insert_link World Russia destroys Ukrainian naval drones near Black Sea port Novorossiysk Russia said Wednesday it had destroyed two Ukrainian naval drones that were advancing on its Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight. Ukrainian naval drones have sunk several Russian ships in the Black Sea, but strikes as far east as Novorossiysk are rare. "Two unmanned boats travelling in the direction of Novorossiysk were destroyed in the waters of the Black Sea," Russia's defence ministry said in a […] todayJuly 3, 2024 12
insert_link World Alexei Navalny had a vision of a democratic Russia. That terrified Vladimir Putin to the core By Robert Horvath, La Trobe University Alexei Navalny was a giant figure in Russian politics. No other individual rivalled the threat he posed to the Putin regime. His death in an Arctic labour camp is a blow to all those who dreamed he might emerge as the leader of a future democratic Russia. What made Navalny so important was his decision to become an anti-corruption crusader in […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 11
