The U.S. accusation, which Russia denies, raises questions about how a satellite might be used as a weapon in low Earth orbit and how close the two countries are to developing such a military tool.
Kherson: Ukraine reports death after shelling of railway station. Russia attacked the Kherson railway station shortly before the scheduled departure of an evacuation train. According to Ukrainian data, one policeman was killed, four people were injured. The city was "massively bombed" on Tuesday evening, when about 140 civilians waited at the station for the departure of a train to take them out of the city to safety, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on the online service Telegram. However, the Ukrainian railway company Ukrzaliznytsia, the station and the evacuation train were damaged.
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While in penal colonies, Alexei Navalny has spent time in a cell "the size of a dog kennel", been denied visitors, and has been forced to listen to a speech by Vladimir Putin for days on end.