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Ukraine launches missile attack on Russian-occupied Melitopol, explosions reported in Donetsk and Crimea

By Josh Pennington, Julia Kesaieva, Tim Lister and Mariya Knight, CNN Multiple explosions have been reported in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol in southern Ukraine, in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and in annexed Crimea — including at a Russian military barracks. The explosions in Melitopol came amid reports from officials on both sides that

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Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout says he ‘wholeheartedly’ supports Ukraine war and would volunteer if he could

By Darya Tarasova and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said on Saturday he “wholeheartedly” supports Moscow’s so-called “military operation” in Ukraine and that if he had the opportunity and necessary skills, he would “certainly go as a volunteer.” Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers, was released Thursday from

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Russian Nobel Peace laureate slams Putin’s ‘insane and criminal war’ on Ukraine

By Allegra Goodwin, CNN Russian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yan Rachinsky blasted President Vladimir Putin’s “insane and criminal” war on Ukraine in his acceptance speech in the Norwegian capital Oslo on Saturday. Rachinsky, from Russia’s human rights organization Memorial, claimed resistance to Russia is known as “fascism” under Putin, adding this has become “the ideological

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European Parliament vice president expelled by party amid corruption probe involving Gulf nation

By Niamh Kennedy and Chris Liakos, CNN Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in Greece amid a corruption probe. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), one of Greece’s main opposition parties, said in a statement Friday: “Following the latest developments and the investigation by Belgian authorities

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Russia pardoned Zambian prisoner ‘to join military operation in Ukraine,’ says minister

By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Russia pardoned a Zambian prisoner so that they could be deployed to Ukraine, where they died fighting for the Wagner mercenary unit, Zambia’s foreign affairs minister said Friday. Zambian national Nathan Lemekhani Nyirenda was “pardoned on 23rd August, 2022 in order to join the military operation, in exchange for amnesty,” the

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Saudi Arabia and China will align on everything from security to oil, but agree not to interfere on domestic issues

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN China and Saudi Arabia expressed aligned policies on a range of areas from security to oil in a joint statement Friday, adding they will support each other while not interfering in each other’s internal affairs. The agreement comes during the Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the kingdom, and amid frayed

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Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin jailed for eight and a half years, in latest blow to what’s left of Russian opposition

By Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Sugam Pokharel and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Moscow court on Friday sentenced Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin to eight years and six months imprisonment, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti, in a blow to what’s left of the country’s opposition. It is unclear if Yashin’s prison sentence for spreading “false

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‘Who started it?’ Putin sips champagne as he defends assault on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure

By Sebastian Shukla and Sophie Tanno, CNN President Vladimir Putin made rare public comments specifically addressing the Russian military’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Thursday, while clutching a glass of champagne at a Kremlin reception. Speaking after an awards ceremony for “Heroes of Russia,” he addressed the group of soldiers receiving the awards. He said

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