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The United States and its allies are playing down the dangers posed by the deployment of thousands of Russian soldiers to Belarus, but the intelligence assessments come with a dose of uncertainty.

The Russian leader also imposed restrictions in over two dozen areas in Russia, signaling an attempt to crack down on dissent at home.

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The cases follow a round of fresh sanctions from the West last month as the U.S. attempts to raise pressure on Russia following its illegal annexations in Ukraine.

28 drones were spotted over the city, with five strikes reported, said Vitaly Klitschko, Kyiv's mayor. Read more at Boston.com.

Russia has used the drones to strike on the battlefield and in Ukrainian cities. Their use may be a sign that Moscow is running low on precision-guided weapons.

“What a horror,” said a Ukrainian retiree, as plumes of smoke rose from a central Kyiv street. “Again!” she said. “This is now happening all the time.”

Russian military officials said the jet was on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire, causing it to crash in a port town about 25 miles from Ukraine.

Russian military officials said the jet had been on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire, causing it to crash in a port town about 25 miles from Ukraine.

An air defense system is still not a part of the package, but that may be on the way soon.