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Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.

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Germany could ration power if fuel standoff continues - as it happened

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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 35 of the Russian invasion

Russia’s pledge to cut back its military activity in the north is greeted with widespread scepticism, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy says signs from talks are ‘positive’

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Humiliated Vladimir Putin and top military men ‘flee to bunkers’ over nuclear war fears

Vladimir Putin may be in hiding according to new evidence which suggests that the Kremlin leader is staying at a top secret nuclear bunker east of Moscow.

Daily Record

Humiliated Putin and Kremlin high command 'flee to Russian nuclear bunkers'

Vladimir Putin could be hiding away according to new evidence which suggests that the Russian leader is staying at a top secret nuclear bunker east of Moscow

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden cautious over Russia promise

Ukraine news from March 29: Joe Biden urges caution over Russia’s pledge to reduce military activity near Kyiv.

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Biden: ‘butcher’ Putin cannot be allowed to stay in power

West must prepare for a long fight ahead, president says, as Russian missiles hit Lviv in act of defiance

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Russia defence minister 'has heart attack after Putin accuses him of botching invasion'

There was no proof of the supposed televised Sergei Shoigu session broadcast and some cried fake amid rumours the previously missing minister suffered a heart attack after being accused by Putin

Daily Mirror

Russian defence minister resurfaces after disappearing from public view for more than two weeks

Sergei Shoigu’s last appearance was on Russian state television 15 days ago.

The Independent UK

Russia reasserts right to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Senior politician Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow’s nuclear doctrine does not require enemy state to use such weapons first

The Guardian - UK

Russian defence minister seen speaking at army meeting after long public silence

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was seen chairing an army meeting and discussing weapons supplies in a video posted by his ministry on Saturday, the first time he had publicly been shown speaking for more than two weeks.

Reuters

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

Latest Ukraine updates: Five wounded in Russian attack on Lviv

Ukraine war news from March 26: Regional governor Maksym Kozytsky says two missile attacks wounded at least five people.

Al Jazeera

Putin's war: One month on, NATO on high alert as Russia recalibrates strategy in Ukraine

One month after the shock of Russia invading Ukraine, how is Vladimir Putin's war going? There have been territorial gains and near-total control of the skies by Russia, but no blitzkrieg grab of Kyiv and no fatal blow to Ukraine's defences. Instead, Ukraine is proving its resilience with successes like…

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Daily Mirror

Who could replace Vladimir Putin? Four potential successors to Russian president

The tide is rising on Vladimir Putin - as dissent bubbles away at home, the international community's frustrations with Russia have reached new heights reflected by a number of emergency summits with NATO and the EU

Al Jazeera

Latest Ukraine updates: Russia says first phase of war near end

Ukraine war news from March 25: Russian general says Moscow will push to fully capture eastern region of Donbas.

The Guardian - UK

Russian defence minister resurfaces on TV – but for just a few seconds

Kremlin rolls out Sergei Shoigu for brief airing in response to media rumblings over his whereabouts

Reuters

Putin's defence chief resurfaces after disappearing from view

Russia's defence minister was briefly shown by state media at a meeting of top officials on Thursday after dropping out of public view for days during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's Defense Minister Resurfaces after Dropping Out of View

Russia's powerful defense minister resurfaced in a short snippet of video footage aired by state media on Thursday after dropping out of public view for days during Russia's war in Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, was spotted on a split screen of top officials as…

The Independent UK

‘He has a lot on his plate’: Kremlin denies defence minister is leading a coup, just busy

Disappearances and a high profile resignation in Moscow buoy whispers of growing discontent

Reuters

Russia's defence minister resurfaces after dropping out of view

Russia's powerful defence minister resurfaced in a short snippet of video footage aired by state media on Thursday after dropping out of public view for days during Russia's war in Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Ukraine mayor says cemetery can't handle the dead as city in 'complete carnage'

A shocking video filmed by the mayor of northern Ukrainian city Chernihiv, shows the destruction and carnage in the city as he warns its cemeteries cannot keep pace with all the dead bodies

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Russian defence minister updates Putin on Ukraine military campaign - Interfax

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu updated President Vladimir Putin and Russia's Security Council about Russia's military operation in Ukraine on Thursday, the Interfax news agency cited the Kremlin as saying.

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

Vladimir Putin's defence minister 'vanishes with heart problems' as war stalls

Sergei Shoigu has not been seen for 12 days and old footage or pictures have been shown of him on TV, say reports in opposition media - he was mentioned in a Kremlin report on March 18 but no visuals of him were shown

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