Russian troops launched an offensive on the border of Lugansk and Kharkov regions

The Russian army launched an offensive on the border of the Lugansk and Kharkov regions. An air raid alert was declared in all regions of Ukraine, Kharkov, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions were shelled.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that the Russian army burns the corpses of its soldiers in a mobile crematorium in the Zaporozhye region to hide losses.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reported 20 downed Shahed drones launched from the eastern shore of the Sea of Azov.
Russian intelligence services announced the detention of members of a criminal group led by Pavel Kharebov (Pasha Osetin), which was involved in kidnapping, extortion and arms trafficking in the Zaporozhye region. According to intelligence services, the group had close ties with volunteers and mobilized from North Ossetia. The head of the republic, Sergei Menyailo, denied this information on the same day, saying that Kharebov has been living in Melitopol since 1992, is a citizen of Ukraine, and there are no connections of his group with the fighters of the Alania and Storm-Ossetia battalions or with those mobilized from North Ossetia revealed.

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A destroyed memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya has been restored in Moscow
Human rights
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A case seeking to increase the fine for life-sentenced prisoner Rauf Arashukov has been submitted to the court
Society
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The Orenburg Regional Court has begun hearing the state prosecution's appeal in the 6-million-ruble bribe case involving former senator Rauf Arashukov. The prosecution is seeking to increase the fine for the former official, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, from 120 million to 420 million rubles.

A memorial plaque has been restored for the 20th time near Anna Politkovskaya's home
Human rights
A memorial plaque has been restored for the 20th time near Anna Politkovskaya's home
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In Moscow, activists have restored a memorial plaque for the 20th time on a building associated with Anna Politkovskaya. The original plaque, which had hung for nearly 20 years on the wall of the journalist's home on Lesnaya Street, was first destroyed on January 18. Since then, activists have repeatedly installed temporary plaques, which were quickly destroyed—usually within less than 24 hours.

Georgian authorities have set very low tariffs for oil transportation from Azerbaijan to Armenia
Politics
Georgian authorities have set very low tariffs for oil transportation from Azerbaijan to Armenia
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Georgia has decided to set a symbolic price for the transit of petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia, the country's Ministry of Economy announced. This move follows a one-time free transit of oil in early December 2025, after which standard tariffs were applied.