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What the Iraq War can teach the US about avoiding a quagmire in Ukraine -- 3 key lessons

Leaked Pentagon papers showed in early April 2023 that the U.S. is allegedly following the inner workings of Russia’s intelligence operations and is also spying on Ukraine, adding a new dimension to the United States’ involvement in the Ukraine war.

The Conversation

Video appears to show smoke over Kremlin after alleged drone strike

A video circulating on Russian social media on Wednesday appeared to show a plume of smoke over Moscow's Kremlin, after what the presidential administration said was a Ukrainian drone attack aimed at President Vladimir Putin, who has a residence in the walled complex.

Reuters

Russia claims Ukraine tried to attack Kremlin with drones

Russian officials say they have the right to respond

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Russia says Ukraine tried to kill Putin with night-time drone attack on Kremlin

Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in an attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin - the most serious allegation that Moscow has levelled at Kyiv in more than 14 months of war.

Reuters

Russia claims Ukraine tried to blow up Putin as explosive drone strike launched on Kremlin

Telegram channels have been posting videos of what looks like anti-aircraft fire over the Kremlin buildings and Russia has claimed Ukraine has attempted to kill President Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones

Officials in Moscow rage after alleged Ukrainian attack on the Kremlin, but Kyiv denies responsibility.

Al Jazeera

CS:GO is being used to bypass Russian media restrictions and report on the Ukraine war

Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat created a hidden room as part of World Press Freedom Day

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Explosion hits Russian base as flames erupt into sky after 'Ukrainian drone attack'

The site near Skilne, Crimea, is a Federal Security Service [FSB] building used by Russian border guards who control the movement of people in Vladimir Putin's illegally annexed slice of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia scales back Victory Day celebrations amid fears of threat from Ukraine

Some celebratory events have been cancelled over fears they could be targeted by pro-Ukrainian saboteurs

Evening Standard

The Rooster House by Victoria Belim review – secrets and lies in Ukraine

A woman’s quest to uncover her family’s difficult past reveals broader truths about the present conflict

The Guardian - UK

Oligarch funded Everton football club while barred from UK

Exclusive: Alisher Usmanov’s backing for club while refused entry to UK raises questions about Premier League governance

The Guardian - UK

Russian regions scrap Victory Day parades amid fear of Ukraine strikes

Governor of region 400 miles from border latest to cancel over ‘safety concerns’ in glaring admission of vulnerability

The Guardian - UK

Moscow tightens security for May 9 parade over Ukraine risk - Kremlin

Russian security services are working to ensure that Moscow's annual Victory Day parade across Red Square on May 9 can go ahead safely despite the risk of a threat from Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Oliver Stone says nuclear power is ‘the only option’ for society

‘The truth is, we had solutions, and we f***ed it up,’ said the filmmaker

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Daily Mirror

Ukrainians captured defending Chernobyl nuclear plant starving in Russian prison

After a fierce firefight, Russian troops seized Chernobyl from the hands of Ukraine's National Guard on day one of the war at the end of February before taking over the 19-mile perimeter of the plant for over a month and bunking on the grounds

The Guardian - UK

Putin claims he’s cancelling public celebrations over safety fears. The truth is more humiliating

With even nationalist pro-war bloggers criticising Putin’s actions in Ukraine, his desperation and paranoia are growing, says Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House

Evening Standard

Ukrainian forces drive out Russian troops from Bakhmut positions, says senior general

Ukrainian forces have ousted Russian troops from some positions in Bakhmut amid fierce battles, says a top general.

The Guardian - UK

‘They don’t know how they are viewed here’: Russians in Georgia revive old tension

Russians in Tbilisi often arrive unaware of historical sensitivities and simmering hostility

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Russian Orthodox choir denounces group of men wearing pro-war Z symbol shirts at Sydney Town Hall event

Several men wearing shirts with the letter Z — a symbol representing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine — gathered at the front of Sydney Town Hall following a performance of the Russian Orthodox Male Choir.

The Guardian - UK

More than 20,000 Russian soldiers killed in five months in Ukraine, US says

Figure is acceleration in casualties, with most troops killed in brutal trench warfare for eastern city of Bakhmut

The Independent UK

Ukraine war looms over Switzerland UN presidency

Russia couldn’t escape its war against Ukraine during it highly contentious presidency of the U.N. Security Council, and the war will still loom over Switzerland as it takes over the monthlong presidency for the first time since becoming a full member of the United Nations in 2002

Daily Mirror

Putin's 'lover' sent more than 2,000 miles from palaces she shares with dictator

Alina Kabaeva, the dictator’s 39-year-old long-time mistress has traditionally preferred to hide away in Switzerland where she gave birth to one of his children in 2015, say reports

Reason

Victims of Communism Day—2023

May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin hit by sabotage explosions as train derails before bursting into flames

Regional governor Alexander Bogomaz: "An unidentified explosive device went off in the Unechsky district….on the Bryansk-Unecha railway" as some predict Ukraine are behind it

Evening Standard

Fresh missile strikes on Ukraine cities leave one dead and dozens injured

The attacks came just three days after at least 25 people were killed in missile strikes on cities by Vladimir Putin’s forces

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