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Vladimir Putin Ukraine war pressure as 'huge and horrific price' of conflict emerges
The Russian government has been accused of using prison inmates to swell its ranks, with some reports suggesting that more than half of the troops who have been sent to Ukraine may be conscripts
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The Russo-Ukraine War in 2025
Three years on, the Russian Federation still seems keen on waging its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since launching the military incursion into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Russians have been embarrassed.
Trump Is Facing a Catastrophic Defeat in Ukraine
If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.

Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Russia

Putin asks Russian Orthodox church patriarch to consecrate Christmas gifts for troops in Ukraine
More than 38,000 Russian troops wiped out as Ukraine catches Vladimir Putin off-guard
Sanctions brought on by Putin’s war in Ukraine are taking a bite out of Russia’s New Year's salad
Putin Will 'Destroy' Europe Without US Help: Zelensky
The Ukrainian president told podcaster Lex Fridman that without security guarantees for Ukraine, Putin "will destroy everything."
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump sympathises with Putin’s Nato stance as Kyiv drones hit key Russian city
Ukrainian presidential advisor Alexander Kamyshin says the strike on the Russian oil facility shows Kyiv has ‘superpowers’
Top Russian general betrays Putin’s worst fears as Ukraine attacks Kursk again
Putin sends General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov to organise the fight back before Donald Trump forces peace negotiations
Ukraine forces hit Putin army with surprise 'tactical advances' in Russia's Kursk region, say military experts
Ukraine Says Forces Conducting 'New Offensive Actions' in Russia's Kursk Region
Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces were "commencing new offensive actions" in Russia's western Kursk region, in its first substantive remarks two days after Russian reports of a renewed Ukrainian thrust in the area.
Russia says it is hitting Ukrainian forces in Kursk region
Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday its troops had inflicted heavy strikes on Ukrainian units in Russia's western Kursk region, where Ukraine's military reported an escalation in fighting in the previous 24 hours.
PM Fico says he secured gas supply for Slovakia in talks with Putin
Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday he had secured Slovakia's gas supply during a visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow last month, just before Ukraine halted the transit of gas from Russia at the start of 2025.
China Told Putin Not To Use Nuclear Weapons, Blinken Says
The U.S. secretary of state told the Financial Times that pressure from Beijing dissuaded Vladimir Putin from using nuclear weapons.
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Vladimir Putin embarrassed as Ukraine wipes out 15,000 troops in Kursk assault
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 38,000 Russian troops had been killed or injured during the five-month war in the Kursk region, with 15,000 of them having died
State of emergency declared in Russian city after Ukraine 'drones hit oil depot for Putin's nuclear bombers'
A huge fire exploded at the ‘Kristal’ oil complex in the city of Engels after long-range strikes, said Ukraine’s military