‘Black widows’: Women accused of marrying Russian army recruits to claim death payouts

When Maria learnt that her 59-year-old father had died after being shot in Ukraine, she was doubly shocked. She didn’t know he’d enlisted – nor that he had married.
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Putin and Trump held ‘businesslike’ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says

(CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump on a July 4 call lasting nearly 90 minutes in which the US leader again offered to help end the Ukraine war, according to Russia’s foreign ministry. The call came ahead of a critical NATO ...
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Putin moves in eastern Ukraine could be opening phase of possible large-scale invasion, multiple US and western officials say

Russian President Vladimir Putin's move to recognize breakaway eastern Ukrainian territories as independent could be the opening phase of a larger potential military operation targeting Ukraine, nearly a dozen US and western officials told CNN. "This is ...

Russia’s new target: Ukrainian civilians filling up at gas stations

The gas station was already aflame, when policeman Mykhailo Tsypliakov and his colleagues ran in to help. He heard the buzz of a second drone descending and hit the ground.

Russia’s ‘black widows’: Wartime marriages, a soldier’s death, and a payout

Family members of deceased military personnel are now desperate in Russia are now desperately speaking out as a "black widow" scam emerges to steal 'death benefits'.