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Russian troops ill-prepared for Ukraine war, says ex-Kremlin mercenary

The Russian military's failure to seize the Ukrainian capital was inevitable because in the preceding years they had never directly faced a powerful enemy, according to a former mercenary with the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group who fought alongside the Russian army.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin's 3 signs that 'something isn't right' amid health rumours

Following Vladimir Putin's 11-minute speech in Moscow's Red Square this morning, he was seen with a blanket over his legs and coughing during the military parade - sparking more rumours about his health

Daily Mirror

VIDEO: Bombs Away: Ukraine Drone Attacks Russian Armored Vehicles

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin called a "special military operation".

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Russians accidentally wipe out own troops with flamethrowers in friendly fire disaster

Ukrainian military chiefs said the friendly fire in the Zaporizhzhya province was "positively perceived" and thanked their enemies for helping to drive out "racist occupiers"

Daily Mirror

Crucial NATO decisions expected in Finland, Sweden this week

The question of whether to join NATO is coming to a head this week in Finland and Sweden, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered the long-held belief that remaining outside the military alliance was the best way to avoid trouble with their giant neighbor

The Independent UK

Ukraine pushes back Russian troops in counter-offensive near Kharkiv

Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of the city of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could signal a shift in the war's momentum and jeopardise Russia's main advance.

Reuters

Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country’s biggest patriotic holiday without even uttering the word “Ukraine.”

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The Coup in the Kremlin

How Putin and the Security Services Captured the Russian State

Foreign Affairs

Does Vladimir Putin have cancer and is he dying? The reports and evidence on the Russian President

There have been suggestions the Russian leader Vladimir Putin may have cancer or Parkinson's disease

Wales Online

Putin's Victory Day speech passionate but empty

Vladimir Putin had no victories in Ukraine to proclaim on Victory Day

The Independent UK

Putin’s Victory Day speech far from triumphant: Analysts

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention ‘Ukraine’ once during Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Tycoon from Kremlin-linked company found dead 'after going to shaman for toad cure'

Billionaire Alexander Subbotin, 43, a former top executive with Kremlin-friendly energy giant Lukoil, is the latest in a number of high profile deaths since the start of the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Italy launches inquiry into Kremlin disinformation

Investigation follows suspicions some Russian commentators appearing on TV networks could be on Putin’s payroll

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops parade new tanks and deadly missiles in display 300 miles from Ukraine

As Vladimir Putin marked Russia's proud World War II Victory Day celebrations, Ukrainians were desperately battling his forces’ brutal 75 days-long invasion

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In a Kharkiv subway station, hatred for Putin on WWII anniversary

As President Vladimir Putin used a Victory Day speech to justify his war on Ukraine, Kateryna Grigoriyevna sat beyond the reach of Russian shells in a subway station she has called home for 10 weeks, cursing the Kremlin boss and savouring a rare treat.

The Independent UK

‘All I heard was lies’: Ukrainians find no answers in hollow Putin speech

In Kyiv, Kim Sengupta hears the reaction of war-battered Ukrainians to the Russian leader’s Victory Day speech

The Independent UK

Putin’s ‘Doomsday’ plane fails to make planned appearance at Victory Day parade

Kremlin cancels military flyovers, citing adverse weather conditions

Daily Mirror

7 signs Vladimir Putin was lying during Russia Victory Day speech, expert claims

This morning Vladimir Putin gave an 11-minute speech in Moscow's Red Square where he didn't mention the progress he's made in the war and offered no indication of when he thinks it would end

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Daily Mirror

Putin's right-hand man and possible stand-in is 'more barbaric than his master'

Vladimir Putin's alleged stand-in, who could take charge of Russia if the President has to step down temporarily, "could be even worse", according to Rebekah Koffler

Zenger

VIDEO: Bits And Pieces: Ukrainian Defenders Destroy Russian T-90 Tank

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin called a "special military operation".

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's ruthless private death squad storms Ukraine in 'worrying development'

Members of the Wagner Group have been called into eastern Ukraine in an apparent bid to boost Russia's faltering forces after its troops were driven out of the Kyiv region

Daily Record

Putin claims West ‘was planning to invade Russia’ as he justifies conflict

Vladimir Putin, whose health is the subject of persistent rumours, gave a speech at the annual Victory Day parade, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany

The Conversation

Ukraine: Victory Day celebrations can't mask how badly things are going for Vladimir Putin

Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir Putin…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat is 'very real' amid bad health, insider warns

Russian President Vladimir Putin's health has been under the microscope in recent weeks amid reports that he is suffering from both abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s disease

Daily Mirror

Inside Putin's terrifying Doomsday Plane as flypast axed on Russia's Victory Day

Victory Day is an important date in the calendar for Russia's Kremlin and a chance to remind the world about the capabilities of the country's military, including Putin's mysterious 'Doomsday Plane'

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