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Russian soldiers must be on drugs to commit 'very violent acts' seen in Ukraine

Kamran Niaz, an epidemiologist for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), tells The Mirror how the horrors seen in Bucha, Kherson and Kharkiv can't be carried out by people with a "normal mindset"

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's soldiers 'pumped full of drugs' so they can fight for hours in Ukraine

The Wagner Group, which has been likened to Vladimir Putin's own personal militia, topped up its ranks by allowing Russia's convicts a chance to fight for the country in exchange for their freedom should they survive

Daily Mirror

Wagner mercenaries sustain losses in fight for Central African Republic gold

Russian fighters clash with rebels as Kremlin tries to extend power in mineral rich country

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 344 of the invasion

Ukraine warns of major Russian offensive to mark first anniversary of war; Russian rocket destroys apartment building in Kramatorsk, killing two

The Guardian - UK

Former Wagner commander says he is sorry for fighting in Ukraine

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway told Reuters he wanted to apologise for fighting in Ukraine and was speaking out to bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice.

Reuters

Russian mercenary says soldiers refusing to fight are shot and thrown into graves

Runaway Wagner Group mercenary Andrei Medvedev, 26, who is now seeking asylum in Norway, claims dissenting troops were shot and buried in holes dug out by their recently enlisted comrades

Daily Mirror

Biden Says No F-16s for Ukraine as Russia Claims Gains

The United States will not provide the F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine has sought in its battle against Russia, President Joe Biden said, as Russian forces claimed a series of incremental gains in the country's east. Asked if the United States would provide the jets, Biden told reporters at the…

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UK will look ‘favourably’ at Ukraine’s plea for fighter jets as Joe Biden rules out sending American F-16s

‘I’m sure we will always look at everything that President Zelensky asks for favourably’ - roads minister Richard Holden

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war: France to send extra howitzers; military casualties from both sides ‘total 200,000’ – as it happened

Western official at military briefing says similar number of people killed and wounded on each side

The Guardian - AU

Russia's Wagner Group mercenaries 'developing swarm drones with Chinese spies'

Large numbers of the drones would be deployed with the capability to devastate numerous targets of civilians or troops

Wales Online

Russia claims village on outskirts of Bakhmut in big push in east

Russia claimed on Tuesday to have captured a village just to the north of Bakhmut, a city it is trying to surround in a major push for what would be its biggest battlefield prize in Ukraine since last summer.

Reuters

Russia's notorious Wagner Group secretly develop 'swarm drones' in deal with Chinese spies

More than 2,500 helicopter-style DJI Mavic2 drones were shipped from Beijing to Moscow in a murky deal between Wagner officers, the Mirror can reveal

Daily Mirror

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin warns west that sending more weapons to Kyiv will lead to ‘significant escalation’ – as it happened

Kremlin spokesperson says supply of arms to Kyiv from west has led to Nato becoming more directly involved in the conflict

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 341 of the invasion

Russian shelling of Kherson kills three; Erdoğan signals Turkey may agree to Finland joining Nato without Sweden

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France 24

Zelensky says Ukraine needs new weapons amid 'very tough' situation

Ukraine needs new weapons and faster deliveries to confront a "very tough" situation of constant attacks by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Russian shelling of residential areas in Ukraine's southern city of Kherson left at least three people dead, local authorities…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: at least three dead after Russian shelling in Kherson – as it happened

Local authorities say Russian forces targeted a hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank and residential buildings

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt's Four Corners: Israel and Palestine tinderbox close to catching fire

THESE days it is rarely out of the headlines. This past week alone, the United States has formally labelled the Wagner Group a “transnational…

The Independent UK

Mali defends Russian ties and opposes options for UN force

Mali’s Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has defended the military government’s cooperation with Russia

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The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

US sanctions Chinese firm ‘supplying Russia’s Wagner group’ with satellite imagery

The US has sanctioned a Chinese firm accused of helping a Russian mercenary group’s military operation in Ukraine.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prigozhin, Kremlin Dismiss US Sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new US sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wagner without reason for years. The United States on Thursday designated Wagner, which is fighting on the Russian side in some of the most…

Reuters

Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on Russia's Wagner group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new U.S. sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wagner without reason for years.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why the Wagner Group’s influence in West Africa is growing

France has waged a counterterrorism campaign in the small West African country of Burkina Faso since 2018. But on Jan. 20, hundreds of protesters in the capital city of Ouagadougou waved Russian flags and demanded the French army’s ouster. Days later, the country’s military government told the French to leave…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Toughens Sanctions Against Russia's Wagner

The United States on Thursday stepped up sanctions against the Wagner Group, labeling the Russian mercenary company fighting in Ukraine as a transnational criminal organization responsible for widespread human rights abuses. Wagner has been locked in a battle to take the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk…

ABC News

Srdjan Djokovic has put Serbia and Russia's relationship in the spotlight. How has Belgrade responded to the invasion of Ukraine?

Novak Djokovic's father has made headlines for posing with people holding the Russian flag at the Australian Open. What is the relationship between Moscow and Belgrade?

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