All news by author: Chris Hughes

The Kremlin is forcing hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to accept Russia passports, meaning they could also be conscripted and forced to fight against their countrymen in Vladimir Putin's war

Palestinian staff at Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip, were allegedly blindfolded, stripped and beaten by Israeli soldiers

A senior member of Hamas - the number three in the entire network, according to reports - has been killed after an Israeli air-strike hit a Nuseirat refugee camp in Central Gaza

SAS veterans have blasted a decision to launch a murder probe into five soldiers over the death of a jihadist suspect in Syria, who was believed to have been wearing a suicide bomb vest

Amar Atiya Darwish Aladini, who was behind Hamas rocket fire for years and played a key role in the 2008 war between Israel and Hazan militants, has been killed

An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 17 people in Khan Younis, and comes as the UN said there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape and “sexualised torture” on women in its southern Israel attacks on October 7

The IDF is wargaming an invasion of infantry and armour to force back elite Hezbollah special forces units in south Lebanon as US vice president Kamala Harris called for a ceasefire in Gaza

Two weeks ago, the body of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexei Navalny body was found in mysterious circumstances in the Russian jail cell where he had been confined after being found guilty of trumped up embezzlement charges

Alexei Navalny's funeral at the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Quench My Sorrows on the outskirts of Moscow has drawn thousands of supporters despite a heavy police presence

Russian President Vladimir Putin made is usual threats of a looming nuclear conflict, vicious barbs against western leaders, and even said his troops could secure a victory in Ukraine

Speaking to an audience of lawmakers and top officials televised live across the nation - Vladimir Putin said that Russia was "defending its sovereignty and security and protecting our compatriots" in Ukraine

Alexei Navalny's widow told the European Parliament that her husband was killed after being tortured for three years, adding he was 'starved and cut off from the outside world'

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff, has stressed Britain is safe despite concerns Britain is on the verge of war with Russia - but he conceded the huge nation is "dangerous"

Stan Ford and John Roberts will be presented with their plaques at The D-Day Story museum today. The wall commemorates those who took part in the key Second World War attacks

The Daily Mirror's Defence & Security Editor Chris Hughes has covered the Ukraine war from the front lines. Two years on from Russia's invasion he warns of the global implications

Lyudmila Navalnaya said authorities have allowed her to see the body of her son, Alexei Navalny, at the morgue in the Arctic city of Salekhard - and she is accusing officials of "blackmailing" her into approving a secret burial

Vladimir Kara-Murza, 42, is serving 25 years in a penal colony for “treason” and criticising the tyrant’s war against Ukraine, and has called on Russians to end Vladimir Putin's reign

The Mirror tracked down activist Bill Browder who is top of Vladimir Putin's UK kill list for an exclusive interview where he issued a chilling warning of a Kremlin hit-list with at least a dozen names on

Israel's ultimatum could see over one million Palestinian refugees facing a ground assault on Rafah if all the remaining hostages are not released by Ramadan - in three weeks' time

Widowed Yulia Navalnaya said Vladimir Putin killed her husband Alexei Navalny because he was 'unbreakable' - and has urged Russians to 'rage' against the regime

The Israeli military said they were seeking hostages taken by Hamas but the raid came a day after the army tried to evacuate thousands of displaced people taking shelter there

The attack is the 15th Russian warship sunk or destroyed by Ukraine as intelligence sources claimed the strikes happened so fast that 'no one on board escaped'

Kataib Hezbollah commander Abu Baqir Al-Saadi was blown up in his vehicle on Wednesday, prompting militia calls for an attack on the American embassy in the Iraqi capital

Volodymyr Zelensky has fired Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for nearly three years, prior to the shock decision

The Ready for War? study by the Commons Defence Committee calls for “rapidly accelerating reforms” to make sure that the UK can wage a prolonged and all-out war