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‘It’s getting harder and harder to hide’ How children living under Russian occupation have secretly continued attending Ukrainian schools — Meduza

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The Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russia had about 900 schools before the full-scale invasion. Many of them are now closed, while the ones still operating openly are using textbooks issued by the Russian Education Ministry. At some of these schools, however, students have continued...

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‘Re-appointment of Lukashenko by Lukashenko himself’ Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya condemns upcoming presidential vote in Belarus — Meduza

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The presidential election called for January 2025 in Belarus will be the “reappointment of Lukashenko by Lukashenko himself,” exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said during a panel at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday. 

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Officials in Kyiv launch investigation into executions of five Ukrainian POWs outside Donetsk — Meduza

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Ukrainian national security officials have opened an investigation into the killing of five Ukrainian prisoners of war on October 2. Ukrainian investigators say Russian forces captured five unarmed Ukrainian soldiers during an assault on their positions near Vuhledar. “One was killed in a wooded...

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Russian-Ukrainian negotiations bring home 46 Kursk region residents — Meduza

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Russian-Ukrainian negotiations have led to the return of 46 residents of Russia’s Kursk region, Moscow’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, announced on Friday. The repatriated individuals were taken to Ukraine in August by Ukrainian troops during their incursion into Russia’s Kursk...

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Norway arrests U.S. embassy security guard on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran — Meduza

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On Thursday, November 21, Norwegian police arrested a security guard working at the U.S. embassy in Oslo on suspicion of espionage on behalf of Russia and Iran. According to Reuters, local officials said they confiscated a “large” amount of digital material. 

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In harshest desertion sentence yet, Russian court imprisons soldier for 10 years — Meduza

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A military court in Yekaterinburg sentenced 37-year-old soldier Yevgeny Sandulsky to 10 years in prison on charges of desertion — the harshest-known punishment in a Russian desertion case so far. The trial concluded in late October, but journalists at Mediazona have only now uncovered the court records. 

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Seoul’s top security adviser says Moscow traded Pyongyang air defense equipment for troops in Kursk — Meduza

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South Korea's top security adviser, Shin Won-sik, revealed on Friday that Seoul believes Moscow has transferred anti-air missiles and air defense equipment to North Korea in exchange for reported troop deployments to Russia’s Kursk region. 

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Russia to lift ban on gasoline exports ahead of schedule — Meduza

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The Russian government plans to lift its current ban on gasoline exports ahead of schedule, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak revealed on Friday. According to Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev, prices are now stable enough to warrant the measure.

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