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 Russian Far East |
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Russian trawler sinks off Kamchatka with 54 dead  Map of Sea of Okhotsk Russia| Sixty-three people have been rescued, many suffering from hypothermia. The Dalniy Vostok freezer had 132 people on board when it sank | |
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| Apr.4 |
Russian Far East |
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Russian trawler that sank, was severely under-ballasted The trawler that sank, killing at least 56 of the people onboard, was carrying only about a 1/5 of the ballast it should have been
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| Apr.5 |
 Donbass |
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 Six Ukraine soldiers killed in east Four died after their vehicle was reportedly fired on by pro-Russian separatists in Schastye, close to the separatist stronghold of Lugansk
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| Apr.7 |
Russia |
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 Russian nuclear submarine fire 'put out' in Arctic dock Map of Severodvinsk Russia| A fire that broke out on a Russian nuclear submarine Orel at an Arctic naval shipyard has been put out, Russian media report | |
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Moscow |
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 Alexis Tsipras in Moscow for Putin talks The Greek Prime Minister has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a critical time for Athens
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| Apr.12 |
Siberia |
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Siberian field fires sweep through 21 villages, injure 70 The government of a Siberian region reports that more than 70 people have been injured by agricultural fires that got out of control
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| Apr.13 |
 Washington |
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 US concern as Russia lifts ban on Iran arms delivery 
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 Berlin |
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Ukraine crisis: Further weapons withdrawals agreed Russia and Ukraine have agreed to call for the withdrawal of more types of weapons in Ukraine's east, as fresh clashes renew
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| Apr.17 |
Moscow |
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Russian opposition parties form anti-Putin alliance The political party founded by murdered dissident Boris Nemtsov is to join forces with another opposition party ahead of Russia's 2016 elections
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Donbass |
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Ukraine rebel leader Zakharchenko asserts claims A senior rebel leader in eastern Ukraine has claimed the Minsk peace deal will fail unless Kiev recognises the independence of rebel-held territory
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| Apr.22 |
European Union |
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EU charges Gazprom with market abuse The European Commission (EC) has charged Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in Central and Eastern European gas markets
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Washington |
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 Ukraine truce: US accuses Russia of violating deal The US has accused Russia of deploying more air defence systems in eastern Ukraine in breach of a ceasefire deal
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| Apr.25 |
Washington |
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 Russian hackers 'accessed Obama's unclassified emails' Map of White House USA Russian hackers who gained access to the White House computer system last year were able to read President Obama's unclassified emails
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| Apr.26 |
North Caucasus |
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Russia jails three women over twerking video Map of Novorossiysk Russia| A Russian court has jailed three women for performing a twerking dance in front of a World War Two memorial | |
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| Apr.29 |
Russia |
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Russian spacecraft Progress M-27M 'out of control'| A Russian spacecraft delivering supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) is out of control and will fall back to Earth, officials say | |
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