Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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  Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov released a video of his 15-year-old son beating up a prisoner, saying he's 'proud' of him for showing 'honor' and 'dignity'

  Insider Business - Matthew Loh

  Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia's Chechen Republic, lauded his teenage son on Monday for beating up a prisoner accused of burning the Quran, the holy text of Islam. Kadyrov published a video of the beatdown on Telegram, writing that he was "proud" of his son's actions. "He beat him, and he did the …

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  An oligarch who predicted that Russia may run out of money next year is surprised the economy has held up so far

  Insider Business - Huileng Tan

  Russia's economy appears to be chugging along 19 months into its war with Ukraine, baffling analysts and surprising at least one member of the Russian elite. In an interview with the Financial Times published Monday, oligarch Oleg Deripaska seemed astonished by Russia's economic resilience. "I was …

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  Ukrainian children as young as 4 months old are being forcibly taken to Russia. Officials don't know what is happening to them.

  Insider Business - Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert

  Thousands of Ukrainian children are missing, having been taken by Russian troops since the invasion began last year — and there are conflicting reports about what has happened to them. A Monday report from the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found a significant lack of clarity around …

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  Russian troops raped women as old as 83 while their families were forced to listen

  Insider Business - Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert

  As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags into its 19th month, international watchdogs say they have found continued evidence of systemic sexual violence against women in regions occupied by invading troops. The United Nations' Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine released a report Monday detailing the …

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  Here's what needs to happen for Ukraine to make a breakthrough against Russia's defensive lines, according to war analysts

  Insider Business - Sonam Sheth

  War analysts say that for Ukraine to achieve a significant breakthrough against Russia's heavily fortified defensive lines, three key conditions will need to be true: Russia doesn't have enough combat power and reserves to keep up its defenses in the crucial Zaporizhzhia region; • Ukraine has enough …

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  Russian officers who hadn't been paid by Moscow sold key intel on the Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian resistance fighters. Then the headquarters blew up.

  Insider Business - Jake Epstein

  After missing their anticipated salary payments, Russian officers decided to leak sensitive information about Moscow's Black Sea Fleet to a Ukrainian partisan movement. The intelligence later paved the way for a devastating missile strike on the fleet's headquarters in the occupied Crimean …