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Vladimir Osechkin revealed he was evacuated from his home overnight by French police after a tip-off an execution squad had been dispatched by Russian secret services

The Russian Defence Ministry said the Il-76 aircraft with 15 people - eight crew and seven passengers - on board crashed in the Ivanovo regiont, northeast of Moscow

The Russian Ministry of Defence said Russia, Iran and China have begun joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman to 'improve the safety of maritime economic activity'

Talented acrobat, 22-year-old Vlada Morozova, who had been with the Great Moscow State Circus, collapsed after performing in a show and died later in hospital of hypoglycemia

A boy, believed to be just four years old, was seen on camera being grabbed by a large dog before being dragged through the snow near a house in a horrific attack

Seven Indian citizens say they have been trapped in Russia since January after they were tricked into signing documents which pledged them to fighting the war against Ukraine

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was visiting Odesa to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis when his motorcade was attacked by a Russian missile this morning

Ksenia Karelina is being held at the Yekaterinburg detention centre in Russia's Ural Mountains, where prisoners are allegedly kept in icy conditions and can only shower once a week

Putin is testing the West's defences after he threatened to nuke it in his annual address to Russia after accusing NATO and the US of 'preparing to strike' Russia

The 'Satan-2' Sarmaxt ballistic missile rocket which Vladimir Putin boasted was in use in his threat to the West is not even ready, mounting evidence suggests, and hasn't undergone a planned test over the South Pole

An expert tells TheMirror.com that Vladimir Putin feels enough time has passed that he can once again resort to 'straightforward nuclear bluster, and claims that confronting Moscow will mean the end of the world' in an effort to deter Western intervention in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin made is usual threats of a looming nuclear conflict, vicious barbs against western leaders, and even said his troops could secure a victory in Ukraine

Russian Police have installed metal fences outside the Mother of God church in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin's rival Alexei Navalny's funeral is set to take place on Friday

Alexei Navalny's widow told the European Parliament that her husband was killed after being tortured for three years, adding he was 'starved and cut off from the outside world'

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia told the European Parliament says she fears Vladimir Putin will order arrests - or worse - at her husband's funeral, set to be held Friday

A funeral for Alexei Navalny is set to be held later this week after his shock death in a notorious prison earlier this month, with critics blaming Russian leader Putin

Vladimir Putin has not enjoyed celebrating the start of the third year of his invasion of Ukraine as his enemies have shot down several warplanes with a dollar cost of more than £800million

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, has stressed Britain is safe despite concerns Britain is on the verge of war with Russia - but he conceded the huge nation is "dangerous"

Oil Rocks, also known as Neft Dashlari, was a once sprawling city built upon the waves of the Caspian Sea near Azerbaijan but has fallen into decay and will one day sink

Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's formidable GUR military intelligence service, has spoken out about the death of Alexei Navalny, who was declared dead in prison

Alexei Navalny died after being "tortured" at a penal colony in northern Russia, says a human rights group that now wants his body to be examined independently abroad

WARNING, DISTRESSING IMAGES: Russian mercenary troops stormed a cafe in Crimea, terrorising local people. There were multiple injuries as some victims suffered broken bones from the violent military mob

Soviet dissident and Israeli former minister Natan Sharansky, 76, was jailed 40 years ago and forced to endure gruelling conditions at the IK-3 colony which was where Alexei Navalny died earlier this month

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body has finally been handed over to his mother after she was left waiting for nine days, according to his spokesperson

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has accused Putin of 'holding his body hostage' as authorities continue to refuse his family permission