As the exodus of Russian soldiers continues to escalate, Vladimir Putin finds himself increasingly humiliated on the international stage, grappling with the repercussions of a military campaign that is unravelling both at home and abroad. Amid relentless fighting that left the eastern
A video of mostly elderly Russians queuing up for eggs has exposed the economic impact of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, shared a clip of ordinary Russians in the southwestern
Desperate Russian President Putin is offering new recruits one million rubles to join the army as his disastrous Ukraine war has killed more than 300,000 Russian soldiers. UK intelligence sources believe more than a quarter of a million Russians have perished on
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key said the hunter-killer submarines – called SSNs – were confined to port on the same day in September. MPs branded the situation “embarrassing” as it meant British waters and shipping would not have been protected
Vladimir Putin’s credibility has been dealt a hammer blow after a survey showed that less than a third of the population believed the official explanation his officials offered for the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Wagner Group chief and several other leading
Unproven reports claiming Vladimir Putin died last month were spread by the Kremlin to test his popularity, the Ukrainian Government has said. Putin was pronounced dead in some online circles for two days after Telegram channels linked to pro-regime figures claimed he had
As the fight for the frontline city of Avdiivka was in its early stages last week, Russia’s propaganda described it as a “decisive battle”. But Ukraine’s ability to face the assault and the huge losses reported by Moscow’s troops appear to have
Many of the Russians who relocated to Israel to escape Vladimir Putin’s draft or to protest the illegal invasion of Ukraine are now lining up to join Tel Aviv’s fight against Hamas. An analysis and policy network run by exiled academics called
Vladimir Putin ordered nationwide drills on Tuesday in preparation for “armed conflicts involving nuclear powers,” but not because he is scared of a major scale attack from NATO but to villainize the West and instill “fear’ in Russians, an expert has claimed. The
Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russia Today, also claimed on Sunday that a Ukrainian drone fell near her childhood home. Posting to Telegram, she said: “Tonight, an attack drone fell right in front of our family home in Adler, where I and my