Head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defence Forces (NBC), Lt Gen Igor Kirillov and his assistant were killed when device hidden in scooter exploded Tuesday.
Russian authorities graft probe in armed forces kicked up a notch with arrest of dy head of army’s general staff on bribery charges. Number of senior officials arrested now five.
Russian state media says the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane was shot down near Belgorod on Ukrainian border. Ukraine says it’s looking into claims the plane was carrying PoWs.
Vladlen Tatarsky, a Russian pro-war blogger, had nearly 6 lakh Telegram followers. At an event organised by Putin last year, he called for 'killing all Ukrainans'.
Russian commanders have made the capture of Soledar a key objective in a campaign to take the nearby strategic city of Bakhmut and Ukraine's larger eastern Donbas region.
The announcement of Russia's first public mobilisation since World War II for its 'special military operation' in Ukraine, has triggered a rush for the border by eligible men.
Meanwhile, the international community has slammed plans by separatist regions in Ukraine to hold referendums, calling it an attempt to divert attention from Russia’s battle reversals.
For Indian foreign policy, a weakened Russia is a mixed bag: it is likely to be more beholden to Beijing, but its support to China in the Indo-Pacific would matter less.
High-ranking Russian officers killed in Ukraine reportedly include four major generals & one lieutenant general. Russia said to have deployed 20 generals to lead Ukraine war.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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