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Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow blast

Sandeep raiza

The daughter of a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has been killed in a suspected car bomb. Darya Dugina died after an explosion on a road outside Moscow, Russia’s investigative committee said. It is thought her father, the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin who is known as “Putin’s brain,” may have been the intended target of the attack. Mr Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist ideologue who is believed to be close to the Russian president. Alexander Dugin and his daughter had been at a festival at an estate near…

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Ukraine’s Crimean fightback having ‘psychological impact’ on Russia

Sandeep raiza

Ukraine’s Crimean fightback having ‘psychological impact’ on Russia Ukrainian strikes on Crimea are having major psychological and operational effects on Moscow’s forces, Western officials have told journalists. Explosions at the Saki airbase on 9 August and other assaults have put more than half of the Black Sea fleet’s naval jets out of action, they said. The fleet has a revered history, but it has suffered a series of humiliations since the invasion began in February. Officials said the setbacks have forced it to adopt a defensive posture. In April, the…

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Ukraine war: Russia to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Putin

Sandeep raiza

Ukraine war: Russia to allow inspectors at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Putin Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said UN officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. The Kremlin made the announcement after a call between Mr Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron. It came as claims of fighting near the plant continued, with four civilians reportedly injured by Russian shelling. Separately, the US pledged on Friday to send more arms and ammunitions to assist in Ukraine’s war effort. In a read-out following the call…

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