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Putin shown in tense encounter with chief of staff at Far East war games

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown in an awkward encounter with his military chief of staff on Tuesday as he inspected war games in Russia's Far East, thousands of miles from the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Smiling Putin Inspects Big Far East Military Drills

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown smiling and joking with his defense minister on Tuesday as he inspected a big military exercise in Russia's far east, thousands of miles from the war in Ukraine. The "Vostok" (East) exercises also involve troops from China and India, although it was not clear…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia accuses Ukraine of 'nuclear terrorism' over shelling at Europe's biggest power plant

The Russian defence minister warned that Ukraine risked a Chernobyl-style catastrophe after accusing it of using Western-supplied weapons to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

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Russia's Shoigu: Ukraine committing 'nuclear terrorism' at Zaporizhzhia

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday Ukraine's shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was raising the risk of a nuclear catastrophe in Europe.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin has ‘fired’ six generals for advancing too slowly in Ukraine, says UK

Vladimir Putin has “highly likely” fired six generals for advancing too slowly in his Ukraine war, British defence chiefs said on Friday.

Evening Standard

Russian and French defence ministers discussed Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in phone call

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant with his French counterpart by telephone, the ministry said on Thursday.

Reuters

Death toll from train station attack in Ukraine rises to 25

A Ukrainian official says the death toll from a Russian rocket attack on Ukraine's Independence Day has risen to 25

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Reports of 22 dead in Independence Day rocket attack on rail station in Ukraine

The attack came following President Zelensky's warning that Russia was planning 'something particularly cruel' this week

Wales Online

At least 22 killed in Russian strike on rail station on Ukraine’s independence day

Rocket attack in Chaplyne wounds 50 people as country marks six months since Moscow’s invasion

The Guardian - US

‘I can’t believe this is happening’: Ukraine marks 31 years of independence

As Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Ukraine will soon be able to celebrate victory day, public gatherings are banned amid fears Russia plans to step up attacks

The Guardian - UK

Russian Defence Minister Shoigu: military campaign in Ukraine 'deliberately' slowed to reduce civilian casualties

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that the slowing pace of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine was deliberate, and driven by the need to reduce civilian casualties.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin is a 'clown' and has been outplayed by Ukraine, blasts former ally

Igor Girkin - an intelligence and army veteran who was central to Vladimir Putin’s seizure of Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014 - has mocked the Russian ruler’s performance

Daily Mirror

Russia says it has deployed Kinzhal hypersonic missile three times in Ukraine

Russia has deployed hypersonic Kinzhal (Dagger) missiles three times over the course of what Moscow calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Sunday.

Reuters

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

Vladimir Putin earlier this year placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’

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Putin bizarrely claims US is the one prolonging Ukraine war because it ‘needs conflicts to retain hegemony’

‘Era of the unipolar world order is nearing its end,’ Russian president says

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Blasts US 'Hegemony,' Predicts End to 'Unipolar' World

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony. Addressing a security conference attended by military officials from Africa, Asia and Latin America, Putin reaffirmed his long-held…

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Putin accuses US of trying to ‘drag out’ war in Ukraine

The Russian leader says US using Ukrainian people as ‘cannon fodder’ as he slams the US for supplying arms to Kyiv.

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Macron calls for withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine nuclear plant

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russian forces to quit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – Europe's largest – following a phone call Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who accused Moscow of "nuclear terrorism".

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The Independent UK

Putin blasts US 'hegemony,' predicts end to 'unipolar' world

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described as part of Washington’s alleged efforts to maintain its global hegemony

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shoigu Says Russia Has No Need to Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

Russia has "no need" to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, its defense minister said on Tuesday, describing media speculation that Moscow might deploy nuclear or chemical weapons in the conflict as "absolute lies". "From a military point of view, there is no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine to…

Reuters

Defence minister Shoigu says Russia has no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday during a speech at the Moscow international security conference that Russia had no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

Reuters

More explosions rock Russian-controlled Crimea

Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday at a military base in the Russian-annexed Crimea region that is an important supply line for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia's Shoigu, U.N's Guterres discuss safe functioning of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu held a phone call with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss conditions for safe functioning of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the ministry said on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Over 140 British 'mercenaries' have been killed in Ukraine war, Russian claims

Russia's Defence Ministry gave no indication of how they calculated the number of so-called mercenaries from the UK and US who have been slaughtered in the Ukrainian war

Reuters

Russia says United States is directly involved in Ukraine war

Russia on Tuesday said that the United States, the world's top military power, was directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine because U.S. spies were approving and coordinating Ukrainian missile strikes on Russian forces.

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