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Russia's war machine faces ridicule from two Putin allies

The withdrawal of Russian forces from a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine has prompted two powerful allies of President Vladimir Putin to do something rare in modern Russia: publicly ridicule the war machine's top brass.

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Vladimir Putin’s warlord henchman urges Russia to use nuclear weapon in Ukraine

Ramzan Kadyrov, a Vladimir Putin ally and head of Russia's Chechnya region, said Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after the loss of Lyman

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s latest frightening gambit lies at the bottom of the ocean

If the Russian president has finally started listening to his military chief, you can bet he’ll soon target all those poorly protected internet cables at the bottom of the sea

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Vladimir Putin's generals could kill him if he tries to use nuclear weapon, claims expert

Professor Peter Duncan at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) said that Putin was "isolated from reality" and if he attempted to pull the nuclear trigger he would probably be killed

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'will be killed by own allies' if he tries to use nuclear weapons - expert

In a televised address earlier this week, the Russian leader appeared to suggest that conflict in Ukraine could spiral into a nuclear crisis - he also announced a partial military mobilisation, with 300,000 reservists set to be called up

Daily Mirror

Russia, France's military chiefs of staff discuss Ukraine - TASS

Russian military's chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and his French counterpart, Thierry Burkhard, held a phone call on Thursday and discussed situation in Ukraine and West Africa's Sahel region.

Reuters

Disturbing manual for Vladimir Putin's troops 'green-lights killing civilians and pets'

The 'invader's manual' has reportedly been seized by Ukrainian forces and purports to be a how-to guide on what to tell residents of bombed-out communities when they ask about the war

Daily Mirror

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Coup against Vladimir Putin 'possible' as senior officials believe 'war is lost'

Moscow expert and investigative journalist Christo Grozev says a coup against the Russian leader is now a realistic possibility.

Daily Record

Ukrainian medic smuggles harrowing bodycam footage from Mariupol in TAMPON

Yuliia Paievska, 53, recorded footage of her team’s desperate efforts to save both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers in her humanitarian fight - with one Russian solider asking her in apparent confusion why she was offering him treatment

Daily Mirror

Top U.S., Russian generals speak for first time since Ukraine invasion

The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, spoke by telephone with Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first conversation between the two since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

Reuters

U.S. and Russian chiefs of staff held phone call, discussed Ukraine - RIA

Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley held a phone call, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Russian defence ministry.

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

Some of Putin’s top commanders fired over Ukraine war failures

A culture of ‘cover-ups and scape-goating’ is now rife within Russia’s military and security services, hampering Putin’s war

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin is micro-managing Ukraine war ‘at level of low-ranking colonel’ — report

Putin said to be directly involved in moves in Donbas, where Russia is suffering major military setbacks, that would normally be decided by an officer in charge of 700 soldiers

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Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources

President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin has ‘lost control of narrative’ in Ukraine information war, say Western officials

Mr Putin’s army is believed to have lost at least 15,000 troops since the invasion began on February 24

Daily Mirror

Furious Putin orders 'purge' of Russian commanders after Ukraine invasion failure

According to Ukrainian government sources Putin has purged the head of his army and fired a number of top commanders over failings in the ongoing invasion

The Independent UK

Russian military leaders ‘sacked and arrested’ amid heavy battlefield losses

Speculation about Valery Gerasimov comes after he was absent from Moscow Victory Day parade

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Trudy Rubin: Putin’s Victory Day speech shows how Russia can be defeated — and how Ukraine can win

When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked weak and defensive.

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's generals and top brass 'turning on each other' to avoid his wrath

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that a number of Russian generals and leading figures were "turning in on themselves" as they seek to avoid becoming fall guys for Putin's stuttering invasion

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pentagon Denies Helping Ukraine 'Target' Russian Generals

The US Defense Department denied Thursday that it provided intelligence on the locations of Russian generals on the battlefield so that Ukrainian forces could kill them. Reacting to an explosive New York Times report on US support for Ukraine's military, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said it was true that the…

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Week 10 of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera recaps key events of week 10 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

U.S. can't confirm top Russian general wounded during Donbas visit, U.S. official says

The United States believes that the Russian military's Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, visited Ukraine's Donbas region last week but cannot confirm media reports that he was wounded during fighting, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's impossible demands to army as he takes FULL control of Ukraine invasion

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly taken over control of his military's faltering Ukraine invasion, giving battle-weary generals a new target before Victory Day next week

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