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Before 2022, Russia occupied 42,000 km 2 (16,000 sq mi) of Ukrainian territory (Crimea, and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk), and occupied an additional 119,000 km 2 (46,000 sq mi) after its full-scale invasion by March 2022, a total of 161,000 km 2 (62,000 sq mi) or almost 27% of Ukraine's territory. [ 7] By 11 November 2022, the Institute for ...
In August 2011 a video showed Putin riding with the Night Wolves who were later sanctioned by the United States, EU, and Canada. [71] Firefighting from the air – In August 2010, Russian TV broadcast a video of Putin co-piloting a firefighting plane Beriev Be-200 to dump water on a raging fire during the 2010 Russian wildfires. [58] [70]
The pro-Russia militias raised in Donetsk and Luhansk have videos showing that they lack even basic protective armour and have old equipment. Russian forces have made up for the shortages of troops by recruiting from non-Russian sources including mercenaries such as the Wagner Group, and recruiting from Russian controlled areas of Ukraine. [60]
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The Security Service of Ukraine captures 102 Russian servicemen as prisoners of war, marking the largest single group of Russian soldiers to surrender during the conflict. Ukrainian troops and military vehicles enter Russia's Belgorod Oblast with the region declaring a state of emergency. Heavy fighting is reportedly underway.
On 30 September 2022, Russia's president Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts of Ukraine in an address to both houses of the Russian parliament. The United Nations, Ukraine, and many other countries condemned the annexation.
e. Corruption is perceived as a significant problem in Russia, [ 1] impacting various aspects of life, including the economy, [ 2] business, [ 3] public administration, [ 4] law enforcement, [ 5][ 6] healthcare, [ 7][ 8] and education. [ 9] The phenomenon of corruption is strongly established in the historical model of public governance, and ...
The Russia–Ukraine gas disputes refer to a number of disputes between Ukrainian oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrayiny and Russian gas supplier Gazprom over natural gas supplies, prices, and debts. These disputes have grown beyond simple business disputes into transnational political issues—involving political leaders from several countries ...