Russia

• Search for people possibly trapped under rubble after Russian strike hits Kharkiv - A search is underway in Ukraine on Friday for people possibly trapped under rubble after a Russian strike hit the country's northeast. Russia struck a residential area of Kharkiv with two missiles on Friday afternoon, Ukrainian President Vo
• Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic - Russia requested this week that the United States end its pursuit of the vessel, which was intercepted in the Caribbean on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela.
• Zelenskyy names Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as new top aide - Budanov's appointment to lead the office of the president marks an unusual shift, placing a serving intelligence chief at the centre of Ukraine's political and diplomatic coordination.View on euronews
• Ukraine’s Zelensky Names Kyrylo Budanov as New Chief of Staff - Kyrylo Budanov, who has served as Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, is seen as a potential rival to Mr. Zelensky if elections are held.
• Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on occupied village at 27. Kyiv rejects accusation - Russian authorities said Friday that the death toll from a Ukrainian drone strike they said struck a café in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region rose to 27 people. Kyiv denied attacking civilian targets. Svetlana Petren
• Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker - The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.
• Ukrainian spies fake commander’s death to trick Russia into paying $500,000 bounty - As far as the Russians were concerned, they had got their man.
• How Russia Is Brutalizing Its Own Soldiers, and More Than 5 Million Pages of Epstein Files - Plus, the viral video that got the White House’s attention.
• Russia Proposes Prison Time for Illegal Crypto Mining Operations - Russia’s Ministry of Justice has unveiled criminal penalties for unregistered crypto mining, including fines of up to 1.5 million rubles and prison sentences of up to 5 years for large-scale operations.The proposed amendments to the Crimina
• How Russia and Ukraine Are Fighting to Shape President Trump’s View of the War - Off the battlefield, each side is trying to influence the American leader’s perception as they look to negotiate a peace settlement in their favor.