Russians trying to help the Kremlin are being scammed into throwing Molotov cocktails at its offices and cars instead: reports

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Some of the Russians were told to shout pro-Ukrainian slogans, even though they were convinced they were helping the Russian government.

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Russia's foreign minister joins Tucker Carlson's Kremlin fanbase, blasting the TV host's ousting as an offense to freedom of speech

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said US press freedom has suffered from Carlson's departure from Fox News.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said US press freedom has suffered from Carlson's departure from Fox News.

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Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries killed each other in a shootout after blaming each other for their war failures, Ukrainian government says

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A mural depicting Russia's Wagner Group that reads:
A mural depicting mercenaries of Russia's Wagner Group that reads: "Wagner Group - Russian knights."

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Russian jets are dropping bombs rejigged with guidance systems that are delivering 'devastating hits' upon Ukrainian lines, report says

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A member of the Ukrainian White Angels Special Police Team walks looks at the debris of a residential building, destroyed following an air strike in the frontline town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A member of the Ukrainian White Angels Special Police Team walks looks at the debris of a residential building, destroyed following an air strike in the frontline town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region on April 10, 2023, amid

Russia is telling its guys to be 'a real man' and sign up as contract soldiers — as its death toll in Ukraine reaches up to 60,000

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Russian Foreign Ministry building is seen behind a social advertisement billboard showing Z letters .
Russian Foreign Ministry building is seen behind a social advertisement billboard showing Z letters .

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A Russian warplane bombed one of Russia's own border cities, adding to the country's stack of embarrassing wartime blunders

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.
The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force.

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A Ukrainian drone commander said Russian troops would sit around and get shot at the start of the war, but have learned from their mistakes

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A soldier of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion named Aidar, also known as the Aidar Battalion, trains with drones at an undetermined location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 09, 2023.
A soldier of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion named Aidar, also known as the Aidar Battalion, trains with drones at an undetermined location in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on April 09, 2023.

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Putin is so paranoid about being tracked, he travels in a secret grey train that stealthily blends in with other Russian locomotives, says a former elite Russian security officer

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Russian President Vladimir Putin travels by an aeroexpress train in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on October 28, 2013.
Russian President Vladimir Putin travels by an aeroexpress train in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on October 28, 2013.

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Putin is still worried about COVID-19 and makes his staff quarantine for weeks, says an elite Russian security officer who defected

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 30, 2022.

Russia's military is being accused of stealing video game characters from 'Atomic Heart' to promote itself

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An installation of a "Z" letter inside the Red Star, one of the most widely recognizable Soviet symbols, is seen in Zaryadye Park in Moscow.
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