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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

Wagner mercenary group will ‘decrease’ as prisoner recruitment ends, says boss

Kremlin is said to be pushing back against private army and curbing influence of Yevgeny Prighozin

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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’

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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

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’.

The Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

Brutality of Russia's Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war

Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have thrown a new spotlight on a private Russian military group led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin’s ‘top Ukrainian military commander fired amid Russian hierarchy divisions’

The decision comes as General Valery Gerasimov ‘attempts to impose his personal authority’ after being put in charge of Russian forces

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Al Jazeera

Gerasimov: Russia’s army plans may consider NATO expansion

Military reforms could be adjusted to respond to security threats, says new commander Gerasimov.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's top commander bans beards on battlefield as critics call rule 'stupid'

The newly appointed General Valery Gerasimov has ordered soldiers to shave their beards amid a clampdown on uniform enforcement, sparking uproar from the Russian President's bearded allies

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Military Reforms Respond to NATO Expansion, Ukraine, Says Chief of General Staff

Russia's new military reforms respond to possible NATO expansion and the use of Kyiv by the "collective West" to wage a hybrid war against Russia, the newly appointed general in charge of Russia's military operations in Ukraine said. Valery Gerasimov, in his first public comments since his Jan. 11 appointment…

Reuters

Russia's military reforms respond to NATO's expansion, Ukraine -chief of general staff

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Evening Standard

Russia’s new commander in Ukraine launches ‘farcical’ crackdown on troops’ shaving standards

A new campaign for smarter soldiers has been met with criticism amid heavy casualties

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Kremlin's campaign of misinformation keeps Kyiv and its allies guessing

During a recent visit to St Petersburg, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated his confidence in his country’s victory over Ukraine. Visiting a defence contractor, he also took the opportunity to reassure workers that his so-called “special military operation” was in defence of ethnic Russians and Russian speakers in Ukraine against…

Evening Standard

Ukraine’s defeat in Donbas is a victory for Russia’s growing mafia state

The map is moving again. In Eastern Ukraine, after months of severe retreats, Vladimir Putin’s forces made their first significant advance: capturing the salt mine town of Soledar. It wasn’t, however, General Valery Gerasimov, the Kremlin’s military chief in Ukraine, who first rushed to claim victory — posing in a…

Al Jazeera

Russia forces push forward despite ‘colossal losses’

A retreat, a missile blitz and a helicopter crash were the low points of a horrible 47th week of the war for Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Russia 'publicly executing' soldiers who defy Vladimir Putin's orders in Ukraine

Capture Russians from the Wagner group, which has murderers, rapists and drug dealers on its front line, have come confessed to their Ukrainian captors they face execution by their own leaders

WEKU

What Putin's shake-up of top commanders could mean for the war in Ukraine

Jealousy. Power struggles. Political infighting. This week's shake-up of Putin's top commanders in charge of Russia's invasion in Ukraine have it all, according to some security experts.

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The battle for Soledar; Putin reshuffles his military top brass again; west considers giving tanks to Ukraine

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