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A RUSSIAN military plane exploded in a fireball as it took off from a remote airbase carrying a mystery cargo.The Il-76 was on the runway when an engi

Kirill's appeal to all the heads of the Orthodox Churches against the ban on Russian jurisdiction of Orthodoxy in Ukraine sanctioned by the Kiev parliament has gone unanswered. While the sending of Metropolitan Tikhon to Crimea, the most contested front line, many are wondering whether this is yet another punishment or a possible ecclesiastic and political exaltation.

The Russian Il-76 was sitting on the runway when it burst into flames.

Out of fear for the safety of their fighter jets, the Russians moved the planes to the Nizhny Novgorod Airfield, situated far away from the Ukrainian border, “ATESH” partisans say.

Calls for Ukraine to cede territory ignore the reality of life under Russian occupation: it isn’t just handing over territory, but children

(RNS) — In March, Metropolitan Tikhon was seen at Putin's side as the president made his first visit to Crimea since full-scale war broke out between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin may be trying to temper expectations of significant Russian advances around Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Putin claimed in an interview on Russian state television on October 15 that Russian forces are conducting an “active

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Russian Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov), appointed head of the Crimean Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church, has compared occupied Crimea with Kolyma [during the mass repressions of 1932-1954, correctional labour camps with particularly difficult living and working conditions were located in Kolyma in the far east of Russia - ed.

Ukrainian forces hold out against intense Russian assault --- with 3 battalions, warplanes, and tanks --- on Avdiivka in Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.