The UK exempted some Russian oligarchs from sanctions, allowing them to pay for private chefs, report says

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A general view of the exterior of Witanhurst, a property owned by a Russian oligarch, on March 24, 2022 in London, United Kingdom.

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Drunken Wagner fighters are 'boozing to their heart's content' at train stations in Moscow instead of going home, report says

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Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District's headquarters and return to their base in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023.

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Russia is using heavily modified Ka-52M aircraft in Ukraine and has equipped its fleet with long-range anti-tank missiles, says UK intel

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In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on October 28, 2022, a Ka-52 helicopter gunship of the Russian air force fires rockets at a target at an unknown location in Ukraine.

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A Ukrainian MP is being investigated for calling in sick during the war, and then showing up in the Maldives with his wife and kids

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An overhead shot of the beach resorts in the Maldives.
Aristov was found to be staying in the Maldives after leaving the country in June for a supposed mission in Poland.

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The Ukraine war is great for China — it gets 'fire sale prices' on oil and gas and leaves its rivals, the US and Russia, 'tied down and bleeding each other,' experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at St. George's Hall in the Kremlin on March 21, 2023.

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Russia abruptly fired a front-line general, and now Ukraine is seizing the moment to punch through the defenses he had overseen

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A vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces moves along the road in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.
A vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces moves along the road in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Putin is trying to flex his influence in Africa, but countries are giving him the cold shoulder

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.
Despite recent moves to strengthen Russia's influence on the continent, his summit with African leaders is looking weak.

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Russia briefly deployed its super-advanced T-14 tanks to Ukraine, then withdrew them again, state media says

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Russian T-14 Armata tank participates in a Victory Day Parade night rehearsal in Moscow, Russia, on May 4, 2022.

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'Unusual' numbers of a massive Russian missile built to sink aircraft carriers are hammering a port city in southern Ukraine, intelligence says

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A man looks damaged building in front of a door at the site after Russian missile attacks in Odessa, Ukraine on July 25, 2023. Multiple missile strikes on the city of Odessa, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, caused damage to at least 20 historic buildings including Odessa cathedral.
A man looks damaged building in front of a door at the site after Russian missile attacks in Odessa, Ukraine on July 25, 2023.

Photo captures Ukrainian troops using grunt robots to plant deadly anti-personnel mines

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unexploded munitions and other explosive devices as members of a demining team of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine clear mines off a field not far from the town of Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, on April 21, 2022, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Unexploded munitions and other explosive devices collected by members of a Ukrainian demining team.

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