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Russia Imprisons Strelkov, Detains Lunin as Drone Threat Rises

8/6/2026

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Strelkov Imprisoned

Igor Strelkov, former Wagner commander, was imprisoned after criticizing Russia’s military leadership.
Alexander Lunin was arrested for holding a meeting with Kremlin officials about military conditions.
Vladimir Solovyov, Margarita Simonyan and blogger Rybar claim Ukrainian drone strikes regularly hit Russian territory and make the war costly and unwinnable.
Channels Dva Mayor and Rybar say the safe rear has vanished because of long-range Ukrainian drone attacks.

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France Expels Fedorova

French authorities expelled Xenia Fedorova, former RT France editor-in-chief, citing threats to national interests.
Libération and HuffPost reported that CNews Moscow correspondent Igor Kurashenko was also employed by RT.
Vincent Bolloré’s media group, including Journal du Dimanche, has shifted to regularly publish pro-Russian narratives.
JDNews, another Bolloré outlet, featured a June cover urging restored relations with Russia and blaming NATO for the war.

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Strelkov Imprisoned

Igor Strelkov, former Wagner commander, was imprisoned after criticizing Russia’s military leadership.
Alexander Lunin was arrested for holding a meeting with Kremlin officials about military conditions.
Vladimir Solovyov, Margarita Simonyan and blogger Rybar claim Ukrainian drone strikes regularly hit Russian territory and make the war costly and unwinnable.
Channels Dva Mayor and Rybar say the safe rear has vanished because of long-range Ukrainian drone attacks.

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