According to Lithuanian media, the exhumations are linked to a de-Sovietization law that came into force in 2023.

Kremlin-backed authorities in the peninsula warned that the current fuel shortage would likely last at least another month.

Aruna Arna rose to prominence last summer during protests against controversial municipal reforms in the republic of Altai.

Rights advocates and researchers are highlighting mounting political indoctrination and criminal prosecution facing children in Russia.

Authorities said the attack took place in the village of Pushkarnoye, located around 35 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine.

Yana Lantratova said her office was verifying the exact number of Kursk residents still held in Ukraine, with plans to meet her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets “in the near future.”

Putin mandated that access to healthcare platforms, the Gosuslugi government services portal and electronic payment networks must remain available while broader network restrictions are in place.

The measure adds to a growing list of food and beverage restrictions as Yerevan pursues ties with the European Union.

The ban comes as Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have led to slumps in domestic production and gasoline shortages in some places.

It marks the fourth time since September that France has boarded vessels believed to belong to Russia's so-called "shadow fleet."

Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Moscow's infrastructure in the fifth year of war, hitting targets as far as the Urals in recent weeks.

Close to the front line in southern Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia is the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe.

At a summit in Kazakhstan on Friday, Putin invoked what he called the "Ukrainian scenario" to warn Armenia against pursuing closer ties with the European Union.

Bucharest said the downed drone was a Russian Geran-2 and slammed the incident as a “serious and irresponsible escalation” by Moscow.

At least six Russian political prisoners have died in custody so far this year, according to rights advocates.

All six regions of the Ural Federal District issued a missile alert on Friday afternoon, regional officials said.

Customs officers detained Jugal Daterao in January during a routine baggage inspection after discovering THC-infused gummy candies in his luggage.

Rospotrebnadzor said it suspended all new sales of Jermuk, a popular Armenian mineral water brand.

Zelensky hopes the new aircraft will protect Ukraine by intercepting missiles and even putting Russian jets in the crosshairs.

Reports and videos on social media suggested that a Lukoil-operated oil refinery in Volgograd also caught fire during the overnight attacks.