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Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work Russia accidentally bombs own city near Ukraine - video Video footage from the site shows piles of concrete on the street, several damaged cars and a building with broken windows Work What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Easter has been celebrated on this spot since the 11th century, when monks from Mount Athos first hollowed out the rocky hillside to form their cells and shrines, establishing the lavra as the spiritual heart of eastern Orthodoxy. Charlotte Higgins and Artem Mazhulin reported this story. � Work Pentagon Aid Package to Ukraine Includes Decades-Old Anti-Tank Land Mines Ukraine’s army has long used Soviet-era TM-62 anti-tank mines in its war with Russia, as have the Russian invaders. 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