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Isaak Khalatnikov dies aged 101: Legendary Russian physicist & WW2 veteran helped create first Soviet nuclear bomb in 1940s

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Russian physicist Isaak Khalatnikov, the oldest member of the country’s Academy of Sciences (RAS), has died at the age of 101. The scientist was the last living participant of the team that built the first Soviet nuclear bomb. … Read More >Isaak Khalatnikov dies aged 101: Legendary Russian physicist & WW2 veteran helped create first Soviet nuclear bomb in 1940s

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Two officials charged with ‘deadly decision’ that led to Covid-19 outbreak at Massachusetts veterans’ facility

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The Massachusetts attorney general is pressing criminal charges against two officials for a “deadly” decision that led to a Covid-19 outbreak in a veterans’ health care facility. … Read More >Two officials charged with ‘deadly decision’ that led to Covid-19 outbreak at Massachusetts veterans’ facility

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‘I judge a man by his actions’: VA secretary says Trump’s pro-troop policies belie media narrative that he disparaged veterans

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US Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie dismissed media reports that Donald Trump disparaged the nation’s war dead as “losers,” saying the president honors those who fought for the country by taking real steps to help them. … Read More >‘I judge a man by his actions’: VA secretary says Trump’s pro-troop policies belie media narrative that he disparaged veterans

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‘Monumental vileness’: How an elderly WW2 veteran was hounded by representatives of Russia’s West-leaning opposition

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World War II veteran Ignat Artemenko, 93, found himself at the center of a scandal, after Moscow protest leader Alexei Navalny insulted him and other participants in an RT video on Russia’s proposed constitutional amendments. … Read More >‘Monumental vileness’: How an elderly WW2 veteran was hounded by representatives of Russia’s West-leaning opposition

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‘Are we going to fire?’ 95yo WWII veteran tankman who helped defeat Nazis joins Victory Day parade rehearsal (VIDEO)

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Nikolay Borisov, who fought the Germans in World War II and took part in the iconic victory parade in Red Square in 1945, agreed without hesitation when offered another chance to get into a tank, despite being 95 years old. … Read More >‘Are we going to fire?’ 95yo WWII veteran tankman who helped defeat Nazis joins Victory Day parade rehearsal (VIDEO)

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78-year-old academic & navy veteran charged with HIGH TREASON for selling classified data on Russian Arctic submarines to China

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Despite Moscow and Beijing’s cultivation of friendship in recent years, there’s still competition between the two powers. The arrest of the president of Russia’s Arctic Academy of Sciences on treason charges serves as a reminder. … Read More >78-year-old academic & navy veteran charged with HIGH TREASON for selling classified data on Russian Arctic submarines to China

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Moscow protest leader Navalny faces community service & large fine if found guilty of libeling elderly WWII veteran

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Russian authorities have opened a defamation case against Alexei Navalny, after he called a World War II veteran a “traitor” for expressing his support for Russia’s proposed constitutional changes. … Read More >Moscow protest leader Navalny faces community service & large fine if found guilty of libeling elderly WWII veteran