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Russia says it's deliberately slowing Ukraine offensive to evacuate civilians - RIA

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow was deliberately slowing its offensive in Ukraine in order to allow civilians to evacuate, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russia Says Mariupol Battle at End as Ukrainian Defenders Surrender

Russia has declared victory in its months-long operation to capture the strategic port of Mariupol after Ukraine ordered the last of its troops holed up in the city's Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms. Moscow's flattening of Mariupol has drawn multiple accusations of war crimes, including over a deadly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Saturday as Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland.

Reuters

Russia claims to have ‘completely liberated’ Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol

Russia's defence chief said on Friday the country's forces have taken full control of the steel plant in Mariupol that was the last stronghold of Ukrainian resistance in the city.

Evening Standard

Russia says troops close to claiming full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region

Russia's Defence Minister says Moscow has almost taken full control of Ukraine's south-eastern region of Luhansk, one of two regions it says are independent and has vowed to liberate.

ABC News

Russia vows ‘countermeasures’ as NATO looks set to expand

Russian defence chief says military units will be launched in response to Finland and Sweden’s attempt to join alliance.

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Russia taking "countermeasures" in response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO - Ifax cites minister

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Finland and Sweden joining NATO has led to an increase in military threats near the border and that Moscow is taking "adequate countermeasures", Interfax news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Russia says almost 2,000 Ukrainian fighters from Azovstal have surrendered so far

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that almost 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers holed up in Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks have surrendered so far, TASS news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Coup to remove Vladimir Putin a 'realistic possibility' as top security officials rebel

A Russian expert believes the possibility of Vladimir Putin launching a nuclear strike are receding because it is likely his order would not be carried out by officials

Daily Mirror

War crimes trial — first of many — starts in Ukraine; Russian commanders taking risks under growing pressure

KRAKOW, Poland — The trial of a single Russian sergeant opened in Ukraine in what is expected to start a massive prosecution for war crimes in a monthslong conflict that on Friday saw fighting rage in the east as Russia appeared to suffer new losses when its forces attempted to…

Los Angeles Times

In first since Ukraine invasion, Pentagon chief speaks with Russian counterpart

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine when he spoke by telephone to his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Friday for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon said.

Reuters

Ex-separatist commander says Russian military chief 'criminally negligent'

A former commander of pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine accused Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday of "criminal negligence" over Moscow's stuttering military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukraine: ordinary Russian soldiers face war crimes charges but the big fish are likely to avoid punishment – here's why

Ukraine’s chief prosecutor has announced plans to hold the first war crimes trial over Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, said more than 10,700 war crimes had been lodged by investigators and 600 suspects had been identified. Venediktova said a 21-year-old Russian sergeant had been charged with the murder…

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Vladimir Putin sparks more health rumours as coughing president covers up with blanket

Vladimir Putin was spotted keeping warm with a heavy blanket as he oversaw the massive parade to mark the day when Russia effectively brought World War Two to a close

WEKU

Russia's Victory Day celebrations take on new importance for the Kremlin this year

Russians celebrate Victory Day on Monday, May 9. The annual event marks the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but it has taken on added importance this year because of Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Russian 'hero' who won tank war game killed in Ukraine as 'real war' proves 'different'

Bato Basanov, 25, performed well in front of Russian officials during an international tank warfare competition last year, but his luck ran out when he got to a real battlefield

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin expert reveals what would happen in Russia if tyrant suddenly died

It is unlikely Vladimir Putin will step down as he's cemented his role until at last 2036 - it follows speculation the Kremlin boss is in ill health

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Al Jazeera

Explainer: How does conscription work in Russia?

Spring conscription is under way in Russia, fuelling anxieties that young men will be sent to Ukraine’s front lines.

The Guardian - UK

Fierce fighting under way in Mariupol’s Azovstal plant, says Azov commander

Leader of Ukrainian forces says they are engaged in ‘difficult bloody battles’ against Russian troops, as another 344 civilians are evacuated

Los Angeles Times

EU weighs ban on Russian oil as missiles hit west and east Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine — In its biggest step yet to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels, the European Union proposed a plan Wednesday to phase in an embargo on Russian oil to sever a major source of revenue for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

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Russia Pounds Ukraine, Targeting Supply of Western Arms

Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east, as the European Union moved Wednesday to further punish Moscow for the war with a proposed ban on oil imports. The Russian military said Wednesday it…

Reuters

Russia warns NATO: transport carrying weapons in Ukraine is a 'target'

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday the Russian military would consider NATO transport carrying weapons in Ukraine as targets to be destroyed, RIA news agency quoted him as saying.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin facing dissent over 'serious' Ukraine error as allies want 'all out war'

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues into its third month, Moscow has shifted its objectives from all out conquest to a battle for the east, in what Kyiv politicians dubbed 'the battle for The Donbas'

Salon

Putin supporters willing to die for him

“We will go to heaven, while they will simply croak"

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