Putin welcomes Lukashenko to his private Valdai retreat just after Kyiv claimed the border relay stations helping direct Russian strikes on Ukraine had stopped working (news.google.com)
Russia could resort to provocations if war front nears Moscow and St. Petersburg – The Guardian - Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency (news.google.com)
Sergey Ivanov, former Russian defense minister and presidential administration chief — once considered a possible successor to Putin — has died (news.google.com)