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Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children has been called a war crime.
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Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children has been called a war crime.

27 June 2025
According to experts from Yale University and Ukrainian groups, Russia’s forced removal of Ukrainian children during the war constitutes the largest abduction of children in a conflict since World War II. Such a violation has been described as a clear war crime.
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Female suicide bomber blows herself up in restless Chechnya
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Female suicide bomber blows herself up in restless Chechnya

18 November 2018
This is not the first time that female suicide bombers have struck in Chechnya. The perpetrators are often sisters or daughters of male insurgents who had been previously killed in security operations, and who swore to revenge their relatives.
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Russia starts arms build-up in Caspian Sea
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Russia starts arms build-up in Caspian Sea

16 November 2018
"The Caspian Flotilla's base in Dagestan will be reinforced with a naval infantry regiment, as well as new aircraft and ships, including two missile boats and two small air-cushioned landing ships", Russian military sources have confirmed
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Leaders gather in Paris to mark 100th anniversary since the end of the first world war
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Leaders gather in Paris to mark 100th anniversary since the end of the first world war

11 November 2018
The first world war lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. 70 million military personnel took part in the fighting, making it one of the largest wars in history. An estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a direct result of the war.
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