Flight-tracking data showed the U.S. military plane taking off from Riga and arriving at Vnukovo airport in Russia.

Russia ‌hammered Ukrainian ports, industrial sites and retailers' distribution facilities with missiles and drones in an hours-long attack on Kyiv and other cities that was partly repelled, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday.

That attack heralded the start of Ukraine's aerial campaign that has delivered repeated blows to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries. The company’s size and commercial importance have brought comparisons with Amazon.

The CIA director’s trip was not officially announced, raising widespread speculation over why he flew to Moscow.

Russia is the largest destination for stolen Canadian cars. Smugglers are meeting the demand of a booming black market.

There have been fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has faced multiple humiliations as Ukraine continues to resist Russia’s invasion, could lash out by carrying out an attack ranging from a cyberattack to an incursion into a neighboring country in order to test NATO’s resolve in the coming years.

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Russia's second-largest bank VTB said that its deal to buy a minority stake in online retailer Wildberries' financial unit was still on track despite Ukrainian drone attacks