Charles Mainz
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262 appearances
35 recordings
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first heard Oct 2025
last heard 22 Aug
Charles Mainz’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Russian attack took place in the Ukrainian city of Krivyri and amounted to a double tap.
One drone hit the mall during peak business hours, followed by a second tap after rescuers arrived on the scene.
Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky denounced the tactic as despicable and vowed a response that appears to have come in several waves.
In Russia's Krasnodar region, authorities said two children died amid Ukrainian drone strikes on a town on the Azov Sea.
Ukraine also continued its targeting of energy and logistics centers, this time hitting an oil facility and retail warehouse in the Smara region.
Civilian casualties were also reported along Russia's.
Russia's border with Ukraine, where shelling has been constant throughout the war, now in its fifth year.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling Civil Contract Party took just under 50 percent of all votes, with the pro-Russian bloc placing a distant second.
The result is an endorsement of Pashinyan's recent pro-Western policies, including ambitions to join the European Union and expand ties with the U.S.,
As the region's traditional power broker, Russia, has expressed displeasure over Armenia's drift, imposing bans on key exports and threatening future access to cheap Russian gas.
And Pashinyan has other troubles.
His party fell far short of a supermajority.
That will complicate efforts to push through constitutional changes needed to ratify a U.S.-backed peace deal with longtime rival Azerbaijan and open up trade to the region.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
Ukraine said its drone struck an oil refinery in the Russian city of Saratov, some 500 miles to the southeast of Moscow, with the local governor confirming damage to civilian infrastructure.
Separately, authorities in Russia's southern Krasnodar region said a drone struck a large fuel depot, causing a massive fire.
Months of Ukrainian attacks have degraded Russia's oil export capacity, by some estimates up to 40%.
Yet the attacks also appear to be taking a toll on domestic consumption.
The Kremlin-backed government in occupied Crimea announced rationing of petrol on the peninsula, with social media users reporting long lines of cars outside gas stations.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
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