Russian sports stars united in face of sanctions – minister

Western hopes of a mass exodus of athletes from the country did not materialize, Oleg Matytsin said Russian athletes have shown unity in the face of bans imposed on national sports over the conflict in Ukraine, with most of them taking “the right and patriotic stance,” Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said.

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Families of fallen Ukrainian soldiers demand American-style cemetery

A small-scale protest, staged by families of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, including members of the notorious neo-Nazi Azov regiment, was held in the heart of Kiev on Friday. The demonstrators gathered on Independence Square (Maidan), urging Ukraine’s authorities to build a national military cemetery.

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Pentagon report finds failure to track $1 billion in weaponry for Ukraine

Nearly 40,000 pieces of highly sensitive military equipment were not adequately inventorized, a new report has concluded More than $1 billion worth of sophisticated weaponry sent to Ukraine by the US was poorly tracked, according to a new report by the Pentagon’s inspector general. The redacted version of the inquiry’s findings was made public on…

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