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Russia's war hawks rally behind decision to abandon Ukrainian city of Kherson

Russia's leading war hawks on Wednesday swiftly rallied behind the decision to abandon the Ukrainian city of Kherson, putting a brave face on one of Moscow's most humiliating retreats in nearly nine months of war.

Reuters

Hawkish Russian broadcaster Simonyan says she has been banned from Armenia

Margarita Simonyan, hawkish head of the Russian state broadcaster RT, said on Tuesday that she had been banned from Armenia, along with a senior Russian lawmaker.

Reuters

Russian dads who fail to pay child maintenance sent to fight in Ukraine

One Russian city is responding to pressure from angry women by sending maintenance-dodging ex-husbands to the frontline of the war in Ukraine and sending their military wages to their kids

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Russian TV presenter accused of inciting genocide in Ukraine

Anton Krasovsky, from state-funded RT channel, is suspended after calling for Ukrainian children to be drowned or burned alive

The Guardian - UK

Russian TV presenter suspended after calling for Ukrainian kids to be drowned

RT state TV presenter Anton Krasovsky, 47, was disowned and sacked by his Kremlin-loyalist boss CEO Margarita Simonyan after he urged troops to "down those [Ukrainian] children" in the "river"

Daily Mirror

Russian TV presenter says sorry but faces probe for call to drown Ukrainian children

A Russian TV presenter apologised on Monday for calling for Ukrainian children to be drowned, as Russia's state Investigative Committee said it was probing his remarks.

Reuters

Pro-Putin hawk dances for joy as Russia pummels Ukraine in 24-hour horror assault

More than 80 cruise missiles and 24 drones rained down a blitz on Ukraine yesterday, targeting museums, heritage sites and civilian areas in seven cities, including the capital of Kyiv

Daily Mirror

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‘Someone will fall victim’: insiders reveal elite anguish as Russia’s war falters

Key figures including Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin are using military defeats to undermine defence chief Sergei Shoigu

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin attempts to calm Russian fury over chaotic mobilisation

Amid angry protests over the conscription of new recruits, a propaganda drive is seeking to deflect blame from Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin’s angry propagandists demand executions over mobilisation chaos

Vladimir Putin's biggest cheerleaders are outraged over poor decisions to send students, alcoholics, the sick and elderly to the front - claiming it's an inside effort to sabotage war with Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Is Vladimir Putin happy to risk nuclear war to avoid admitting defeat?

Russian leader’s escalatory threat to annex parts of Ukraine in effort to halt counteroffensive is fraught with risk

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: A weakened Putin is no use to Russia

As Ukrainian troops probe Russian defenses along the entire front and only the Wagner Group mercenaries continue a small-scale offensive operation in the Donetsk region, the initiative in the Russo-Ukrainian war is firmly in the hands of the invaded, not the invader. While that can still change, perhaps more than…

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Russian TV news head hints at country’s role in Skripal poisoning

Editor of state-owned RT network Margarita Simonyan appears to contradict Kremlin position in post about Darya Dugina killing

The Guardian - UK

Russian airbase on western coast of Crimea damaged in explosions

One person killed in Novofedorivka, 110 miles from frontline, after ‘aviation munitions detonated’ in storage area

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Vladimir Putin's 'she-wolf' killed by missile as his first female colonel dies in war

Russia's warmonger President Vladimir Putin granted Colonel Olga 'Kursa' Kachura, 52, the posthumous Hero of Russia honour, the Kremlin’s highest military award

Reuters

Fear and suspicion as Ukraine hunts for traitors in the east

As Ukraine hunts for traitors, the fear of Russian infiltration extends east, far from the capital.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: Is Kazakhstan going cool on Russia?

President Tokayev publicly refused to recognise separatist regions in Ukraine, enraging some Kremlin officials.

The Guardian - UK

Russian navy ordered to lay mines at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, says US

Intelligence claims operation is part of Russia’s blockade of grain exports, which threatens to trigger global famine

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Putin says Russia can survive sanctions, says West will suffer more

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to justify his war in Ukraine as legal under international law at his flagship economic forum on Friday. Sitting beside him on the stage, a key ally diplomatically disagreed.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's closest allies demand he 'turbocharges' war in threat to 'end Ukraine'

Vladimir Putin’s outspoken ally has claimed that "what has emerged in place of Ukraine is an existential threat to the Russian people" and asked the Kremlin brute to "end" Ukraine

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Vladimir Putin more likely to start World War Three than accept defeat in Ukraine, state TV claims

A TV editor said the Russian leader unleashing a nuclear strike was 'more probable' than failure

Wales Online

Putin more likely to start WW3 than accept defeat in Ukraine, Russia state TV claims

A TV editor made the claims

Nottingham Post

Putin 'more likely to start World War 3' than accept defeat, Russian state television editor warns

'Either we lose in Ukraine or the Third World War starts'

The Independent UK

Russian state TV claims Putin is more likely to launch nuclear war than accept defeat in Ukraine

’Either we lose in Ukraine or the Third World War starts’, says top Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan

The Independent UK

Russian state TV claims Putin is more likely to launch nuclear war than accept defeat in Ukraine

’Either we lose in Ukraine or the Third World War starts’, says top Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan

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