Putin ally Kadyrov criticises Russian army after Ukraine setback
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin ally Kadyrov criticises Russian army after Ukraine setback

Al Jazeera  

In a Telegram message, Chechen leader and Putin ally dismisses the loss of Izyum, but concedes the campaign is not going to plan. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has criticised the Russian army’s performance after the loss over the weekend of Izyum, a critical supply hub in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv province. Reporting from Kyiv, Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo said many pro-Russian Telegram channels are saying this is a defeat, “and one high-profile military analyst said that their troops are in an operational crisis and that the Ukrainians have seized the initiative in this war”. “Now is not the time to shut up and say nothing … this seriously hurts the cause.” On Saturday the ministry announced a “regrouping” that would move troops away from Kharkiv to focus on the Donetsk region further in Ukraine’s east – a statement that drew further anger from many Russian military bloggers. Nationalist anger at military failure is potentially a far greater problem for the Kremlin than pro-Western liberal criticism of Putin: opinion polls continue to show broad support for what Moscow calls the “special military operation”.

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Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia

China Daily  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his defense ministry about the possibility of long-range strikes from the United States and its NATO allies into Russia. Putin said that Moscow would have to respond accordingly and that different options are being examined, but that it was too early to say exactly how Russia would react.

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin Warns of Harsh Response to Long-Range Strikes on Russia

China Daily  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will respond to any long-range strikes on Russian territory with appropriate measures. He did not provide details about how Russia would react but said that Moscow would have to respond accordingly and explore different options. The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been asking his Western allies for permission to use long-range missiles …

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

Hindustan Times  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured territory in the eastern region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a large offensive in the spring that brought initial gains but the operation soon stalled. Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade said in a statement late Thursday …

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there
4 months ago

Ukraine says it has recaptured land in the Kharkiv region, reversing some Russian gains there

The Independent  

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Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya for first time in 13 years - three weeks into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya for first time in 13 years - three weeks into Ukraine’s Kursk incursion

The Independent  

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Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia
4 months ago

Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia

Associated Press  

A year ago this week, President Vladmir Putin strode onto a stage in the Kursk region to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of the Soviet army’s proudest moments in World War II. Addressing a rapt audience that included soldiers fresh from fighting in Ukraine, Putin called the decisive victory in the Battle of Kursk “one of the great feats …

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion
4 months ago

Putin makes surprise trip to Chechnya amid Ukraine’s cross-border incursion

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday made an unscheduled trip to Chechnya, a mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation, his first visit in nearly 13 years, as Ukraine's stunning cross-border incursion into western Russia entered its third week. Mr. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before visiting a special forces academy bearing his own name …

Putin inspects troops with Kadyrov on first Chechnya visit since 2011
4 months ago

Putin inspects troops with Kadyrov on first Chechnya visit since 2011

Al Jazeera  

The Russian president heaps praise on Chechen fighters due to head to Ukraine to support the full-scale invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have inspected Chechen troops and volunteers preparing to fight in Ukraine in Putin’s first visit to the North Caucasus region since 2011. The surprise trip comes as Moscow fights to push Ukrainian forces …

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack
4 months, 1 week ago

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack

ABC  

Standing in a car park after escaping with their lives, a group of stunned villagers delivered their message to Vladimir Putin. In a report that aired on Channel One Russia this week, military correspondent Semyon Pegov gave viewers the thumbs-up and said the mood among troops was "positive". On Monday, Putin said Zelenskyy's military, "with the help of its Western …

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kursk offensive: Ukraine embarrasses Putin with surprise assault on southern Russia

CNN  

CNN — Vladimir Putin fixed the commander in chief of Russia’s military, General Valery Gerasimov, with a cold stare and a look of exasperation. On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said units had “thwarted the attempts of the enemy’s mobile groups to get to the depth” of Russian territory near Ivashkovsky, Malaya Loknya, and Olgovka in the Kursk region. Russian …

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia denies offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv failing as areas locked down

Al Jazeera  

The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said several areas would be closed to most civilians. Russia has denied its ground offensive on Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region is failing after an official said he would seal off border villages to shield them from Ukrainian shelling. Belgorod’s regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Tuesday that civilian access to 14 Russian border villages …

Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia keeps up the front-line pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid

The Independent  

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Russia keeps up pressure on the front line as Ukraine gets a boost from Western military aid
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia keeps up pressure on the front line as Ukraine gets a boost from Western military aid

Associated Press  

DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian positions defending the strategically important eastern town of Chasiv Yar are disrupting troop rotations and the delivery of some supplies, soldiers in the area say. Russian troops are seeking to press their advantage in troop numbers and weaponry before Ukrainian forces are bulked up by promised new Western military aid that …

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war
6 months, 1 week ago

Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war

The Hindu  

Russian forces fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a nighttime attack, officials said on Wednesday, ahead of several days of intense diplomatic activity around the war that is now in its third year. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down more than two dozen air targets, including cruise missiles, a Kinzhal …

Ukraine's army chief says Russia is augmenting its troops presence in the Kharkiv region
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine's army chief says Russia is augmenting its troops presence in the Kharkiv region

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia conducted an array of aerial attacks on Ukraine with cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Thursday, while the chief of the army said Russia is increasing its troop concentration in the Kharkiv region where Moscow’s forces have made significant advances in a spring offensive. AP AUDIO: Ukraine’s army chief says Russia is …

A Kremlin shake-up of Russia’s Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war
7 months, 1 week ago

A Kremlin shake-up of Russia’s Defense Ministry comes at a key moment in the Ukraine war

Associated Press  

Standing in his dress uniform in the back of his Aurus convertible, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was driven around Red Square to review the troops during last week’s Victory Day parade. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu leave Red Square after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, marking the …

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv says Russian forces having ‘tactical success’ in assault on northeastern region on shared border. Russia has widened its ground assault in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, attacking new areas to try to expand the front and stretch Ukraine’s forces, the region’s governor says. On Friday, Moscow’s troops entered Ukraine near Kharkiv city, opening a northeastern front in a war that has …

Putin sacks Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu
7 months, 1 week ago

Putin sacks Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin has fired his defence minister as Russian troops seize villages in a surprise border raid that raised fears of an attack on the second city of Kharkiv. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said that Sergei Shoigu had been moved from the post he has held since 2012 and would instead become the secretary of Russia’s security council. Grant …

Keep calm and carry on: Ukraine’s Kharkiv holds tight under Russian fire
7 months, 1 week ago

Keep calm and carry on: Ukraine’s Kharkiv holds tight under Russian fire

Al Jazeera  

As news of Russia’s spring offensive in Kharkiv started to spread through Kharkiv on Friday, Ukraine’s second biggest city did not descend into panic. “A direct attack on Kharkiv is quite unlikely because it is a big city,” says Jakub Palowski, a military expert and deputy editor in chief of Defence24.pl website. “Ukraine currently has a mobilised army and, in …

Russia tries to breach Ukraine’s defenses in the Kharkiv region
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia tries to breach Ukraine’s defenses in the Kharkiv region

LA Times  

The assault began at dawn. “There is a fierce battle,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters in the capital, Kyiv, hours after Russian troops launched an armored ground offensive in northeastern Ukraine, near the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Ukraine’s defense ministry said its forces had blunted an initial Russian attempt to break through Ukrainian lines outside the border town of …

Russia targets Ukraine ‘military’ sites in retaliation for Belgorod attack
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia targets Ukraine ‘military’ sites in retaliation for Belgorod attack

Al Jazeera  

Kharkiv, Kyiv and other cities attacked in the latest wave of attacks, while missile alert sounded in Russia’s Belgorod. In the first wave of overnight attacks, at least six missiles hit Kharkiv, Ukraine’s National Police said on Sunday, injuring at least 22 people and hitting 12 apartment buildings, 13 residential houses and a kindergarten. ‘Terrorist attack’ Russia accused Ukraine of …

Vladimir Putin ally claims Russia has 'neutralised' hundreds of foreign spies
1 year, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin ally claims Russia has 'neutralised' hundreds of foreign spies

ABC  

Russia has reportedly "neutralised" hundreds of foreign spies in recent years, according to an ally of President Vladimir Putin. Key points: The Russian Security Council secretary claims hundreds of foreign spies have been "neutralised" in recent years Russia has jailed a man for 12 and a half years for allegedly sending missile components to the US Ukraine military officials say …

Could Chechen leader Kadyrov be Kremlin assassins' next target after the death of his ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin? Russian opposition politician says he is a threat to Putin because of his army, much like
1 year, 3 months ago

Could Chechen leader Kadyrov be Kremlin assassins' next target after the death of his ally, Yevgeny Prigozhin? Russian opposition politician says he is a threat to Putin because of his army, much like

Daily Mail  

A Russian opposition politician has claimed Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen Republic and a long-time Putin ally, could face the same fate as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin should his criticism of Russia's Defence Ministry continue. Ramzan Kadyrov pictured with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in June Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov …

Russian general in Ukraine removed for strategy criticism: Report
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian general in Ukraine removed for strategy criticism: Report

Al Jazeera  

Moscow’s military leadership has reportedly dismissed Major-General Ivan Popov, commander-in-chief of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army stationed in southern Ukraine, over his concerns for troops fighting without rest and criticism of Russian battlefield strategy. Among the issues raised by Popov were Russia’s ineffective targeting of Ukraine’s heavy weaponry and the “mass death and injury of our brothers from enemy artillery”, …

Chechen troops said to mobilise as Russian children flee border
1 year, 6 months ago

Chechen troops said to mobilise as Russian children flee border

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s Belgorod regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov says more than 1,000 children due for evacuation from border areas. “The claimed return of Chechen forces to offensive operations would break Kadyrovites from a nearly yearlong hiatus from participating in high-intensity combat operations” in Ukraine, the ISW said. “The Kremlin may perceive Chechen units as an untapped assault force that can restore Russia’s …

Russia claims it repelled one of war’s most serious cross-border attacks
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia claims it repelled one of war’s most serious cross-border attacks

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s military said Tuesday it quashed what appeared to be one of the most serious cross-border attacks from Ukraine since the war began, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours. Ukraine said Russian citizens belonging to murky groups called the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia …

Russia claims Ukrainian 'sabotage group' attacked Belgorod after Dnipro airstrike wounds eight
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia claims Ukrainian 'sabotage group' attacked Belgorod after Dnipro airstrike wounds eight

ABC  

Russia says it is battling a cross-border incursion in Belgorod by saboteurs who burst through the frontier from Ukraine, but Ukraine's military intelligence service is blaming the armed operation on "opposition-minded Russian citizens" from two paramilitary groups, Ukrainian media outlet Hromadske said. Key points: Homes, apartment blocks and administrative infrastructure were damaged or destroyed in the latest attack Ukraine said …

Putin is unprepared for the blowback his assault on Ukraine will bring Russia
1 year, 7 months ago

Putin is unprepared for the blowback his assault on Ukraine will bring Russia

The Independent  

The small drones managed to bypass security surrounding the Kremlin, Russia’s most sacred political and religious site, before they were blasted out of the sky during the early morning hours of 3 May. “It shows that Russia’s power is not able to protect the most sacred land in the country.” Regardless of who was behind the purported attack, the chaos …

Russia says Ukraine attacked Kremlin with drones in failed bid to kill Vladimir Putin
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia says Ukraine attacked Kremlin with drones in failed bid to kill Vladimir Putin

ABC  

Russia is accusing Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin with drones in a failed bid to assassinate President Vladimir Putin — a claim Ukraine has denied. Key points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv had nothing to do with the incident Moscow says it "reserves the right to take retaliatory measures", prompting fears it will escalate its actions in Ukraine Local …

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones

Al Jazeera  

Officials in Moscow rage after alleged Ukrainian attack on the Kremlin, but Kyiv denies responsibility. “The Kremlin has assessed these actions as a planned terrorist act and an assassination attempt on the president on the eve of Victory Day, the May 9 Parade,” state news outlet RIA reported, adding that Putin had not changed his schedule and was working at …

Putin visits war-ravaged Kherson, Luhansk on 'surprise inspection'; directs troops 'to carry on attacks'
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin visits war-ravaged Kherson, Luhansk on 'surprise inspection'; directs troops 'to carry on attacks'

India TV News  

Putin visits Kherson: Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, visited the headquarters of his troops fighting against Ukraine. Ukraine is preparing for a new counteroffensive Last month, Putin visited the Russian-held Sea of Azov port city of Mariupol, which was captured by Russian troops in May after two months of fierce fighting. Ukrainian officials have said they’re buying time by …

Putin and Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin and Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his latest trip near the front line. Elsewhere, Kremlin video showed Putin arriving by helicopter at Russian forces’ command post in southern Ukraine’s Kherson province, then flying to the headquarters of …

Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky given posthumous medal for bravery by Putin
1 year, 8 months ago

Russian war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky given posthumous medal for bravery by Putin

The Telegraph  

Navalny, who has exposed official corruption and organised massive anti-government protests, is serving a nine-year sentence for fraud. He also charged that Russian security agencies could be behind the explosion to cast Mr Navalny's supporters as an "internal enemy”. Return to ‘Soviet classics’ On Monday, Mr Podolyak said Russia had “returned to the Soviet classics,” pointing to its increasing isolation, …

Russian Defence Minister pays rare visit to troops in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Russian Defence Minister pays rare visit to troops in Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a rare to Russia's forces deployed in Ukraine, the country's Defence Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement published on Telegram, the Ministry said: "The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, inspected the forward command post of one of the formations of the Eastern Military District in …

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’
1 year, 10 months ago

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin's ally who leads Chechnya- Ramzan Kadyrov- said that he plans to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries one day. Ramzan Kadyrov said Wagner, which has been fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, has achieved "impressive results" and that private military companies were a necessity, as …

Moscow accuses West of trying to destroy Russia: ‘Is this not racism, Nazism’
1 year, 10 months ago

Moscow accuses West of trying to destroy Russia: ‘Is this not racism, Nazism’

Hindustan Times  

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the West of wanting to inflict a lasting defeat against Moscow and lashed out against EU chief Ursula von der Leyen who earlier arrived in Kyiv. "Is this not racism, not Nazism -- not an attempt to solve 'the Russian question'" Lavrov added, evoking Russia's victory against Nazi Germany in World War …

Leaders of Chechnya, Wagner blast Russian army beard ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Leaders of Chechnya, Wagner blast Russian army beard ban

Al Jazeera  

Critical comments are the latest outburst against the Russian military leadership by two of Vladimir Putin’s staunchest allies. Kadyrov’s comments are the latest outburst against the Russian military leadership as he joined Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in venting public criticism. Writing on Telegram on Thursday, the bearded Kadyrov – who has talked up the role of his troops …

Putin 'overruled his generals and personally ordered encircled troops to fight to the death'
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin 'overruled his generals and personally ordered encircled troops to fight to the death'

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin overruled his generals and personally ordered his encircled troops in Ukraine to stay and fight to the death in Ukraine, it has been claimed. Vladimir Putin overruled his generals and personally ordered his encircled troops in Ukraine to stay and fight to the death in Ukraine, it has been claimed Days later, with dozens more killed, the Russian …

Putin in Belarus, eyeing next steps in Ukraine war
2 years ago

Putin in Belarus, eyeing next steps in Ukraine war

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare trip Monday to Moscow’s ally Belarus as his forces pursued their campaign to bombard Ukraine from the air amid a broad battlefield stalemate almost 10 months into the war. Putin said he and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko discussed forming “a single defense space” in the region but rejected claims that …

Russian gun-runner Viktor Bout wants to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine war
2 years ago

Russian gun-runner Viktor Bout wants to fight on the frontlines in Ukraine war

Firstpost  

Viktor Bout says he ‘wholeheartedly’ supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s so-called ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine and he would ‘certainly go as a volunteer’ if he had the opportunity and the desired skills Moscow: Viktor Bout, the recently freed Russian arms dealer, says he “wholeheartedly” supports Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and he would “certainly go as a …

Vladimir Putin must be getting used to military disappointment in Ukraine, but losing Kherson could his most-bitter blow
2 years, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin must be getting used to military disappointment in Ukraine, but losing Kherson could his most-bitter blow

ABC  

Try as it might, there is no way for Russia to spin this: The retreat from Kherson will be a bitter blow — if it's not a trap, that is. It has been just over a month since President Vladimir Putin attended a lavish ceremony in Moscow, proudly declaring that Kherson was now Russian territory and would remain so "forever". …

Vladimir Putin becomes victim of Russia's mood swing, faces dissent from media
2 years, 1 month ago

Vladimir Putin becomes victim of Russia's mood swing, faces dissent from media

India Today  

The Russian media has turned against its President Vladimir Putin as Ukrainian forces are making progress near the city of Kherson which was the first to fall to Moscow's troops in the invasion's early days, Express reported. According to the Express, Russian media outlets initially tried concealing frightening facts from its public but have now started showing their frustration. The …

In Russia, patriotic critics speak out on Ukraine war failures
2 years, 1 month ago

In Russia, patriotic critics speak out on Ukraine war failures

Al Jazeera  

While loyal to the Kremlin, a rising number of nationalist critics are taking aim at military commanders as they chart the Ukraine conflict on social media. “There was no collapse of the Ukrainian government, and consequently the Ukrainian military also did not collapse.” Patriotic critics Sych is part of a burgeoning group of “patriotic” critics in Russia who support the …

Chechen leader Kadyrov admits high losses among unit in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Chechen leader Kadyrov admits high losses among unit in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Chechen leader Kadyrov said 23 of his fighters were killed and 58 others wounded in artillery shelling by Ukraine. In a rare acknowledgement of battlefield woes in Ukraine, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has admitted to high losses in his ranks after artillery shelling by Kyiv’s troops. “At the beginning of this week, one of the Chechen units was shelled in …

No regrets on Ukraine: Russia ‘acted correctly’, says Putin
2 years, 2 months ago

No regrets on Ukraine: Russia ‘acted correctly’, says Putin

Al Jazeera  

Russian president pledged to end the divisive troop mobilisation that led to the conscription of tens of thousands of men with many others fleeing the country. Russia’s leader said he has no plans “for now” to launch massive air raids such as those carried out this week, in which more than 100 long-range missiles were fired at targets across Ukraine. …

Putin vows more ‘severe’ attacks after Russian missiles batter Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin vows more ‘severe’ attacks after Russian missiles batter Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early on October 10 and President Vladimir Putin vowed even more "severe" retaliation against Kyiv. "Let there be no doubt," Mr. Putin said in televised comments addressed to his security council, "if attempts at terrorist attacks continue, the response from Russia will be severe." Mr. Putin's predecessor, Dmitry Medvedev, warned …

EXPLAINER: Russia’s military woes mount amid Ukraine attacks
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Russia’s military woes mount amid Ukraine attacks

Associated Press  

Even as the Kremlin moved to absorb parts of Ukraine in a sharp escalation of the conflict, the Russian military suffered new defeats that highlighted its deep problems on the battlefield and opened rifts at the top of the Russian government. Phillips P. O’Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St Andrews, predicted more Russian failures in Kherson, …

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders
2 years, 2 months ago

Pro-Russia Ukraine official scorns Putin’s military leaders

Al Jazeera  

A Russian-installed official in Ukraine has poured scorn on Moscow’s generals and suggested its defence minister should shoot himself because of failures in the Ukraine invasion. In a four-minute video message on Thursday, Kirill Stremousov, head of the annexed Kherson region, publicly scolded the “generals and ministers” in Moscow for failing to understand the problems on the front. “But you …

Chechnya’s leader to send teenage sons to fight in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Chechnya’s leader to send teenage sons to fight in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Putin’s ally criticised a top Russian general for ‘mediocrity’ and said his sons aged 14, 15, and 16 will go to war. Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov – a close ally of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin – said he will send his three teenage sons to the front line to fight in the war in Ukraine after admonishing Moscow’s military leaders …

Thousands of mobilised Russians sent home, deemed unfit for duty
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands of mobilised Russians sent home, deemed unfit for duty

Al Jazeera  

The latest troop setback follows Ukraine’s recapture of Lyman in Donetsk, a move which Kyiv says sets the stage for further gains. Thousands of Russians mobilised for military service in Ukraine have been sent home after being deemed unfit for duty, the latest setback to President Vladimir Putin’s conscription of 300,000 servicemen. The announcement, which brings the annexed territories under …

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