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- Total of 2K Ukrainian Children Now Returned From Russian Occupation – Zelenskyon 17 February 2026 at 17:39
Moscow has been accused of forcibly transferring around 20,000 children from parts of Ukraine seized by its army during the full-scale invasion.
- U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 4 Years in Russian Prison for Attempted Firearms Smugglingon 17 February 2026 at 17:09
Prosecutors accused the man of trying to transport parts for a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a Saiga carbine from Russia to the U.S. via Turkey.
- Nearly 2 Dozen Navalny Mourners Detained on Anniversary of Activist’s Deathon 17 February 2026 at 16:14
More than 80 cities around the world held events this week marking the anniversary of Navalny's death at an Arctic prison on Feb. 16, 2024.
- Nigeria Warns Citizens After Russian Army Recruitment Scamson 17 February 2026 at 15:53
AFP reported last week that a local agency in Kenya had duped men there into going to Russia under the pretense of well-paid jobs.
- State Duma Passes Bill Giving FSB Authority to Shut Down Internet and Mobile Serviceson 17 February 2026 at 15:33
The bill would also allow the FSB to block regular calls, text messages and even postal services, officials said Tuesday.
- Explosion at Leningrad Region Military Police HQ Kills At Least 3, Media Reporton 17 February 2026 at 14:02
Authorities confirmed the incident, which took place in the town of Sertolovo just north of St. Petersburg, but they did not mention any deaths.
- State Prosecutors Seek Life Sentences for 15 Defendants in Crocus City Hall Caseon 17 February 2026 at 12:45
The requests came as closing arguments began in the trial of 19 defendants charged in the March 2024 attack.
- Russian and Ukrainian Delegations Meet in Geneva for Latest Round of Peace Talkson 17 February 2026 at 12:15
The two-day meeting, which began on Tuesday, follows negotiations with American officials held earlier this month in Abu Dhabi.
- Russian Military Reports Largest Wave of Ukrainian Drone Attacks Since Early Januaryon 17 February 2026 at 10:46
Most of the unmanned aircraft were downed over the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
- Azerbaijan Sentences Former Nagorno-Karabakh Official to 20 Years in Prisonon 17 February 2026 at 10:18
Ruben Vardanyan was convicted on 19 criminal charges including crimes against peace and humanity, war crimes and terrorism.
- Kadyrov and Billionaire Senator Kerimov Bury the Hatcheton 16 February 2026 at 16:13
A rift between the two men emerged in October 2024, when Kadyrov declared a “blood feud” against Kerimov and two other lawmakers.
- Belgorod Sets Up Emergency Commissions as Governor Warns of No Hot Water Until Aprilon 16 February 2026 at 14:54
The commissions will recalculate utility bills to ensure residents are not charged for services that were disrupted, authorities said.
- Russia Uses Ex-Wagner Operatives to Recruit 'Disposable' Saboteurs in Europe – FTon 16 February 2026 at 13:41
Senior European intelligence officials called the former Wagner personnel an “effective — if crude” tool for the GRU.
- Man Twice Released From Prison to Fight in Ukraine Is Arrested in 2 New Killings, Reports Sayon 16 February 2026 at 12:35
Police in Far East Russia’s republic of Sakha reportedly arrested Viktor Savvinov this weekend after he killed two people.
- Kremlin Rejects European Accusations of Navalny Poisoningon 16 February 2026 at 10:53
Britain, Sweden, France, Germany and the Netherlands claimed Russia killed Navalny with a rare toxin found in South American dart frogs.
- Russia Jails Journalist Kotrikadze, Businessman Chichvarkin in Absentia Over ‘War Fakes’on 16 February 2026 at 10:12
Witnesses in both trials described suffering “emotional distress” after reading Kotrikadze’s and Chichvarkin’s social media posts that were critical of the war against Ukraine.
- North Korea Gifts New Apartments to Families of Soldiers Killed Fighting for Russiaon 16 February 2026 at 08:48
Photos released by state media showed Kim Jong Un touring the apartments alongside his teenage daughter Ju Ae.
- At Munich, a U.S. Change in Tone Leaves Ukraine’s Allies Unconvincedon 15 February 2026 at 20:24
While the mood at this year’s conference was less apocalyptic than last year, several attendees told MT that they were not entirely reassured.
- Russia Says Seized a Dozen Ukrainian Villages in Februaryon 15 February 2026 at 09:28
Gerasimov said Russia was "expanding a security zone" in border areas in the northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
- Ukraine War Is “Killing Russia” – Rutte to MTon 14 February 2026 at 20:04
“In December, they lost 35,000 of their own men, and in January — 30,000,” the NATO secretary general told MT at the Munich Security Conference.
