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A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown
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A well-known Russian dissident is moved from prison along with others, their destinations unknown

  • By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press
  • Updated

A lawyer for Ilya Yashin says the prominent Kremlin critic has been moved to an unknown destination from his prison where he was serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine. The statement on the Telegram messaging app by Tatyana Solomina gave no further details. However, it noted that several other figures imprisoned for criticizing the military or for alleged extremist activity because of their work with the organization of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny also were moved. The movements prompted speculation on social media about whether they were in preparation for some kind of a prisoner swap.

Russia Prisoners Vanish
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Russia Prisoners Vanish

  • Dmitri Lovetsky - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • Updated

FILE - Sasha Skochilenko, a 33-year-old artist and musician, makes a victory sign standing behind bars in court in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, for protesting the conflict in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critic who is serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine, has been moved from his prison to an unknown destination, his lawyer said Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Several other figures imprisoned for criticizing the military or for alleged extremist activity because of their work with the organization of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny also were moved. (AP Photo, File)

Russia Prisoners Vanish
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Russia Prisoners Vanish

  • Alexander Zemlianichenko - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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FILE The co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize winning Memorial Human Rights Centre Oleg Orlov gestures standing in a glass cage after he was taken into custody in the courtroom during court session for a new trial on charges of repeated discrediting Russian military, in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 27, 2024. Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critic who is serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine, has been moved from his prison to an unknown destination, his lawyer said Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Several other figures imprisoned for criticizing the military or for alleged extremist activity because of their work with the organization of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny also were moved. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia Prisoners Vanish
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Russia Prisoners Vanish

  • Yury Kochetkov - pool, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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FILE - Russian opposition activist and former municipal deputy of the Krasnoselsky district Ilya Yashin gestures, smiling, as he stands in a defendant's cubicle in a courtroom, prior to a hearing in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 9, 2022. Ilya Yashin, a prominent Kremlin critics who is serving an 8 1/2-year sentence for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine, has been taken away from his prison to an unknown destination, his lawyer said Tuesday. (Yury Kochetkov/Pool via AP, Pool, File)

US will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine
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US will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine

  • By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press
  • Updated

The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and anti-tank and anti-ship missiles. The package announced Monday includes $1.5 billion in funding for long-term contracts through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, and $200 million in immediate military aid taken from Pentagon stockpiles. The latest infusion of weapons comes a bit more than two weeks after the NATO summit in Washington, where allies focused a significant amount of time on shoring up support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages
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Ukrainian troops say Russia has driven them out of 2 more eastern Donetsk villages

  • By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press
  • Updated

Ukrainian soldiers say Russian forces have overrun two frontline villages in the eastern Donetsk region. The relentless assaults are part of a Kremlin summer push to overwhelm battlefield defenses there. The villages lie about 30 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of Avdiivka, a city that the Russian army seized in February in its last major triumph in the war. Russia’s eastern onslaught is fueled by its heavy advantage in soldiers and weaponry. It has repeatedly forced the Ukrainians to pull back from defensive positions to avoid being captured or killed. Russian troops are also intensifying their weekslong drive to breach Ukrainian defenses around Pokrovsk.

Russia Ukraine War Military Aid
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Russia Ukraine War Military Aid

  • Sean Murphy - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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FILE - A Patriot missile mobile launcher is displayed outside the Fort Sill Army Post near Lawton, Okla., on March 21, 2023. The U.S. will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, officials announced on Monday, July 29, 2024, including an array of munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and anti-tank and anti-ship missiles. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy, File)

Israeli swimmer of Ukrainian parents tries to forget conflicts as she competes at the Olympics
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Israeli swimmer of Ukrainian parents tries to forget conflicts as she competes at the Olympics

  • By JANIE McCAULEY - AP Sports Writer
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Anastasia Gorbenko considers herself caught between two world conflicts. Gorbenko is an Israeli swimmer with Ukrainian parents. So the Russia-Ukraine war touches on her emotions and nerves just as the Hamas-Israel war does. Gorbenko uses the pool as her refuge. Once inside La Defense Arena, she can clear her mind and just swim. Israeli swim officials said security was heightened surrounding their athletes after a weekend attack that killed 12 youth soccer players in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

Russia Ukraine War US
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Russia Ukraine War US

  • Uncredited - hogp, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Prime Minister Press Office, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, right, shakes hands with Penny Pritzker, left, former U.S. Commerce Secretary and now to coordinate U.S. efforts to channel private sector reconstruction assistance to Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July. 29, 2024. (Ukrainian Prime Minister Press Office via AP)

Russia Ukraine War
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Russia Ukraine War

  • Andriy Andriyenko - stringer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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A soldier of Ukraine's National Guard 15th Brigade carries a reconnaissance drone Leleka on a wheat field to determine Russian positions near the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)