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Mourners gather in the city of Samara, central Russia, to lay flowers in memory of more than 60 Russian soldiers that Russia says were killed in a Ukrainian strike on Russian-controlled territory. The strike, in the occupied city of Makiivka, is the biggest loss of life reported by Moscow so far. IMAGES
People In Russia's former imperial capital, Saint Petersburg, gather in the streets to protest against president Vladimir Putin's decree on a partial military mobilisation in the country, with Russian police arresting a few of the demonstrators. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia would initially mobilise some 300,000 reservists, after Putin warned in a televised address Russia would use all available military means in Ukraine. IMAGES
The personal lawyer to President Donald Trump says there was about a '50/50' chance that his Ukrainian associate, Andrii Derkach, was a 'Russian spy.' Business Insider reports Rudy Giuliani also said he'd shared details of stolen emails and data supposedly sent by Hunter Biden with Trump and other top Republicans. Business Insider reports Giuliani weighed in on claims and concerns that the recent leaks were part of a disinformation campaign orchestrated by a foreign government. Saying they 'were a bunch of bulls--t,' Giuliani, 76, also confirmed he'd previously informed President Trump about the contents of the leaked files. He added that other top Republicans, like Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, had also been informed of the hacked information.
The Iraqi city of Ramadi fell to the Islamic State on Sunday, despite intensive American airstrikes over the past few weeks, the New York Times reported.On Sunday morning, militants detonated a series of morning car bombs, which forced government security forces to abandon a military base and to retreat to the east side of the city.After ransacking a military headquarters, militants seized a large store of weapons.According to officials, more than 500 people, including security forces and civilians, have been killed in and around Ramadi over the last two days, CNN reported.The fall of Ramadi happened a day after U.S. special operations forces carried out a raid in eastern Syria that resulted in the death of Islamic State leader Abu Sayyaf and the capture of his wife. Although the Islamic State has recently lost territory, the fall of Ramadi shows the group can still conduct effective offensive military operations.The fall of Ramadi is considered the biggest victory of the Islamic State this year, but Iraqi and US officials have said that despite its capture the fight for the city is far from over.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a lavish ceremony on Red Square following a landslide victory in his country’s presidential elections. The concert marks the tenth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, when Moscow formally recognised the peninsula as a federal subject. IMAGES
People respond to a call from opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya to turn up at polling stations at midday Moscow time (0900 GMT) in a form of protest that attempts to overwhelm them. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who galvanised mass anti-Putin rallies, had urged Russians to protest on March 17. The polling station is where opposition leader Alexei Navalny was registered. IMAGES
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