In Smolensk, residents were obliged to fear both the occupying Nazis and what would happen if Soviet rule returned.

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In the Smolensk region west of Moscow ... according to the local governor. Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement on Friday that 49 Ukrainian drones had been downed over the country overnight, ...

Russia's defense ministry said earlier it had downed 104 Ukrainian drones over western regions including Kursk and Bryansk, with smaller numbers intercepted over Smolensk, Tver, Belgorod and elsewhere ...

Analysts say that while these strikes have previously had minimal impact on Russia’s energy sector ... targeted oil depots and refineries in Smolensk, Oryol, Bryansk and Rostov — an area ...

(Reuters) -Ukraine said on Wednesday it had struck a big Russian oil refinery in an overnight drone attack, and a Russian official said an attempted Ukrainian drone strike on a nuclear power plant ...

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Photo: Sergey Malgavko / RIA Novosti A drone that tried to attack a nuclear facility has been eliminated in the Smolensk region, regional governor Vasily Anokhin said in a telegram channel. "In ...

including Smolensk, Bryansk, Tver, and Nizhny Novgorod. A drone was intercepted near a nuclear power plant, sparking accusations of "nuclear terrorism." Russia claims over 3,500 UAV attacks on ...