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![A convoy of buses with humanitarian aid waits to depart from Zaporizhzhia to Mariupol. (Source: Getty Images)]( "International Delegation Inspects Sole Route for Ukrainians Returning From Occupied Territories")
![A gas flare burns beyond petroleum cracking towers at the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery, operated by OAO Lukoil, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "UK Issues Open-Ended Waiver for Fuel Refined From Russian Crude")
![A Ukrainian soldier of the 127th Heavy Mechanized Brigade carries a Heavy Shot UAV. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Pentagon Looks to Buy Ukrainian Combat Drones and Electronic Warfare Systems")
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![An aerial view of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg toll motorway M11 Neva, crossing the Moscow Canal. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Seeks Chinese Funding for $40 Billion Corridor to Persian Gulf")
![Harvested wheat grain. (Source: Getty Images)]( "How Ukraine Traces Millions of Tons of Grain Stolen From Temporarily Occupied Territories")
![Former Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orban on October 23, 2025]( "Former Prime Minister of Hungary Victor Orban on October 23, 2025")
![The European Union flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "ЕU Ambassadors Set to Debate Immediate Targets and Broader 21st Sanctions Round")
![Russian and Kyrgyz flags displayed on Vladimir Putin Peak in the Tian Shan mountains near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian and Kyrgyz flags displayed on Vladimir Putin Peak in the Tian Shan mountains near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian soldiers of the armed participants attend the “Scout Trail” obstacle course in Novosibirsk Region, Russia on August 2, 2017. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "China Secretly Trained Around 200 Russian Soldiers for Combat in Ukraine")
![Why Moscow Pilots Sounded Alarm Over Russia’s Use of Airports]( "Why Moscow Pilots Sounded Alarm Over Russia’s Use of Airports")
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For a long time, Russian civil aviation and airport infrastructure tried to maintain the illusion of normalcy and insulation from the war. But the mass use of commercial flights to move troops has begun to spark resistance, while Russia’s war has now reached Russian airports themselves.![Belarusian soldier during drills with Russian-made Iskander missile launchers, capable of launching tactical nuclear missiles.]( "Belarusian soldier during drills with Russian-made Iskander missile launchers, capable of launching tactical nuclear missiles, 2023. (Source: Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus)")
![Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun speaks at a press conference in Beijing on May 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "China Rejects Claims Xi Jinping Warned Putin Would Regret War Against Ukraine")
![Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys looks on during an interview with AFP in Vilnius, Lithuania on May 14, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lithuanian FM Says NATO Could “Level Russian Air Defense Bases” in Kaliningrad if Needed")
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