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Russian units forced to withdraw from Ukraine to resupply, says UK

However, Russian military chiefs are likely to carry on bombarding towns and cities with shelling and air strikes, says Ministry of Defence

Evening Standard

UK competition regulator raids Mitie offices in London

CMA examines emails from senior staff at outsourcer amid Home Office concerns over immigration centre contracts

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's forces crumbling as commander 'shoots himself' after tanks pillaged by Russian soldiers to make up wages

Reports from the Ministry of Defence in Kyiv have claimed that the commander of the "13th tank regiment" of the "4th tank division of the Russian Federation" shot himself

Irish Mirror

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Russian commander 'shot himself on finding 90% of his tanks not working'

Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said a Russian commander of the 13th tank regiment killed himself on finding that 90% of his tanks did not work as they had been stripped down for cash

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war: Liz Truss accuses Putin’s forces of ‘abhorrent tactic’ of abducting civilians

The Foreign Secretary said Russia was resorting to ‘desperate measures’ as its invasion of Ukraine fails to go to plan

Evening Standard

Ukrainian forces ‘retake control of Irpin’ after Russia said it would focus on Donbas

The city lies 12 miles north-west of Kyiv and has found itself on the frontline as Russian troops attempted to advance on the capital

Evening Standard

Russian military leader brands Ukraine invasion a failure as Putin's grip unravels

Former Russian spy, Igor Girkin, made the astonishing comments on live Russian television as he slammed Putin's invasion for failing to make any strategic successes

Daily Mirror

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One thousand mercenaries from Putin’s private ‘Wagner’ army sent to eastern Ukraine, says UK

‘They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organisation, to undertake combat operations,’ the MoD said

Evening Standard

Ukraine-Russia war updates: 'Humanitarian catastrophe' imminent in Mariupol as mayor calls for complete evacuation of city

The mayor of Mariupol says 160,000 civilians remain trapped, calling for the city's complete evacuation.

ABC News

‘Apocalyptic’ wildfire engulfs entire Scottish island used for anthrax experiments

Fears for wildlife as island rich in bird life likened to ‘hell fire’

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy promises to work for new sanctions against Russia – as it happened

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says new round of negotiations ahead but that deal would have to be subject to referendum; Joe Biden rejects suggestion he was calling for regime change in Moscow

The Guardian - AU

RAF deploys fighter jets to Ukraine border as fears grow over Putin's plans

The Ministry of Defence confirmed on Twitter that four fighter jets from the 3 (Fighter) Squadron are being sent to a military base on Romania's Black Sea coast

Daily Mirror

Institute for Study of War says Russians unable to secure Kyiv attack positions – as it happened

Think tank says ‘increasingly static nature of the fighting reflects incapacity of Russian forces rather than any shift in Russian objectives or efforts’

The Guardian - AU

UK targets Russian drone manufacturer in new wave of sanctions

The Ministry of Defence reveals that unmanned aerial vehicle producer Kronshtadt is being blacklisted

Wales Online

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Reason

Ukraine Changes the Face of War Forever

Every fried Russian tank and dead soldier drives home the point that superpowers can no longer dominate simply because they have more troops and weapons.

Daily Mirror

Former MoD 'UFO adviser' said alien invasion will 'change the world forever'

Nick Pope worked for the British Government and was an adviser for the Ministry of Defence on UFOs and extraterrestrial life, and now he's lifted the lid on inside chats

Evening Standard

We’re bringing victory closer, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Russian troops with “dwindling” morale are being forced in some areas away from the capital Kyiv

The Independent UK

Vicar has Extinction Rebellion protest conviction quashed

Rev Sue Parfitt, 80, sat in a camping chair outside an entrance to the complex at Abbey Wood, in Filton, near Bristol in December 2020.

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Wales Online

Shocking moment four Russian helicopters shot down in Ukraine

In unverified footage released by Ukraine Minister of Defence, four K-52 attack helicopters are targeted

Daily Mirror

Is Russia regrouping? UK intel claims as Ukraine insists invaders have '3 days left'

One month in, Russia's war in Ukraine has not gone how Putin and his inner circle had hoped - but a change of tactic possibly enforced by stoic Ukrainian defence could represent a new kind of threat

Daily Mirror

Russian defence minister missing for 13 days 'has a lot on his plate', Kremlin says

Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu was previously thought to be one of Vladimir Putin's closest and most trusted allies but after reports of a split growing between the two, he hasn't been seen in nearly two weeks

Daily Mirror

Russia has lost 'thousands of troops' and will throw conscripts into battle, MoD says

The Ministry of Defence's latest update says Vladimir Putin has so far lost thousands of his troops in his illegal war in Ukraine who he will replace with inexperienced conscripts

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s forces push back Putin’s troops by ‘44 miles’ in clashes near Kyiv, claim defence chiefs

But the Kremlin is not thought to have given up hope of surrounding and seizing the capital

Daily Mirror

No big British defence project is on time and on budget, as PM heads to NATO

A study by Whitehall spending watchdog the National Audit Office has revealed none of the Ministry of Defence's programmes in the £166.6bn Major Projects Portfolio has the coveted "green" rating

The Independent UK

Which weapons have been sent to Ukraine by the UK?

The Ministry of Defence has been supplying thousands of weapons to Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.

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