{"id":381,"date":"2023-08-26T17:48:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/ukraine-live-briefing-u-s-trying-to-nail-down-plane-crash-cause-russia-recovers-black-box\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T17:48:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:48:19","slug":"ukraine-live-briefing-u-s-trying-to-nail-down-plane-crash-cause-russia-recovers-black-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/ukraine-live-briefing-u-s-trying-to-nail-down-plane-crash-cause-russia-recovers-black-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine live briefing: U.S. \u2018trying to nail down\u2019 plane crash cause; Russia recovers black box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"grid-full-bleed\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPJLV-css center pt-lg pt-lg-mod-ns grid-layout\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPJLV-css grid-center w-100\">\n<div class=\"flex print-byline print-mt-none justify-center\">\n<div class=\"byline-wrapper flex-column flex items-ns-center\">\n<p><span class=\"PJLV PJLV-ihqANPJ-css overrideStyles\" data-testid=\"updated-and-published-span\">Updated<!-- --> <span data-testid=\"updated-date\" class=\"wpds-c-iKQyrV wpds-c-iKQyrV-ihqANPJ-css overrideStyles\">August 26, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. EDT<\/span><span class=\"wpds-c-jwSVuw\">|<\/span>Published<!-- --> <\/span><span data-testid=\"display-date\" class=\"wpds-c-iKQyrV\">August 26, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPJLV-css grid-center grid-tablet-full-bleed\">\n<div data-testid=\"lede-art\" data-qa=\"lede-art\" class=\"\">\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden relative hide-for-print center center mb-sm mb-md-ns ml-auto-ns mr-auto-ns\">\n<div style=\"filter:blur(10px);transition:filter .1s;line-height:0\" class=\"w-100 mw-100 h-auto\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><img style=\"background-size:cover;max-width:1600px;background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http%3A\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'        xmlns%3Axlink='http%3A\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink' viewBox='0 0 1280 853'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='.5'%3E%3C\/feGaussianBlur%3E%3CfeComponentTransfer%3E%3CfeFuncA type='discrete' tableValues='1 1'%3E%3C\/feFuncA%3E%3C\/feComponentTransfer%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage filter='url(%23b)' x='0' y='0' height='100%25' width='100%25'         xlink%3Ahref='data%3Aimage\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAkAAAAGCAIAAACepSOSAAAACXBIWXMAAC4jAAAuIwF4pT92AAAAs0lEQVQI1wGoAFf\/AImSoJSer5yjs52ktp2luJuluKOpuJefsoCNowB+kKaOm66grL+krsCnsMGrt8m1u8mzt8OVoLIAhJqzjZ2tnLLLnLHJp7fNmpyjqbPCqLrRjqO7AIeUn5ultaWtt56msaSnroZyY4mBgLq7wY6TmwCRfk2Pf1uzm2WulV+xmV6rmGyQfFm3nWSBcEIAfm46jX1FkH5Djn5AmodGo49MopBLlIRBfG8yj\/dfjF5frTUAAAAASUVORK5CYII='%3E%3C\/image%3E%3C\/svg%3E')\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-100 mw-100 h-auto\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=440 400w,https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=540 540w,https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=691 691w,https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=767 767w,https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=916 916w,https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=1200 1200w,https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/JTUAC4GLPPMN3BHQEC4ZMYM7SQ_size-normalized.jpg&amp;w=1440&amp;impolicy=high_res 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 440px,(max-width: 768px) 691px,(max-width: 1023px) 916px,(max-width: 1199px) 1200px,(min-width: 1200px) 1440px,440px\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-gutter mr-gutter mr-auto-ns ml-auto-ns font--subhead font-xxxs mt-xs  left gray-dark\">Part of a private jet that crashed in Russia&#8217;s Tver region was taken away on Friday. (Alexander Zemlianichenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/elections\/candidates\/joe-biden-2024\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"contextual_link\" rel=\"noopener\">President Biden<\/a> said the United States was trying to determine the cause of the plane crash in Russia which is thought to have killed Wagner Group chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2023\/08\/26\/yevgeniy-prigozhin-putin-wagner-dies\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yevgeniy Prigozhin<\/a>. The Embraer jet that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/24\/russian-plane-crash-passengers-prigozhin-dmitry-utkin\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_1\">crashed this week<\/a>, killing all those on board, had Prigozhin on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/24\/prigozhin-wagner-plane-crash-list-dmitry-utkin\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_1\">passenger list<\/a>, according to Russian aviation officials. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to nail down precisely,\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/08\/25\/remarks-by-president-biden-in-press-gaggle-15\/\"> Biden told reporters <\/a>on Friday, adding that he was \u201cnot at liberty to speak to that\u201d but was not surprised by reports Prigozhin had died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee meanwhile said it had <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.ru\/proisshestviya\/18591233\">recovered <\/a>the plane\u2019s black box, and that <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/society\/1665649\">forensic tests <\/a>were being conducted to confirm the identities of all 10 crash victims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Here\u2019s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Aviation experts said the plane crash points away from a mechanical problem or human error,<\/b> but they cautioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/24\/prigozhin-crash-debris-analysis-explosion-accident-missile\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_6\">in interviews with The Washington Post<\/a> that there was not enough evidence available to make a definitive conclusion. Early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/24\/prigozhin-crash-debris-analysis-explosion-accident-missile\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_6\">assessments<\/a> by U.S. officials suggest the possibility of an onboard explosion, The Post reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>The Kremlin dismissed speculation<\/b> <b>that Prigozhin was likely assassinated <\/b>on the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, without confirming the Wagner leader\u2019s death. \u201cIt\u2019s all lies,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, adding that all the speculation in the West is \u201cfrom a certain angle.\u201d However, many among Russia\u2019s elite also believe the crash was instigated by the Kremlin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/25\/kremlin-wagner-prigozhin-crash\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9\">The Post has reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Journalist Evan Gershkovich has appealed a Moscow court\u2019s decision to extend his detention<\/b> <b>through November<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/tass_agency\/206903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> Russian state news site Tass. He is being held before trial on espionage charges that the United States and Gershkovich\u2019s employer, the Wall Street Journal, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/russia\/russian-court-extends-pretrial-detention-of-jailed-wsj-reporter-6f789219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called <\/a>baseless. The Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/russia\/russian-court-extends-pretrial-detention-of-jailed-wsj-reporter-6f789219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> this week that it was \u201cdeeply disappointed he continues to be arbitrarily and wrongfully detained for doing his job as a journalist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Putin signed a decree ordering paramilitary fighters to swear an oath to the nation, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/rian_ru\/213206\">according <\/a>to Russian news agencies.<b> <\/b>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kremlin.ru\/acts\/news\/72106\">decree<\/a>, signed Friday, comes into effect immediately and applies to fighters from the Wagner mercenary group, adding that the formal oath of allegiance includes pledging to follow the orders of commanders and senior leaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Three Ukrainian pilots were killed after a midair collision during a combat mission<\/b> on Friday, government authorities said. The two L-39 combat training aircraft collided<b> <\/b>near Zhytomyr, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/kpszsu\/4641\">according to<\/a> the Ukrainian air force, and the State Bureau of Investigation is <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/DBRgovua\/3777\">looking into<\/a> whether their flights violated any laws. One of the pilots killed, who had the call sign \u201cJuice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/04\/13\/ukrainian-fighter-pilots-mig-29-russians\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_15\">described <\/a>to The Post in April 2022 how Ukrainian fliers were fending off Russian invaders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lauded the pilot \u201cJuice<\/b>,\u201d whom he identified as Andrii Pilshchikov, for his help in defending against the Russian invasion. In a Telegram video, Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/V_Zelenskiy_official\/7527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offered <\/a>his condolences to the killed pilots\u2019 friends and family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Moscow\u2019s mayor said air defenses destroyed a new drone approaching the capital Saturday, <\/b>the latest in a spate of attempted drone attacks, which the Kremlin has blamed on Kyiv. Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said a second drone was intercepted in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>It could take six to eight months for F-16 fighter jets to be delivered to Ukraine<\/b>, Netherlands Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nT97aUK0zxk\">said<\/a> in an interview with European Pravda. Several conditions have to be met, including pilot training and spare part supplies before the transfer can take place, she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed he had warned Prigozhin about a threat to his life<\/b> if the Wagner boss continued his march to Moscow during a short-lived mutiny in June, according to Belarusian state news agency <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.belta.by\/president\/view\/lukashenko-prigozhin-has-never-asked-for-security-guarantees-for-himself-161291-2023\/\">BelTA<\/a>. Lukashenko had claimed credit for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/06\/26\/lukashenko-wagner-prigozhin-putin-belarus\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_22\"> brokering a truce<\/a> that allowed Wagner personnel to move to Belarus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Turkey sees no alternative to the Black Sea Grain initiative, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said <\/b>at a news conference during a visit to Kyiv on Friday, Turkey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/turkiye\/no-alternative-to-black-sea-grain-initiative-turkish-foreign-minister-14681462\">TRT World<\/a> reported. He said alternative ways are being sought, but they contain risks and cannot replace the original agreement, which was brokered by Ankara and the United Nations to allow the flow of Ukrainian grain exports to the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>The Foreign Ministry in Kyiv <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.ua\/news\/komentar-mzs-ukrayini-shchodo-namiriv-slovachchini-bolgariyi-polshchi-rumuniyi-ta-ugorshchini-prodovzhiti-zaboronu-na-import-ukrayinskogo-zerna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>criticized <\/b><\/a><b>a proposed moratorium on importing Ukrainian grain to some European Union nations<\/b>. Bulgaria, Hungary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/12\/ukraine-poland-tensions-grain-war\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poland<\/a>, Romania and Slovakia have said an E.U.-approved ban on Ukrainian grain should be extended beyond the Sept. 15 deadline because those nations want a favorable market for their agricultural products.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><b>Russia warned Moldova against deepening its support to Ukraine,<\/b> Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1665567\">said <\/a>Friday. Maria Zakhrova warned Ukraine\u2019s neighbor \u201cagainst getting too involved in the process of supporting Ukraine,\u201d according to Russian news agency Tass, adding that this would \u201cjeopardize stability and security in the region.\u201d Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine raised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/03\/06\/moldova-ukraine-war-invasion\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_27\">fears of a spillover <\/a>into Moldova, a post-Soviet nation with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/02\/13\/moldova-president-russia-coup-ukraine-war\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_27\">pro-West government<\/a>.<b> <\/b>Moscow has long supported \u2014 and has troops stationed in \u2014 Moldova\u2019s breakaway enclave of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/04\/26\/moldova-transnistria-explosions-russia\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_27\">Transnistria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2023\/08\/26\/yevgeniy-prigozhin-putin-wagner-dies\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Yevgeniy Prigozhin, Russian mercenary leader who became Putin foe<\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2023\/08\/26\/yevgeniy-prigozhin-putin-wagner-dies\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>, is believed to have died<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b>Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a onetime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin who amassed oligarchic wealth by building a mercenary army that served the Russian state, only to gamble it all with a stunning but failed mutiny in June amid the war in Ukraine, is presumed to have died Wednesday in a plane crash northwest of Moscow. He was 62.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">The U.S. intelligence community believes Mr. Prigozhin \u201clikely\u201d died in the crash and is exploring the possibility an explosion brought down his plane.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">In an ascent that he owed almost entirely to the favor of Putin, his longtime patron, Mr. Prigozhin represented an unlikely case study in rebellion. For years, he was denounced by the West as a Kremlin henchman and hailed by Russian state media as a patriot. With his weathered features and bulldog demeanor, he fit well into both narratives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body grid-center grid-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\"><i>Natalya Abbakumova contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/08\/26\/russia-ukraine-war-news\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated August 26, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. EDT|Published August 26, 2023 at 2:00 a.m. EDT Part of a private jet that crashed in Russia&#8217;s Tver region was taken away on Friday. 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