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One month in, Russia’s war in Ukraine has no end in sight

Russian forces have faced fierce Ukrainian resistance in a war that has already caused huge death and destruction.

Al Jazeera · Mar 23, 2022

NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian Troops Dead in Ukraine

NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of war in Ukraine, where fierce fighting by the country's fast-moving defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought. By way of comparison, Russia lost about 15,000 troops in Afghanistan over 10 years.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022

Russia's Kremlin 'under attack' as protester hurls 'fire bomb' at Vladimir Putin's headquarters

The video posted on TikTok shows a figure throwing a homemade 'Molotov cocktail' at the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday

Irish Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

Nato: 7,000 to 15,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine fighting

Battlefield casualties suffered by Russia are thought to total between 30,000 and 40,000, a Nato officer said

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2022

Putin Wants ‘Unfriendly’ Countries to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles

Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sales from "unfriendly" countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, sending European gas prices soaring on concerns the move would exacerbate the region´s energy crunch. European countries' dependence on Russian gas to heat their homes and power their economies has been thrown…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2022

Putin adviser Anatoly Chubais quits and leaves Russia over invasion of Ukraine

The Kremlin’s climate envoy resigns from government in highest-ranking defection yet

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2022

Zelensky urged Biden against Roman Abramovich sanctions to help with Putin peace talks, report says

Ukraine reportedly hopes oligarch could be go-between with Kremlin

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022

How Russia is trying to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment in eastern EU countries

War in Ukraine is evolving into a humanitarian disaster right at the European Union’s doorstep. In contrast to wars elsewhere in world, European Union member states are the first safe countries that can be reached by people fleeing direct warfare.

The Conversation · Mar 23, 2022

Russian soldier 'drives tank over commander in protest of Ukraine invasion'

A video released by a Russian source shows Colonel Yuri Medvedev being taken to a Belarus hospital for urgent treatment following the alleged incident.

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2022

Russia loses two more commanders as Putin orders purge over Ukraine war disaster

An estimated total of 17 top Russian commanders have been killed in Ukraine, with a fuming Vladimir Putin overseeing a witch hunt of those leaking intelligence

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022