Dhzankoi, Crimea. Insider was unable to verify the footage.

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A close Russian ally is messing with the legendary spaceport it leases to the Kremlin, seizing assets over an unpaid debt

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A Soyuz MS-04 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 20, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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Video shows mass order of KFC arriving to Xi's hotel during Putin visit, even though it's supposed to have rebranded in Russia

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A still image shows KFC-branded bags piled up outside the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia, on March 20, 2023, while Chinese leader Xi Jinping was staying there.
A still image shows KFC-branded bags piled up outside the Soluxe Hotel in Moscow, Russia, on March 20, 2023, while Chinese leader Xi Jinping was staying there.

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Putin was told Mariupol was a 'paradise' during his night-time visit. Daylight photos show how it really looks.

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A composite image shows Vladimir Putin (top left) visiting the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol when it was dark. The main image shows a damaged building seen clearly in daylight a few days earlier.
A composite image shows Vladimir Putin (top left) visiting the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol when it was dark.

How Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president, went from perceived pro-West reformer to virulent warmonger since the invasion of Ukraine

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Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.
Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.

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Russia's former president suggested firing a hypersonic missile at The Hague after Putin's ICC arrest warrant: 'Look carefully into the sky'

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A head-and-shoulders shot of former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting at the Kremlin, September 20, 2022.
Former President Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting at the Kremlin, September 20, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.

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Georgia county said it was too costly to spend $10,000 a year on health cover for trans employees. It spent $1.2 million fighting it, lost, and has to pay anyway.

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Sgt. Anna Lange in a video for Houston County's Sheriff's Department.
Sgt. Anna Lange in a video for Houston County's Sheriff's Department.

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At a high-stakes meeting in Moscow, China has to decide whether Putin's failure in Ukraine means it's time to cross a red line

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meeting in Moscow in March 2023
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin together in Moscow on March 20, 2023.

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Israel's 'Handmaids' become a defining image of the mass protests against Netanyahu's judicial reforms

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Israeli women's-rights activists dressed as characters from
Israeli women's rights activists dressed as characters from "The Handmaid's Tale," protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Saturday, March 11, 2023.

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