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Wagner chief Prigozhin alive? Poem on his grave fuels speculation

'He says in response: Dead or alive, no difference, woman. Son or God, I am yours,' The excerpt is borrowed from a composition by the Russian/Soviet Union poet Joseph Brodsky, entitled Still Life

Explained: Life of Alexei Navalny, who is facing new extremist charges in Russia

Already serving two convictions that have landed him in prison for at least nine years, Alexei Navalny faces a new trial that could keep him behind for two more decades

Ukraine issues suspicion notice to Russian general who initiated the full-scale invasion

Ruzinski ordered Russian troops to breach the Ukrainian state border and capture Kharkiv Oblast. He and more than 4,000 Russian soldiers from the Balakliya occupation group, occupied areas in the Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, and Izium districts of Ukraine

Absolut vodka to hit Russia again after sales suspended in wake of Ukraine war

"Under the sanctions that are currently in place, the company is supplying products in an amount that can support local employees and give local entities economic sustainability," said a spokesperson of the liqour manufacturer

Russia warns airlines of danger from erupting volcano

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization's scale, the eruption was given the highest "red" hazard classification, Rosaviatsiya reported, warning that "volcanic activity poses a danger to domestic and international flights

Russia shuts down tourism in Crimean beaches, prepares for war over a possible Ukraine invasion

The defensive artillery positions on the beaches came after a missile fired from territory controlled by Ukraine was shot down Saturday morning over the Crimean town of Feodosia, which is located on the Black Sea

Explained: What Russia’s nuclear weapons in Belarus means for the war

Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow would be stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by 1 July. Is the Russian president’s move an escalation of the ongoing Ukrainian war or an attempt to intimidate the West?

Russia opens criminal case against ICC judges, prosecutor over Putin arrest warrant

The Russian action is a symbolic gesture of defiance in response to the warrant issued against Putin on Friday, which accused him and his children's commissioner of the war crime of deporting children from Ukraine to Russia

WATCH: Ukrainian tank uses Pakistan Army ammunition against Russian forces

A video has gone viral on social media, showing what is being claimed to be a tank crew of the Ukrainian army using 122mm artillery shells supplied by Pakistan during combat against Russian forces

Amid Ukraine war, Russia ramps up coal sales to China

According to the Russian Consulate General in China’s northeastern province of Harbin, Russia’s coal exports to China through the Zabaikalsk-Manzhouli railway crossing have jumped by 214%