All news on the topic: Russia Ukraine war

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Russia in chilling threat that Brit tanks in Ukraine 'will burn like the rest'
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Britain supplying tanks to Ukraine in its war with Russia will only create "more troubles" and they will "burn just like the rest"
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'Withdrawn' Putin suffering from side effects of cancer drugs, insiders claim
Russian president Vladimir Putin has become “withdrawn, silent and deeply preoccupied” as new claims say he is undergoing medical treatment for cancer
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Ukrainian tennis star refuses handshake with Russians who haven’t spoken out
Ukrainian competitor Marta Kostyuk is in action at the Australian Open this week, and following her opening round win she opened up about the war within her country
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Russia brags Poseidon nuclear tsunami torpedoes can 'plunge UK into sea depths'
The monster bomb is said to be able to travel at up to 80mph under the sea and has been reportedly loaded onto its mammoth submarine which is the longest in the world
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Ukraine ambassador calls for action as Russian flag waved during Australian Open
Ukrainian star Kateryna Baindl was taking on Russian Kamilla Rakhimova at the Australian Open, and the national flag of the latter was seen being waved whilst their match was taking place
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Inside luxury £34million doomsday bunkers which can survive deadly nuclear war
A new set of luxury doomsday bunkers have been launched by a Swiss engineering company just months after Russian president Vladimir Putin threatened the West with nuclear war
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Dozens feared dead after devastating Russian missile strike on Ukraine homes
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 29 and it's feared no more survivors will be found
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Russia's worst rapist who killed 83 women volunteers to fight in Ukraine
Sex attacker Mikhail Popkov is serving two life sentences for the murder of 83 women but now the serial killer wants to be released to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine
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Russia 'publicly executing' troops who defy Vladimir Putin's orders in Ukraine
Capture Russians from the Wagner group, which has murderers, rapists and drug dealers on its front line, have come confessed to their Ukrainian captors they face execution by their own leaders
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Defiant Ukrainians sing and dance as Russians launch new attack on train station
Air defence systems were activated on Saturday afternoon in the southern Mykolaiv region, Gov. Vitali Kim said on Telegram, and hinted that some missiles have already been intercepted
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Rishi Sunak confirms UK will send tanks to Ukraine in move set to 'enrage' Putin
Following a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today, a No 10 spokesperson confirmed Britain will be "accelerating military and diplomatic support"
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Putin's 'successor' who saved him from bear sets up horror drone training school
Alexei Dyumin, 50, was once the bodyguard of despot Vladimir Putin and Russia's ex-deputy defence minister, who led a covert operation in 2014 to help toppled Kyiv president Viktor Yanukovych escape a 13-year jail term in Crimea
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Gas pipe explosion near Russian border as villagers flee from giant 165ft flames
A gas pipeline in northern Lithuania has exploded with a village near Pasvalys evacuated and flames at the scene reaching over 165ft. Gas company Amber Grid is carrying out investigations
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Russian troops waging ferocious battle in Ukraine as Putin reshuffles generals
Vladimir Putin has gathered a Chechen warlord and a notorious mercenary leader after appointing General Valery Gerasimov as head of Russian forces as troops continue to shell Ukraine
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Surgeons remove unexploded grenade lodged in Ukrainian soldier’s chest
Ukrainian military surgeons managed to remove the grenade from just under the heart of the injured soldier - and they managed to remove it without causing it to explode
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Iran deals blow to Vladimir Putin by slowing down delivery of missiles to Russia
The delivery of missiles from Iran to Russia, it was claimed, is the real reason behind a phone call between Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and Tehran president Ebrahim Raisi
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Huge fleet of Russian warships mobilised sparking fears of fresh Ukraine assault
One expert has told The Mirror how the 'unusual' surge suggests that naval commanders could be 'preparing their crews for future operations' or planning to protect their key vessels from Ukrainian attacks
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Zelensky claims there will be 'no WW3' as troops defend Ukraine against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 'the tide is turning' and it is clear his country will win the war against Russia. However, he warned there are 'still battles and tears ahead'
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One of two Brits missing in Ukraine found dead, claims Russia's Wagner Group
British volunteers Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, went missing in Ukraine last week with Russia's Wagner Group claiming to have found one of their bodies and both sets of travel documents
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Putin rages over failing war effort and humiliates deputy PM in furious rant
An angry Vladimir Putin humiliated the deputy prime minister of Russia in a video conference with other members of the government as he shakes up his high command again
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Russian army on ropes after dramatic 75% plunge in artillery fire in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin's boys are only firing artillery at around 75 per cent of their wartime high, a massive drop, which could be due to dwindling stockpiles of rockets or a reassessment of tactics
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Vladimir Putin awards armed robber with 'courage' honour for fighting in Ukraine
Hayk Gasparyan, 31, was freed from his maximum security jail under a scheme allowing hardened prisoners to serve in pro-Kremlin forces illegally invading Ukraine
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Russia shoots down 'ball' UFO after spotting mystery object in the sky
Russia's regional governor of Rostov Oblast, Vasily Golubev, has said a "small-size object in the shape of a ball", much like a UFO, had been destroyed by anti-aircraft missiles on Tuesday, January 3
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Family of British volunteer missing in Ukraine say they're 'very proud'
British volunteers Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 48, went missing while travelling in eastern Donetsk where heavy fighting has been reported, with their families very worried
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Vladimir Putin deploys huge nuke-capable weapon dubbed 'Sledgehammer' to Ukraine
The 2S4 Tulip self-propelled mortar is 240mm wide and is capable of firing nuclear bombs, but it is likely this would be limited to 'micro-nukes' aimed at destroying an area the size of a football stadium