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What does Russia’s military shake-up mean for the war in Ukraine?

The appointment of Valery Gerasimov signals Moscow’s failing war effort and fraught domestic politics, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting

As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow

The Independent UK

Factbox-Who is Russia's new war commander Gerasimov and why was he appointed?

President Vladimir Putin's defence minister has appointed Russia's most senior general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, 67, to lead its war in Ukraine, the most dramatic in a series of senior command changes since Russia invaded in February.

Reuters

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Top Russian military officer put in charge of Ukraine action

Russia’s top military officer has been put in charge of troops fighting in Ukraine on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Russia appoints new ground forces chief despite hawks' disapproval

Russia has appointed Colonel-General Alexander Lapin as chief of staff of the country's ground forces, state-owned news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, despite fierce criticism from leading hawks over his performance in Ukraine.

Reuters

UFC star Khamzat Chimaev helps warlord's son to victory on MMA debut

Top UFC welterweight and middleweight contender Chimaev has often be criticised for his relationship with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, and cornered his son in a farcical MMA debut

Daily Mirror

Video: Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s son wins pro MMA debut with weak finish

The fight took place under the ACA promotional banner owned by Kadyrov’s father, so the outcome should come as no surprise.

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Putin’s Pit Bull Is Making a Power Play

As hard-liners shuffle for power amid a failing war, Russia’s military could turn even more aggressive.

Foreign Policy

U.S. State Department aware of UFC fighter ties to dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, discourages travel to Chechnya

The apparent ties between UFC fighters and sanctioned dictator Ramzan Kadyrov are on the radar of the U.S. State Department.

USA Today Sports Media Group

UFC star denies association with Chechen warlord despite online photos

Former interim lightweight champion and world title contender Justin Gaethje has insisted that he has "never met" Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, despite visiting the region recently

Daily Mirror

Dana White branded "dirty" by Chechen warlord after controversial UFC fight decision

UFC president Dana White oversaw the light-heavyweight clash between Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 last weekend that ended in a split-decision draw

Daily Mirror

Exiled enemy of brutal Chechen leader assassinated in Europe as he's found shot dead

The Telegram channel 1ADAT and Radio Free Europe reported that 36-year-old Tumso Abdurakhmanov, the exiled enemy of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, was shot dead in Sweden

Daily Mirror

Putin talks to mothers of soldiers fighting in Ukraine in staged meeting

Russian president sits down with handpicked group of women to calm public anger over mobilisation

The Guardian - UK

Chechens fighting for Ukraine see chance to 'free' their homeland

Speaking amid the boom of artillery on Ukraine's frontlines, the masked soldier said his ultimate goal was to liberate a land farther east - the Russian republic of Chechnya.

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Al Jazeera

What are pro-Kremlin Russians saying about the ‘loss’ of Kherson?

While some hawks accept the decision to withdraw, others are furious about the Russian military’s defeat.

Reuters

Russia's war hawks rally behind decision to abandon Ukrainian city of Kherson

Russia's leading war hawks on Wednesday swiftly rallied behind the decision to abandon the Ukrainian city of Kherson, putting a brave face on one of Moscow's most humiliating retreats in nearly nine months of war.

Foreign Affairs

What Could Bring Putin Down?

Regime collapse is more likely than a coup.

Reuters

Heavily criticised Russian commander takes three-week holiday, agency says

The commander of one of Russia's five military districts, heavily criticised for the performance of his troops in Ukraine, is taking a three-week holiday, according to the regional news agency Ura.ru.

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Could Russia collapse? Three good reasons why we should not discount the possibility

There are good reasons why we should not discount the possibility that defeat of Russia in Ukraine might make the Kremlin’s edifice crumble.

The Conversation

Could Russia collapse?

Among the many questions asked about Russia’s disastrous war against Ukraine, one of them is posed only very rarely: can Russia survive what seems increasingly likely to be a humiliating defeat at the hands of its smaller neighbour?

Evening Standard

Volodymyr Zelensky pledges to “clip the wings” of Russia’s air power amid drone bombardment

Russia has carried out nearly 4,500 missile strikes and over 8,000 air raids since February, the president said in his nighttime address

Daily Mirror

Russian state TV hails 'Putin the Emperor' in delusional diatribe after chilling speech

Yevgeny Satanovsky compared Vladimir Putin to the "Emperor of All Russia" Tsar Nicholas II - who was toppled in Russia's 1917 revolution - although he said Putin was better

Reuters

Close Putin ally says 23 soldiers died in Ukrainian shelling attack

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Thursday said 23 of his soldiers had been killed and another 58 wounded in a Ukrainian artillery attack this week.

Daily Mirror

Man who exposed brutal jail sexual torture accuses Putin of seeking to assassinate him

Vladimir Osechkin has in recent years exposed a series of abuses in Putin's law enforcement machine. These include the barbaric use of torture and sexual violence in jails

Daily Mirror

Khabib joins forces with warlord to settle feud with UFC star Khamzat Chimaev

Chimaev got into an altercation with Abubakar Nurmagomedov after his fight at UFC 280 over the weekend, with his cousin Khabib being forced to step in and fix the situation

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