# russian

Last year

2022

# Ukraine

Russia deploys more troops and claims progress in east Ukraine

The administrative centre of the Luhansk region, has recently been the focus of the Russian offensive.

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Jun 7th 2022, 7:09 PM

# Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Devastation in Borodyanka 'much more horrific' than Bucha

Ukrainian authorities are sorting through the ruins of towns around Kyiv.

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Apr 8th 2022, 8:50 AM

All time

# Ural Mountains

Baby boy rescued from collapsed Russian building after fatal gas explosion

It was reported that the child survived temperatures that fell overnight to around minus 27 degrees.

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Jan 1st 2019, 2:05 PM

# nerve agent

Daughter of ex-Russian spy poisoned by nerve agent refuses consular assistance from Russian embassy

Skripal was discharged from hospital on Monday, more than a month after the 4 March nerve agent attack.

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Apr 11th 2018, 9:27 PM

# Sergei Skripal

More than 200 witnesses identified in probe into poisoning of Russian ex-spy in UK

One of the police officers who was injured in the attack has said today that he’s “no hero”.

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Mar 10th 2018, 6:12 PM

# salisbury

Ex-Russian spy in critical condition after exposure to 'unknown substance' in England - UK media

A man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s, were found unconscious on a bench in The Maltings in Salisbury yesterday.

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Mar 5th 2018, 7:33 PM

# 2016 Presidential Election

Trump's former campaign manager offered to give 'private briefings' to a Russian billionaire

Paul Manafort worked as Trump’s manager during the 2016 presidential election campaign.

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Sep 21st 2017, 7:14 AM

# Afghanistan

Video footage suggests Russia may be arming the Taliban

The footage obtained by CNN shows Taliban fighters brandishing weapons they claim were supplied by Russian government sources.

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Jul 25th 2017, 8:11 AM

# The Spy Who Met Me

Russian lobbyist in meeting with Donald Trump Jr denies being a spy

The unidentified man, who has dual Russian and US citizenship, is “a former Soviet counter intelligence officer”.

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Jul 14th 2017, 9:29 PM

# excuse my french

Here's how Leaving Cert students did in French, Russian and Japanese

Some performed very well, while others struggled with basic vocabulary.

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May 11th 2017, 2:21 PM

# Christmas Day

'Commander, we're falling': Pilots' final words on doomed Russian plane reported as second black box found

Early indications suggest the plane’s wingflaps may have been faulty.

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Dec 28th 2016, 2:58 PM

# Let's talk

Tense talks between Russian ambassador and Fine Gael TD: 'You walked into Crimea and took it over'

“Of course you know much more than myself about Russia’s military in Crimea, I’m sure,” the ambassador told Barrett today.

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Nov 17th 2016, 6:25 PM

# Rescue

Man airlifted from Russian ship off Cork coast after "sustaining burns" in engine room

The rescue happened today at about 5.45pm.

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Feb 5th 2016, 11:19 PM

# Probe

German police accused of covering up the rape of a 13-year-old girl

Russia is calling for an explanation over Berlin’s handling of the case.

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Jan 27th 2016, 6:05 AM

# problems

Seb Coe's right-hand man steps aside over leaked email

“What has become apparent today is that I have become the story.”

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Dec 22nd 2015, 8:32 PM

# peace plan

The UN Security Council has backed a US-Russian plan for peace in Syria

The US and Moscow are ‘agreeing to disagree’ on the fate of Bashar al-Assad.

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Dec 18th 2015, 10:54 PM

# peakey blinder

UK astronaut Tim Peake arrives at International Space Station

The 43-year-old said he would call his relatives from space to wish them a merry Christmas.

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Dec 15th 2015, 6:43 PM

# Easy Money

Fancy being a millionaire hacker? It's easier than you might think

Learn some code, pick up some Russian… and be ok with living a criminal life. Easy as 1,2,3…

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Jul 25th 2015, 7:00 PM

# Essex

Two pregnant women found among 68 trafficked in containers

The four men driving the vehicles have been arrested on suspicion of breaking immigration laws.

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Jun 5th 2015, 12:46 PM

# arranged marriage

'Lock up your wives and don't let them use WhatsApp'

The leader of Chechnya made the calls after a story of an arranged marriage spread on the messaging app.

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May 20th 2015, 9:24 PM

# Courts

A 74-year-old Russian man born in a house in Dublin in 1940 wants his Irish birth registered

Sergey Chesnokov says he was born on Henrietta Street.

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May 16th 2015, 7:00 AM

# Putin on a strong front

Vladimir Putin says Russia's army can't be stopped

The comments come as the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine looks to be crumbling.

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Feb 20th 2015, 9:57 PM

# fly by

Russian aircraft enters Irish-controlled airspace AGAIN

The government said incidents like this are “concerning”.

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Feb 19th 2015, 5:45 PM

# Alexander Litvinenko

Britain to hold public inquiry into fatal poisoning of former Russian spy

Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned in London with radioactive tea eight years ago.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 11:16 AM

# Close Call

Insanely lucky pedestrian narrowly avoids falling crane

Our NERVES.

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Jun 29th 2014, 2:40 PM

# Civil War

Ukraine starts 'unity talks' as Russia warns of civil war

The discussions come just two weeks before an election in the country.

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May 14th 2014, 5:04 PM

# Split

Rebels claim victory in independence referendums in eastern Ukraine

Complete results are expected later today.

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May 12th 2014, 7:36 AM

# Art Attack

George W Bush has turned his hand to painting. Here's his portrait of Putin

Should he give up the day job?

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Apr 7th 2014, 8:30 PM

# Ukraine

UN declares Crimea's breakaway vote illegal

Today’s resolution asks countries not to recognise any alteration of the status of the Black Sea peninsula.

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Mar 27th 2014, 8:13 PM

# Crimea

Russian Ambassador asks why the EU accepts "Nazi" elements in Ukraine

Speaking to the Foreign Affairs committee this afternoon, Maxim Peshkov stressed that troops that have appeared in Crimea in recent weeks are not Russian.

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Mar 12th 2014, 4:50 PM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Sunday

Everyone’s talking about a problem in the SME sector, the debris found from Malaysia Airlines flight and the Great White shark on the way to Ireland.

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Mar 9th 2014, 8:12 PM

# Crimea

Pro-Russian gunmen have stormed a Ukrainian military command centre

Around 20 attackers entered the base without firing a shot, report say.

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Mar 7th 2014, 9:20 PM

# holy matrimony

These are some of the most bizarre wedding images in existence

We’re clearly missing a trick in Ireland when it comes to wedding photography.

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Jan 31st 2014, 7:30 PM

# Dont Look Down

Watching this stuntman at work made our legs go funny

Cunning stunts.

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Jan 19th 2014, 2:52 PM

# Ruling

Russia ordered to pay €2m to families of 36 'disappeared' Chechens

The men were abducted at night by Russian federal servicemen. None of their families have had any news of them since.

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Jan 10th 2014, 8:00 AM

# river car

Russian man crashes into river but stays perfectly calm

When you’re in deep, you’re in deep.

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Nov 15th 2013, 10:17 AM

# bred for skills

This is a liliger - three quarters lion, one quarter tiger

Quick, somebody call Napoleon Dynamite.

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Jun 19th 2013, 10:00 AM

# potus on tour

Obama to call for nuclear cuts in Berlin speech

The US President will use an open-air speech to propose a reduction in American and Russian warheads.

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Jun 19th 2013, 9:54 AM

# in da club

This Russian kid dancing at the club does not have time for you

He is owning that dancefloor.

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Jun 7th 2013, 10:46 AM

# Boston Marathon

Boston police chief: We never got the warning about the Tsarnaevs

Russian authorities had alerted the FBI in 2011 about a possible threat from Tamerlan Tsarnaev – but Boston police were never told.

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May 9th 2013, 10:19 PM