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Darya Dugina’s death provides a glimpse into Russia’s vast disinformation machine — and the influential women fronting it

By Rob Picheta, CNN When a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, killing 29-year-old Darya Dugina, the eyes of the West immediately turned to her father, Alexander Dugin — the ultra-nationalist philosopher credited with being the “spiritual guide” to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. But Dugina herself played a smaller, public

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At least 21 ​​’filtration​​​’ sites identified in Russian-controlled ​​territory, say Yale researchers

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Researchers at Yale University ​say they have uncovered 21 “​filtration” sites in the Russian-controlled territory of Donetsk ​in eastern Ukraine. The ​researchers say these ​sites are used by Russian forces ​and their allies to process, register, interrogate and detain Ukrainians trying to ​leave Russian-occupied territory. ​Those detained can include civilians and

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Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant reconnected to country’s power grid, nuclear operator says

By Olga Konovalova, Oleksandra Ochman, Sarah Dean and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently held by Russian forces, has been reconnected to Ukraine’s electricity grid, the country’s nuclear operator said in an updated statement on Friday, a day after the plant was disconnected for the first time in its history.

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Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from power grid for second day after nearby fires

By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still disconnected from the country’s power grid, a day after being disconnected for the first time in its history, according to the country’s nuclear operator. “The station’s own needs for power supply are currently

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‘Ukraine can and will win this war,’ says Boris Johnson as he visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Wednesday, marking six months since Russia begun its full-scale invasion of the country which also falls on Ukraine’s Independence Day. Announcing the visit on Twitter, 10 Downing Street shared an image of Johnson speaking to Zelensky

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