Molokoedov, 25, used to play for FK Pskov 747, a team in the Russian second division.

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"Another cruel crime against a child was committed in the United States, " Pskov Gov. Andrey Turchak said.

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Directly adjacent to them are another three Russian oblasts that have not fared very well in the market: Bryansk, Kirov, and Pskov.

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"Putin cares about the army, and the army is the pillar of the society, " said Andrei Zhuralvlev, a retired paratrooper from Pskov.

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"We need to do everything and create all necessary conditions for the orphans to find families here in our Pskov region and in Russia, " he said.

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The governor of Russia's Pskov region is not waiting for the national ban to take effect, and announced Tuesday that all orphan adoptions to foreigners would be temporarily stopped.

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