Russian leader Vladimir Putin selected his aide and former chief bodyguard to oversee the Kremlin's defense of Kursk, according to a Russian parliament member for the assailed region. Kursk State ...

A pro-Russian paramilitary leader from Eastern Ukraine was killed in a bomb blast in the lobby of a luxury apartment building ...

The National Guard, launched last year, is headed by Mr Putin's ex-bodyguard Viktor Zolotov, a longstanding ally. Mr Putin has appointed 11 new governors ahead of a March presidential election.

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