Vladimir Putin publicly snubbed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, following Russia’s apparent victory in Soledar. In a message congratulating Russia’s military for the win, President Putin did not mention Wagner forces once. This sparked fury from officials inside the
Russian army officers delivered a damning verdict on Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, as they voted to down arms and go home in a secret poll. Putin’s army has been involved in fierce fighting in the Donbas, as it tries to secure
Vladimir Putin will be forced to choose his successor this year as his popularity continues to plunge amid military defeats, according to his former speech writer. The Russian leader will ‘seek to hand over the reins to whomever he deems to be
Ukraine’s army is on the brink of a major military breakthrough that could lead to the collapse of the entire Russian front in Luhansk region. Luhansk makes up one part of the highly prized Donbas – the other being Donetsk region. The
Vladimir Putin recently announced a dramatic reshuffle of its military commanders leading the war in Ukraine. Oleksii Reznikov, the defence minister of Ukraine, told the BBC that there was a power struggle inside the Kremlin. He revealed that the major reason behind
Tensions between Russian military leaders appear to be spiking in the wake of Vladimir Putin’s decision to replace the man in command of his country’s forces in Ukraine, NATO’s former NATP Supreme Allied Commander has said. James Stavridis believes the decision to
Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot reverse the inevitable military defeat he faces in Ukraine, political scientist and Kremlin critic Boris Kagarlitsky tells Express.co.uk. The academic says that the Russian military is a “mess” and warns Putin that the situation cannot be salvaged.
The UK Ministry of Defence wrote in its latest intelligence update: “The Russian defence manufacturing sector is highly likely resorting to using convict labour in an effort to meet war-time production demands. “In November 2022, Uralvagonzavod (UVZ), Russia’s largest tank manufacturer, told
Putin furious over no contracts at companies A Home Office review of Tier 1 visas found a “small” number of foreign investors were “potentially at high risk” of having links to corruption or organised crime. Critics warned the rules around the visa
Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown signs of frustration with events in Ukraine as he gives one of his Kremlin colleagues a public telling-off. The despot accused his deputy prime minister, Denis Manturov, of failing to procure military and civilian planes to