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Russia accuses Ukraine of a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea. The Russian-installed Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev says the Russian Navy repelled the attack, which he calls the "most massive" since the invasion began. Russia consequently suspends its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
2022-10-29

The Russian-appointed head of Mykhailivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ivan Sushko, is assassinated in a car bombing.
2022-08-24

Konstantin Pavlov, the pro-Russian mayor of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, is found dead at his home with a gunshot wound. The National Police of Ukraine say that they are currently establishing the circumstances of the mayor's death and have also opened a criminal case.
2021-08-15

Hungary approves the use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine and Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the first European Union member state to approve the Russian vaccine.
2021-01-21

Supporters of President-elect Maia Sandu gather in Moldova to call for the resignation of the Russia-backed government and a new parliamentary election.
2020-12-6

Russia opens a helicopter training facility in Venezuela. Under the plans, Russian state-owned Rostec will train Venezuelan pilots to operate Mi-35M gunships and transport helicopters. The move comes after the White House warned Moscow against sending troops or military equipment to the country.
2019-04-2

Three so-called GTA gang members are shot dead and four others are wounded, including two guards, at a courthouse in Moscow, Russia, after they attempted to escape.
2017-08-1

Federal Security Service (FSB) officers kill at least four suspected North Caucasus Islamic militants during a counter-terrorism raid on an apartment building in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.
2016-08-17

Russian President Vladimir Putin unveils a new $50 billion drive for the country to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of the new Vostochny Cosmodrome to fly humans to space by the end of the decade.
2013-04-12

Japan defends dumping of water with low level radiation from the accidents in the Pacific Ocean following criticism from South Korea and Russia.
2011-04-5