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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 78 of the invasion

Finland ditches decades of non-alignment in plan to join Nato; UN says 1,000 bodies recovered in Kyiv area

The Guardian - AU

‘It was foolproof’: Pussy Riot activist tells of courier-suit escape from Russia

Lucy Shtein fled Moscow in late March; now she can tell her story after her girlfriend got out the same way

The Guardian - UK

‘I am looking into hell’: Haunting messages from soldiers inside steel plant bombed by Putin’s forces

Families of the men holding out inside Azovstal steel plant tell Kim Sengupta they want the world to help

The Independent UK

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Ukraine Cuts Russia Gas at 1 Hub, Underlining Risk to Supply

Ukraine shut down a pipeline Wednesday that carries Russian natural gas to homes and industries in Western Europe, while a Kremlin-installed official in a southern region seized by Russian troops said the area will ask Moscow to annex it. The talk of annexation in Kherson - and Russia's apparent willingness…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kherson’s military administrators to call for Russian annexation

Unclear if Kremlin will agree to annex captured Ukrainian territory or use threat to put pressure on Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

What would be the impact of Finland joining Nato and how could Russia react?

Adding new Nato members typically take months and the decision will need to be ratified by the alliance’s 30 members

Evening Standard

Ukrainian propaganda: how Zelensky is winning the information war against Russia

As well as success on the battlefield, wars are often won or lost through information advantage. In the Russia-Ukraine conflict, we might have expected Russia -– an old hand at propaganda -– to have bested Ukraine early on.

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Britain vows to defend Sweden if Russia attacks over NATO bid

Vladimir Putin's Kremlin has threatened to respond if Sweden applies to join the alliance

Daily Mirror

EU seeks to ease rules on seizing sanctioned oligarchs' assets

The European Commission is preparing new rules that would make it easier for EU governments to confiscate assets of oligarchs and other wealthy individuals hit by sanctions because of their ties with the Kremlin, according to officials and documents.

Reuters

Russia says it is closely watching NATO configuration on borders

Russia is closely watching anything that can affect NATO's configuration on its borders, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, in response to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visiting Sweden and Finland on Wednesday.

Reuters

Kremlin says it's up to people of occupied Ukraine region to decide whether to join Russia

The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was up to residents living in the Russian-occupied region of Kherson in southern Ukraine to decide whether they wanted to join Russia, but any such decision must have a clear legal basis.

Reuters

Trudy Rubin: Putin’s Victory Day speech shows how Russia can be defeated — and how Ukraine can win

When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked weak and defensive.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin has placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’, prompting fears over what could happen next

The Independent UK

Revealed: The true scale of Russian-owned property in London is far greater than official records show

New analysis into offshore data shows there are 1,895 Russian-owned properties in London, over three times higher than official records show

Evening Standard

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Reuters

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe.

Daily Mirror

Furious Putin swings the axe to oust five regional governors in new political purge

Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has axed five regional governors in a political purge amid reports he has been left frustrated by some military and security figures over failures related to the war

Reuters

Four Russian governors resign as sanctions bite

Four Russian regional governors resigned on Tuesday as the country braces for the impact of economic sanctions.

Daily Mirror

Russia 'cancelled Victory Day flypast over air strike fears', anti-Putin outlet claims

Russia's Victory Day military flyovers to commemorate the national holiday were abruptly shelved as it has been claimed Vladimir Putin made the call because he feared an attack

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Evening Standard

Russia to help ally Belarus create Iskander-type missile, President Alexander Lukashenko says

The Iskander, a mobile ballistic missile system codenamed SS-26 Stone by Nato, replaced the Soviet Scud missile

Reuters

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Zenger

VIDEO: Bombs Away: Ukraine Drone Attacks Russian Armored Vehicles

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

Daily Mirror

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"

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

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