Putin's social media ban cost Russia's economy more than $4 billion last year

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual nationwide televised phone-in show in Moscow, Russia June 20, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
Russia has restricted access to some Western social media platforms, like Facebook and X.

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Russian planes keep accidentally bombing Russia-controlled territory, likely because of poor training and tired crews, UK intel says

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A Russian fighter jet.
A Russian fighter jet.

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Putin had to go 'cap in hand' to beg North Korea for weapons, says the UK's defense secretary

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Kim Jong Un (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).

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Russia is on course to lose 500,000 troops by end of 2024, after turning its forces into a 'low quality, high quantity mass army,' says UK intel

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Russians conscripted as part of the mobilization in Rostov on October 31, 2022.

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Russian forces repeated failed tank assaults 7 times across the same kill zone and were destroyed each time, says report

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A Russian armored column attacked in a Ukrainian forest.
A Russian armored column was attacked in a Ukrainian forest.

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Russia's launching North Korean missiles in Ukraine: White House

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (left) shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (left) shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) when they met in September.

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Russia's suspicious death count ticks higher as pro-Putin politician falls from a third-story window

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Vladimir Egorov was a pro-Putin politician who seemingly fell to his death from the third-story window of his home.

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Russians celebrated capturing a ghost town in Ukraine. Photos show how the war ruined it.

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An aerial view of a destroyed building in Marinka.

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'Almost naked' party causes uproar in Russia

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Russian celebrities and influencers are facing backlash over an $11,000-per-ticket costume party with a "nude illusion" theme as Ukraine war rages.

Russia is drastically underplaying the toll of its warship exploding, report suggests

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The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 8, 2015.
The Russian landing ship Novocherkassk, seen here in 2015, was damaged in a Ukrainian airstrike, Russian officials confirmed.

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