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Russia tries to close ring around Bakhmut as thawing ground turns to mud

Russian forces were trying to close their circle around the small mining city of Bakhmut on Monday, while rain and an early spring thaw turned eastern Ukraine's battlefields to mud which could hamper both sides as they try to take the initiative.

Reuters

West is using Ukraine to try to break up Russia - Defence Minister Shoigu

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu accused the West on Thursday of using Ukraine to try to break up Russia, the world's largest country by territory, but he said any such attempt would fail.

Reuters

Wagner chief: Mercenaries slaughtered because of ‘shell hunger’

Yevgeny Prigozhin has repeatedly accused Russia’s military brass of deliberately starving his fighters of munitions.

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Boss of Wagner mercenary group accuses Russian army chiefs of ‘treason’

Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow is refusing to supply the group with munitions and other supplies in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Russian mercenary boss escalates row with top army brass with image of dead bodies

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin took a bitter public feud with the top army brass to a new level on Wednesday, publishing a grisly image of dozens of his fighters he said had been killed after being deprived of ammunition.

Reuters

Russian defence chief keeps job despite Ukraine routs thanks to Putin

His army has made three humiliating retreats in Ukraine in the past year and nearly 200,000 of his men have been killed or wounded according to U.S. officials, but Russia's defence minister is still in a job thanks to President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Sunak says ‘nothing off the table’ after Zelenskiy’s plea for fighter jets – as it happened

Ukrainian president earlier urged parliament ‘give us wings’ to protect freedom

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Russia: NATO involvement in Ukraine threatens 'unpredictable' escalation

Russia's defence minister said on Tuesday that Western arms supplies to Ukraine were effectively dragging NATO into the conflict, warning this could lead to an "unpredictable" escalation.

Reuters

Boris Johnson claims Vladimir Putin threatened to target him with missile attack in BBC documentary

Boris Johnson said that Putin threatened to kill him with a rocket over the phone last year after the ex-UK PM paid a visit to Kyiv to show his support for Ukraine.

Daily Record

Vladimir Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson

BORIS Johnson has claimed that Vladimir Putin told him “I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute”, in a call…

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson claims Putin threatened to kill him with a missile ahead of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The former prime minister said the “extraordinary” conversation took place amid growing fears of the Russian invasion

Manchester Evening News

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Boris Johnson

Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson says Putin threatened him with a missile ahead of Ukraine invasion

‘Boris, I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’

Wales Online

Putin threatened to kill me with missile attack, says Boris Johnson

‘It would only take a minute’, Russian president told British PM ahead of Ukraine invasion

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The Independent UK

Putin threatened to kill me with a missile, says Johnson

Vladimir Putin reportedly told Boris Johnson ‘I don’t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute’.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson reveals Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him in missile attack

The ex-PM said the 'extraordinary' telephone conversation took place last February after he visited Kyiv in a last-ditch attempt to show support for Ukraine amid growing fears of a Russian assault.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson says Putin claimed he could send missile to hit UK ‘in a minute’

Former prime minister’s comments about call to Russian president just before invasion come in new BBC documentary

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s army ‘terrified’ by new Ukraine offensive over ‘mass slaughter’ fears

Vladimir Putin's demand for his top war commander General Valery Gerasimov to unleash 'an assault in several directions at once' has sparked deep divisions among members of his military high command

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Tribune News Service

Russia to boost troops in west, expanding army to 1.5 million people

Russia will create new commands near Europe as it expands its military to 1.5 million people amid deepening tensions with the U.S. and its allies over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin could order ‘final push’ on anniversary of invasion, officials fear

‘We must prepare for such events’, says Oleskiy Danylov

Reuters

Russia to make 'major changes' to armed forces from 2023 to 2026

Russia said on Tuesday that it would make "major changes" to its armed forces from 2023 to 2026, promising to shake up its military structure after months of setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine.

France 24

Von der Leyen vows EU will back Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’

Europe will stand with Ukraine "for as long as it takes", EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday as Western delegates discussed the need to bolster support for Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invading forces. Earlier, the head of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Plans ‘Major Changes’ in Armed Forces from 2023 to 2026

Russia said on Tuesday that it would make "major changes" to its armed forces from 2023 to 2026, promising to shake up its military structure after months of setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine. In addition to administrative reforms, the Defense Ministry said it would strengthen the combat capabilities of…

Al Jazeera

What does Russia’s military shake-up mean for the war in Ukraine?

The appointment of Valery Gerasimov signals Moscow’s failing war effort and fraught domestic politics, analysts say.

France 24

Putin’s army chief handed ‘poisoned chalice’ amid Russian power tussle

President Vladimir Putin has put his top military officer Valery Gerasimov in charge of Russia’s stalled invasion of Ukraine, in the latest reshuffle since the start of the war. The chief of the general staff will be expected to bolster the army’s sagging war effort while contending with the Wagner…

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