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Criminal case defendants recruited in Russia and occupied territories for war in Ukraine – Russian media

The representatives of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and other "law enforcement bodies" in occupied territories of Ukraine and Russian oblasts located close to them have started to recruit people involved in criminal investigations into the war against Ukraine.

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Ukrainian military reportedly causes massive fuel tank backlog on Crimean Bridge

A queue of thousands of railroad cars has amassed at the entrance to the Crimean Bridge, some waiting for as long as six months, the Russian state outlet Kommersant reported on March 25.

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Russia's Supreme Court head dies in Moscow

Vyacheslav Lebedev, who was chairman of Russia's Supreme Court since December 1991, died in Moscow on Feb. 23. Russia's judiciary has long been controlled by the Kremlin, with the country's parliament rubber stamping a heap of oppressive legislation, while courts handing out politically motivated sentences.

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Putin reportedly to make pre-election state of the nation address

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to outline his election programme in a state of the nation address ahead of the presidential election in March, according to a Russian newspaper report. The speech is expected to take place sometime between February 23 and March 8, the usually well-informed daily paper Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing four of its own sources. The election is due to be held over three days from March 15 to 17. The newspaper speculated that Putin will address Russia's

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Russian media: Output of Russian oil refineries drop by 4% following drone attacks

Russian oil refineries reduced refining operations by 4% in January 2024 compared to the same period the year before, partly due to "increased drone attacks," the Russian state-controlled media outlet Kommersant reported on Feb. 6.

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Media: Russia may be shutting down phone connection to prepare air defense

Russia may be retooling aspects of its air defense system amid continued Ukrainian drone strikes within Russia, the Institute for the Study of War reported in its daily assessment on Jan. 29.

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Samsung Elec considering leasing Russia factory, Telecom News, ET Telecom

The reports came after a Kommersant report said on Tuesday that local electronics wholesaler VVP Group is about to produce equipment both under its own brand and for other companies at the Samsung factory, citing unnamed sources in the electronics industry.

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Analysts see Russian fuel complex resuming operations within weeks after suspected drone attack, ET EnergyWorld

Novatek said on Sunday it had been forced to suspend some operations at the huge Baltic Sea fuel export terminal and "technological process" at the complex due to the fire.

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Russian version of Wikipedia to launch soon, reports say, Telecom News, ET Telecom

Russia has said it was not yet planning to block Wikipedia - one of the few surviving independent sources of information in Russia since a state crackdown on online content intensified after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Russian distributor to launch sales of Adidas, Reebok goods- Kommersant, ET Retail

Russian Distributor: Adidas and Reebok were among hundreds of Western companies that decided to suspend business operations in Russia soon after Moscow launched its war in Ukraine in February 2022.

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