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Putin’s war lie is increasingly ‘threadbare’ to Russians, Western officials say

One official said Russia has ‘effectively exhausted the pool of willing volunteers’ to fight in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Former NATO boss slams Macron for "disastrous" diplomacy on Ukraine

Diplomatic efforts by French President Emmanuel Macron in response to the war in Ukraine were a failure and "deeply harmful" for Kyiv, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former NATO secretary-general, said in an interview published on Friday.

Reuters

Border queues build as people flee Russia to escape Putin’s call-up

Miles-long traffic jams form as Russia’s neighbours debate whether to welcome those trying to avoid military draft

The Guardian - UK

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Cannibal jailed after headless body fell from car joins Vladimir Putin’s kill squad

Yegor Komarov said he "nibbled to just take a taste" after a headless and repeatedly stabbed corpse fell out of his car when he crashed his Mitsubishi into a fence in St Petersburg, Russia

Daily Mirror

Detained Russian protesters face conscription or jail

Mikhail Suetin expected to be detained when he protested against Russian mobilisation, but he never imagined he would be ordered to enlist in the very army he was denouncing.

Bangkok Post

Russia stages ‘referendums’ to annex occupied Ukraine lands

Russia on Friday began staging U.N.-condemned “votes” on annexing the roughly fifth of neighboring Ukraine it occupies in a step that marks a new escalation in the spiraling conflict between President Vladimir Putin and the U.S. and its allies.

Tribune News Service

Moscow "not threatening anyone" with nuclear weapons - Russia's Ryabkov

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Moscow was not threatening anybody with nuclear weapons, and that open confrontation with the United States and NATO was not in Russia's interests, state news agencies reported.

Reuters

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Avon Valley railway 1940's weekend cancelled due to conflict in Ukraine

The annual event is a firm favourite among locals, but organisers believe this year's would hit a little too close to home due to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine

Bristol Post

Timelapse video shows planes leaving Russia as thousands attempt to flee the country

One-way economy flights sell out after Kremlin announces military mobilisation

The Independent UK

‘I don’t want to go to war’: Russians continue exodus after Putin’s call-up orders to join Ukraine war

Numbers of those leaving Russia are increasing, say Finnish officials

The Independent UK

US and Russia engage in a digital battle for hearts and minds

The battle over Ukraine extends across the world: Information warfare is quickly evolving as key nations seek to influence public opinion and gain political support.

The Conversation

Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, including executions and sexual violence, says UN

Victims of sexual or gender-based violence aged from four to 82-years-old, investigators found

The Independent UK

Moment Ukrainian soldier blasts Russian helicopter out of the sky with missile launcher

The Russian MRI-eight attack helicopter, capable of holding eight serviceman was destroyed by a Soviet-designed infrared air missile launcher aimed by a Ukrainian soldier

Daily Mirror

Incredible list of Putin's oligarchs dead since war began - falling out hospital windows and off yachts

The Kremlin leader is notorious for holding grudges, and holds immense power and influence over the majority of companies in the Eastern European state

Irish Mirror

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Penny Wong has criticised Vladimir Putin's 'desperate' nuclear threats in UN General Assembly speech

The foreign minister intensified her criticism of Russia after Mr Putin announced his country will mobilise hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in Ukraine.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Putin’s threat to use nukes is a sure sign his war is failing

Twenty-two years ago, at the Davos World Economic Forum, when a little-known Vladimir Putin had just become president, I asked four senior Russian leaders: “Who is Mr. Putin?”

Daily Mirror

'How to break arm' tops Google search in Russia after Vladimir Putin's call to war

Russian citizens' horrific Google searches have been revealed following Vladimir Putin's announcement of mobilisation - as airline tickets soar and citizens are blocked from leaving

The Conversation

Ukraine war: mobilisation and forced conscription shows the failure of Russia's inflexible 'continental' mindset

Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation follows Russia’s strategic and operational failures in Ukraine. It also confirms the Kremlin’s inability to think outside the box of its old doctrine. Moscow’s response remains the same as before – to overwhelm the enemy by sending in a bigger army.

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Al Jazeera

Moscow unlikely to use nuclear weapons, say ex-Russian generals

Former Russian generals tell Al Jazeera that while the prospect of nuclear war remains slim, the situation could change.

Daily Mirror

Heartbreaking moment child heard sobbing as enlisted men leave Russia for Ukraine war

In a heartbreaking video - which was reportedly shot in Russia's Belogrod region - a child is heard wailing as they say goodbye to their dad who is about to board a bus to the frontline in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Putin needs nothing short of a miracle to avoid a devastating defeat in Ukraine

Troops melting away and Russians fleeing abroad to avoid mobilisation doesn’t augur well for Putin’s latest gamble, says researcher Olga Chyzh

Evening Standard

Thousands of men flee Russia after Putin’s call for military mobilisation

Finland and Georgia reported heavy traffic on their borders

Evening Standard

Emily Sheffield: Holly and Phil should not feel any shame over Twitter storm

To the real drama that has been building up all week. No, not what’s happening in Russia, Ukraine or Iran, or the uncertainty of our economy. No, what has apparently riled and upset so many to such an extent they have felt it necessary to sign a petition to ensure…

Daily Mirror

New Covid-like virus discovered in Russian bats is resistant to all known vaccines

The virus, known as Khosta 2, was discovered in bats from Russia in 2020 and had at first been believed to not be a threat to humans until new research by a team found otherwise

Reuters

More than 1 million Ukrainians may have been deported, U.S. envoy says

A U.S. envoy said that Russia may have forcibly deported between 900,000-1.6 million Ukrainians, citing unnamed sources, and urged a U.N.-mandated commission of inquiry to investigate.

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