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Russia-Ukraine war

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have been ongoing since 2014 when the Russia invaded Crimea in the south of the country.

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022. Prior to the invasion, Russian president Vladimir Putin, who sees Ukraine as historically part of Russia, announced in a televised address that a 'special military operation' would take place.

Russian ‘Werewolf’ who killed 86 women believes Putin will let him loose on Ukraine
Russia
Mikhail Popkov is Russia's worst serial killer, having already confessed to the slaughter of 86 women, but he could be freed to fight for Putin's invading army in Ukraine... with his crimes conveniently wiped from his record
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Russian actress killed in dramatic explosion as she performed for Putin's troops
Russia Ukraine war
The 40-year-old Russian actress was performing in the cultural centre in occupied Donbas just a short distance from the front line, with a missile strike killing her and several Russian troops
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Wagner boss Prigozhin 'had secret plan to win back Putin' one day before failed uprising
Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly had a plan to get Vladimir Putin back onside, but it was mysteriously abandoned the day before he ordered his Wagner mercenaries to march on Moscow
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World War Three to Israel 'wish' – five things Zelenskyy said that will shock the world
World War 3
During a wide-ranging interview, Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky made several bold claims about the world, from Russian assassination attempts to World War Three
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Zelenskyy claims to survive five Putin assassination attempts and knows when next one is
Vladimir Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims numerous attempts were made on his life from Russian officials, and he even knows when the next one is expected to be carried out
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Russia's idea to 'free prisoners if they get pregnant' to fix Putin's population problem
Russia
Valery Seleznev, a deputy in Russia's State Duma, has been slammed by the country's state-run media after suggesting a 'deal' for female prisoners who get pregnant
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Putin adds Eurovision Song Contest winner to Russia's 'most wanted' list
Russia Ukraine war
Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won the Eurovision Song Contest, has been arrested in absentia by the Russian government after Vladimir Putin added her to the country's most wanted list
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Ukraine sniper 'sets new world record as he guns down Putin soldier from 2.3 miles away'
Russia Ukraine war
Ukraine's army now holds two of the top three spots on the list of record breaking sniper shots after an astonishing attempt by an expert rifleman took out a Russian target in recent days
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Google Maps update shows Ukrainian stadium with crater on pitch from Russian bombing
Ukraine
Ukrainian Premier League side Desna Chernihiv had to endure their stadium being left in ruins last year following a Russian shelling - with a crater in the ground visible to see on Google Maps
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Russian soldiers baffle school kids with song about 'cleansing' Ukrainians with gunfire
Russia Ukraine war
Two older blokes returned from the front line of fighting for Putin's invading army in Ukraine to sing a strange song to a group of youngsters in a bid to justify the war
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David Cameron's four-pronged war promise to Volodymyr Zelenskyy after landing in Ukraine
Russia Ukraine war
In his first job as foreign secretary, David Cameron has visited Volodymyr Zelenskyy to pledge "above all, the military support" needed by Ukraine as Russia continues to wage war
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Germany is being 'plunged into terrible fire of war', warns Vladimir Putin mouthpiece
World War 3
World War 3 fears continue as Vladimir Putin mouthpiece Vladimir Solovyov warns of military action beyond Ukraine just a week after warning Russia will "eventually conquer Germany"
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Russian war widows told 'go and dig up husbands corpses' to give them funerals
Russia Ukraine war
Figures on Russian deaths vary, but war widows are apparently being told to travel to the front line in Ukraine if they want to get the bodies of their dead husband back to bury
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Putin's daughter hits out at Russia's laws implemented during dad's leadership
Vladimir Putin
Maria Vorontsova called some oh her tyrannical father's rubber-stamped policies relating to healthcare 'cruel' after she was appointed to the board of the Moscow Society of Medical Genetics
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Putin pardons killer of Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya after he fought in Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin
The Kremlin leader has set free thousands of murderers, rapists and other criminals to fight in Ukraine and now he has pardoned a police officer who was convicted of organising a Putin critic's murder
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Putin sending ammo-less 'children to slaughter' in Ukraine, claims Russian soldier
Russia Ukraine war
A Russian troop faced the wrath of Putin as he bemoaned that "18-year-old children" are being "sent to slaughter" without proper training or supplies, as he fears winter will be worse
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Scrooge Putin cancels Christmas and New Year due to despot's war
Russia Ukraine war
Vladimir Putin's war may be in Ukraine, but the impacts are being felt at home too with multiple administrative regions now planning to curb this year's Christmas plans as a result of the violence
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Putin's sex-mad gymnast lover added to UK's sanctions list as a 'Russian propagandist'
Russia
Alina Kabaeva is thought to be the mother of Putin's child, and the highly decorated gymnast now finds herself - and two relatives - on the UK's extensive sanctions list
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Donald Trump says WW3 is 'very close' as Putin ally threatens to use nukes
Donald Trump
As former US President Donald Trump goes on the campaign trail warning that WW3 is close, Russian TV host Vladimir Solovyov claimed that his country could be ready to use nuclear weapons
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Inside horror Russian gulags exposing Kremlin's barbaric torture and brutal beatings
Vladimir Putin
Russian gulags were exposed by a man now living under police protection in France as attempts on his life for publishing the evidence of horrific torture marked him as a Russian target
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Putin could go to 'nuclear war with NATO over Sweden', predicts Russian colonel
Vladimir Putin
Kremlin officials, military leaders, and media propagandists have warned that Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons in his war against the West, as Sweden attempts to join NATO
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Putin pardoning murderers as they 'atone with blood for crimes on battlefield'
Vladimir Putin
Vladislav Kanyus was only convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend in July but now finds himself free again after Russian President Vladimir Putin called him up to fight in Ukraine war
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Heat-seeking 'Arrow of Death' flying 'smart' bombs debuted by Russia carries warfare ban
Russia
Many thought Vladimir Putin's Russian army had used up most of its munitions, but now it has been claimed that it has many surprise up its sleeve . . . including 'Arrows of Death'
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Ukraine commander's aide killed after birthday gift explodes in tragic blunder
Russia Ukraine war
Ukranian commander Major Hennady Chastyakov died and his 13-year-old son badly injured after being gifted a bottle of Johnnie Walker whiskey and six grenades believed to be duds
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