Russia Confirms Death of Minister Hours After Kremlin Dismissed Him

Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed the Kursk region before Ukrainian forces occupied part of it in 2024.

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Russian Minister Who Had Led Region Later Invaded by Ukraine Is Found Dead

Roman V. Starovoyt, the transport minister, had governed Russia’s western Kursk region before Ukrainian forces invaded in 2024 and occupied part of the territory.

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Top Russian General Killed in ‘Combat Operations’ Near Ukraine

Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, promoted to deputy head of the Russian Navy just a few months earlier, died in an apparent Ukrainian strike.

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North Korea Will Send 5,000 Workers to Russia, Kremlin Says

Thousands of North Korean laborers are already toiling in Russia. A new contingent is headed to the region where North Korean troops fought Ukraine.

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Ukraine’s Drone Strike on Russia Aims to Change Putin’s Calculus

Kyiv’s attack on the country’s bomber fleet appeared designed to show Russia’s leader that continuing the war carries big risks for Moscow.

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Putin Visits Kursk for First Time Since Russia Drove Out Ukrainian Forces

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

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Putin Visits Kursk for First Time Since Russia Drove Out Ukrainian Forces

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

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Russia’s Putin Thanks Kim for North Korean Troops Fighting in Kursk

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for the “heroic” soldiers killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine, as Moscow and Pyongyang make first comments on the joint operation.

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​North Korea Confirms It Sent Troops to Fight for Russia

Its leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered a monument for soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine and praised their “heroism and bravery​.”

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Russia Claims to Have Retaken Final Village in Its Kursk Region

Ukraine denied that it had been pushed out of the region and said that its military operations inside Russia were continuing.

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