All news on the topic: Soldiers

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Brave former soldiers laugh off the traumas of war with stand-up comedy gig
Veterans who undertook a year-long comedy course, sponsored by the NHS and aimed at helping them to express themselves, are now preparing to perform to an audience in London.
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William expresses 'concern' over soldiers collapsing in heat during parades
The royal has asked for measures to be put in places to protect teams, after three guardsmen collapsed due to high temperatures
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Putin ally 'flees Belarus' as Wagner group issues chilling message
Belarus President Putin Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly been spotted fleeing after mercenaries from the Wagner Group say they are preparing to takeover Moscow
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Moment Wagner coup forces smash through pro-Putin barricade in fight for Moscow
Mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin's mercenaries the Wagner Group has smashed its way through barricades erected by civilians attempting to keep them way from Moscow
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Brave Ukrainians ready to take fight to Putin after special training in the UK
The British Army have been running basic infantry training courses since June last year and have so far helped train 17,000 Ukrainian troops in how to perform life-saving treatments.
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Putin ramps up nuclear war threats and says exactly how he'll press the button
Dmitry Muratov's claim came as the head of Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin alleged Vladimir Putin is being told "monstrous" lies by his military chiefs over Russia's "colossal problems" in its resistance to Ukraine’s counteroffensive
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‘Soulmates’ couple killed by soldier who fired at random into festival crowd
A couple who were 'soulmates' planning their wedding were tragically killed when a rogue US Army soldier fired randomly into the crowd at a Washington concert, Beyond Wonderland
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Poignant tributes paid as youngest airman in WWII airborne assault dies aged 98
Sergeant Frank Ashleigh was a 19-year-old glider pilot in Operation Market Garden in September 1944, which failed to capture Nazi Germany’s industrial heartland
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Just 4 in 10 troops satisfied with military life as morale plummets under Tories
A Labour analysis of a yearly survey of service personnel's feelings, marking the start of Armed Forces Week, has revealed the deterioration in morale and satisfaction since 2010
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Ukrainian prisoners of war return home castrated by drunk Russian soldiers
Two soldiers, aged 25 and 28, have spoken about their experiences after spending one and three months respectively in the company of Vladimir Putin's sick troops
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Louis steals the show as he salutes the crowd during RAF flypast - live updates
King Charles took the royal salute as Colonel in Chief of the Household Division's seven regiments during the ceremony, staged on Horse Guards Parade, as members of the royal family and 8,000 spectators watch
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Exact route for RAF Red Arrows flypast at King's first ever Trooping the Colour
Trooping the Colour today, Saturday June 17, will feature King Charles's Coronation flypast and see the Red Arrows fly over London - rescheduled due to bad weather last month
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Prince Harry 'relieved' to miss Trooping the Colour as Will's role 'chaffed' him
Prince Harry is thought to be "relieved" to be missing Trooping the Colour as royal expert and author Tessa Dunlop shares her thoughts on why Harry's absence is something the public will have to adjust to
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Hero soldier blown up by bomb on first day of active service in miracle recovery
Dave Curtis will proudly represent Britain with other injured soldiers upcoming event, and credits it with helping him cope with devastating wounds he suffered in blast
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British war hero who served with US army gets Arlington burial with full honours
The former soldier, 99, died in his native Wales but will be laid to rest at famed US military cemetery after spending most of his life in the States
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Two soldiers killed and three injured after being shot 'by teenage army trainee'
An 18-year-old suspect fired a rifle at his colleagues during a military shooting exercise in Japan, killing two and wounding three others, including a 25-year-old soldier
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Preparing for retirement - beast of the skies that was backbone for UK military
The US-made aerial workhorse is to be stood down from service - and a newly-released gallery of images shows its extraordinary range and power
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Ukraine troops liberate four villages as stepped-up action puts Russians on run
Soldiers seized communities in the Vremivka Ledge area of Donetsk in the south east, beat back assaults in the frontline town of Avdiivka and gained half a mile in the Bakhmut region
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Heartbreaking first words of kids rescued from Amazon after surviving 40 days
Lesly Jacombaire Mucutuy, 13, Soleiny Jacombaire Mucutuy, nine, Tien Noriel Ronoque Mucutuy, five, and one-year-old Cristin Neriman Ranoque Mucutuy are being treated at a military hospital in Colombia
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Servicemen pass out as Prince William takes on new Trooping the Colour role
Prince William is carrying out a review of Trooping the Colour today, a week before the parade goes before King Charles III. Royal fans gathered to watch at Horse Guards Parade and along the Mall
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How rescuers used scent hound, 150 crew and granny to find kids lost in Amazon
The four siblings, all members of the Uitoto indigenous community, were flying over the Colombian rainforest on May 1 when their Cessna aircraft crashed into the forest canopy after a suspected engine failure
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Moment four kids lost in Amazon for 40 days are finally found by soldiers
The four siblings, all members of the Uitoto indigenous community, were flying over the Colombian rainforest on May 1 when their Cessna aircraft crashed into the forest canopy after a suspected engine failure
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Rescuers drop water to stranded boy amid fallout from Ukraine dam bombing
At least 20 people have died since Tuesday’s bombing of the Nova Kakhovka dam, which Kyiv says the Kremlin orchestrated
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Soldier sues for £13million 'after being shoved off 20ft balcony on boozy night'
Lucca Brunozzi, 22, a former soldier, is suing the Ministry of Defence for £13 million over an alleged drinking culture which led to him suffering horrific head and back injuries
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Russia claims it has thwarted major Ukrainian offensive with 250 soldiers killed
Russia's forces said Ukraine was making a major effort to punch through defensive lines in southeast Ukraine, but Kyiv didn't confirm the attacks and later said it was not true