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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty offers uncensored news from local reporters and sources; exclusive footage from the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine, as well an inside look on how people live in Russia during a time of unprecedented turmoil and censorship. Our network of reporters spans across Eastern European and post-Soviet countries, including the Balkan region as well as Southeast Asia, where we focus, among other things, on the realities of life in Afghanistan under the Taliban today.
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Remember this video? youtube.com/shorts/uLoXpZmnjuY
This week, Russian regulators effectively blocked WhatsApp, and throttled Telegram -- the two most-popular messaging apps in the country.
6 days ago | [YT] | 47
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Ukraine's New Counter-Drone Patrols Are Protecting Key Highway https://youtu.be/7JUoFSIT6oA
A single highway near Kostyantynivka has become one of the most dangerous roads in eastern Ukraine — constantly targeted by Russian drones.
Now Ukrainian counter-drone patrols are racing to keep it open, shooting down incoming threats to protect supply convoys, evacuating civilians, and the fragile lifeline to the front.
1 week ago | [YT] | 585
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Oil and gas revenues are crucial to Russia’s state budget, and a decline is adding pressure to the Kremlin’s wartime economy.
1 week ago | [YT] | 111
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What is a Russian "nesting doll" satellite? https://youtu.be/onwPCtEDazQ
When a Russian “nesting-doll satellite” maneuvered into close proximity to a US satellite last June, the concern at US Space Force was “would they release a kill vehicle from that and attack the satellite?”
Former US Space Force Commander DeAnna Burt told RFE/RL this was the second time an incident of this kind has occurred, and a part of a wider trend of “provocative” actions in space by Russia and China.
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 90
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This is the moment Russia hit the Ukrainian city of Lviv with its new hypersonic ballistic missile, Oreshnik. youtube.com/shorts/bnIvhRonYL4
1 month ago | [YT] | 508
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rferl.org/a/33641204.html
With the situation in oil-rich Venezuela still in flux, there are many potential impacts for the global economy – and Venezuela’s close partners: Russia, Iran, China, and Cuba.
1 month ago | [YT] | 182
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Watch how ground drones are changing life on the front line in Ukraine ▶️ https://youtu.be/0fGVoone_QE
“It’s a big car for a big child,” one operator jokes.
But the stakes couldn’t be higher.
These ground drones are lifelines for Ukrainian soldiers defending territory near the Russian border, but Russia is trying everything to stop them.
1 month ago | [YT] | 549
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The uranium Soviet mines in the Czech Republic, were sealed up in the 1960s, then forgotten. https://youtu.be/JduxuNnkjkY
They resemble wild, dangerous museums where gulag-like relics have sat undisturbed for decades.
Czech explorers are rediscovering mines where political prisoners once dug out uranium for the Kremlin's nuclear weapons.
1 month ago | [YT] | 493
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Ukraine’s Race Against Russia’s New Weapons | Ukraine Front Line Update: https://youtu.be/hcDP7v7r7EY
2 months ago | [YT] | 759
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Front Line Update: Ukraine Retakes Ground Around Kupyansk
2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 648
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