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Ukrainian officials said two children and their parents were among the dead after the attacks on Sunday.

While an invasive insect bears much of the blame for endangering a beloved symbol of Rome, critics are also pointing the finger at city government.

Ukrainian officials said that a couple and their infant daughter were among the dead after the attacks on Sunday.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine ordered the dismissal of all the directors of regional military recruitment centers, saying that the system “should be run by people who know exactly what war is.”

Ksenia Sobchak, one of the best known media figures still in Russia, says her fatalistic stance just reflects a grim reality. Some liberals call her a Kremlin stooge, while hawks see her as disloyal.

Arkady Volozh, a founder of Yandex, known as ‘Russia’s Google,’ is only the second sanctioned Russian businessman to take an unequivocal public position against Moscow’s invasion.

The central bank in Moscow took steps to counter the currency’s slide, but the war and resulting sanctions have put intense pressure on the economy.

The struggling ruble is raising concerns inside Russia about inflation, as intense government spending on the war effort poses risks for the nation’s economic balance.