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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Ukraine can't keep up its recent drone kill streak against Russia's navy, senior commander says

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Russian Black Sea fleet
Russian warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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North Korea is using Ukraine as a test site for its nuclear-capable missiles, South Korea says

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A TV showing North Korea's firing of a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
A TV showing North Korea's firing of a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on December 19, 2023.

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A platoon of 40 Russians abandoned their front-line positions and tried to flee to Crimea, Ukraine says

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Russian servicemen in Ukraine during an Orthodox Christmas service in a photo taken from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on January 7, 2023.

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The Red Sea attacks appear to be hurting traders and suppliers across the globe — but Russia's oil trade with India is still booming

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russian glide bombs have been a huge headache for Ukraine, and Moscow says it's making new ones

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Russian Sukhoi Su-35S fighter aircrafts, Su-34 military fighter jets and Su-30SM jet fighters fly in formation over central Moscow during the Victory Day military parade on May 9, 2021
Russian Sukhoi Su-35S fighter aircrafts, Su-34 military fighter jets and Su-30SM jet fighters fly in formation over central Moscow during the Victory Day military parade on May 9, 2021

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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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Russians are calling for a 9-mile 'buffer zone' to stop Ukraine raiding their towns — but are unlikely to get it

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A view of damaged vehicles following a Ukrainian shelling in the Russian city of Belgorod
A view of damaged vehicles following a Ukrainian shelling in the Russian city of Belgorod on December 30, 2023.

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Video shows Ukraine using HIMARS to destroy a Russian thermobaric weapon launcher hidden in a forest

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A fireball and large plume of smokes among trees in an aerial shot filmed from a drone
A still from the Command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's video that purports to show a TOS-1A being blown up with HIMARS.

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Russia is adding bait to landmines in Ukraine, using cash and cans of Pepsi, report says

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The anti-tank mines lie in the Ukrainian field camp of the combat engineering support group of the mechanized (tank) brigade on June 8, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Landmines, booby traps, and trip wires are a favorite Russian tactic, turning Ukraine's environment against Kyiv's own troops.

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