Russian court extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June | Freedom of the Press News

Russian court extends detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June | Freedom of the Press News

Russian American is accused of failing to register as a ‘foreign agent’ and spreading ‘false information’. A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until June 5, her employer Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) says. The Prague-based editor, 47, was arrested last year in the city…

Two killed as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure | Russia-Ukraine war News

Two killed as Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s attacks on such infrastructure in recent days have also caused severe power outages. Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have killed two people, one in the country’s western Lviv region, the other in an attack in the northeast, officials said. The attack in Lviv destroyed a building and sparked…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 766 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 766 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 766th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Fighting A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, while another died in an attack in the country’s northeast, officials said. The…

Zelenskyy fires aides in reshuffle, Russia launches air attack at Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy fires aides in reshuffle, Russia launches air attack at Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Top aide Serhiy Shefir was among those dismissed as well as three advisers and two presidential representatives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle on Saturday, while Russia unleashed new attacks overnight. Zelenskyy dismissed top aide Serhiy Shefir from his post of…

Russia mulls labelling queen of Soviet pop Pugacheva a ‘foreign agent’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia mulls labelling queen of Soviet pop Pugacheva a ‘foreign agent’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Musician Alla Pugacheva, who is currently abroad, has criticised the Kremlin for its actions in Ukraine. Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to consider labelling Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, as a “foreign agent”, the Reuters news agency reported. If successful, the move would officially designate…

Nine detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack | Russia-Ukraine war News

Nine detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack | Russia-Ukraine war News

A Russian court meanwhile charged one more suspect in last week’s deadly attack on Crocus City Hall. Tajikistan’s state security service has detained nine people for suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people, Russian state media…

On the front line of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Odesa cries out for US aid | Russia-Ukraine war

On the front line of Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Odesa cries out for US aid | Russia-Ukraine war

After leaving Odesa largely untouched by the barrages of drones and missiles it has launched against Ukraine this winter, Russia has struck the port city during March as never before in this war. On March 2, a Russian drone demolished a nine-storey building, killing at least 12 people in one…