The IL-76 military aircraft was transporting 65 captured service members for further exchange, the Defense Ministry has said A Russian heavy transport plane carrying several dozen Ukrainian prisoners of war has crashed in Belgorod Region, which borders Ukraine, Moscow has confirmed. Local Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said all those on board were killed.
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Fresh troops who arrive to fight for Kiev often say they did not realize how bad the situation is, Lieutenant Dmitry Kostyuk said Many foreign mercenaries recruited by Kiev soon opt to flee Ukraine after experiencing the gruesome reality of the battlefield, an army officer told CNN on Sunday. Moscow has previously said that Kiev…
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Confiscating Moscow’s assets runs unpredictable legal and financial risks, according to Belgium’s finance minister Belgium does not support the seizure of Russian assets that have been frozen by the EU as part of Ukraine-related sanctions, the country’s Finance Minister Vincent Van Peteghem said on Friday, highlighting the mounting risks related to the move.
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