All news on the topic: Ukraine crisis

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Ukraine 'tried to assassinate Putin’s top weapons designer', claims Russia
A Molotov cocktail was reportedly thrown at the cottage home of Soviet and Russian rocket scientist Valery Kashin
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'Nervy' Vladimir Putin 'lacks energy in raving Ukraine speech'
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
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Dad whose farewell to son broke hearts tells of struggle as they are reunited
Tearful Hordiy Gladkiy was seen being packed on to a railway carriage to leave the carnage as Russian forces attacked Lviv shortly after the invasion in May 2022
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Ukraine to get new US-made 'glide missiles' with doubled range of previous bombs
Ukraine is set to receive some groundbreaking new 'glide missiles' from the US this week that reportedly have double the range of existing bombs, able to reach 90 miles and fly deep inside Russia
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Putin's Armageddon attack causes Ukraine gas blast and 10 thunderous explosions
A blistering Russian attack led to the explosion of a pipeline in Kharkiv, Ukraine, as further missiles rained down on Kyiv, with a total of two people killed and 13 injured, including a young girl
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Rishi Sunak issues warning to Vladimir Putin during surprise visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that UK backing in the war against Russia won't falter amid alarm over slowing support from allies
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Notorious murderer and rapist released by Putin to fight in war killed
Pavel Shuvalov, 55, who was branded the Tulun Maniac, was sent to fight in Ukraine instead of his 24-year jail term for two murders and raping 27 girls and women
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'To desert Ukraine now would be to desert freedom and democracy'
"The Western nations which initially pledged unwavering support are now questioning whether they should continue providing arms and financial backing"
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Ukrainian troops beg 'please don't forget us ' in desperate message to West
Ukrainian troops battling Russian invaders and the sub-zero winter temperatures have issued a desperate plea as they fear the Israel-Hamas war has distracted attention from their cause
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Desperate Ukraine troops enlisting cats as bunkers overrun with snakes and rats
Some Ukrainian troops have deployed domestic and stray cats to help manage the infestation of rats and snakes - of which there are nine types in Ukraine
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'We must confront the costly silence on our Ukraine war aid promise'
'War fatigue' is gaining ground across the West, and Paul Routledge argues Boris Johnson was too quick to commit the UK to Ukraine's total recovery with no serious debate about when the money will stop
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Moment Russian woman reunites with PoW boyfriend but he's not pleased to see her
Excruciating video shows Evgeny Kovtkov, a prisoner of war in Ukraine, visibly confused as to why his girlfriend risked jail or death from Vladimir Putin's thugs by fleeing their homeland
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Putin to 'indoctrinate' girls as beauty contestants attend 'military course'
Up until now, most of the country's propaganda has been directed at boys, but the focus is now shifting as schoolgirls aged 15 and 16 in Russia's Primorsky region are being introduced to "military-patriotic education"
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Officers betray Putin and leak intel for massive strike that killed admiral
For failing to pay their wages, Russian naval officers took their revenge by handing over sensitive information to a Kyiv-allied resistance group, which ultimately lead to the devastating missile strike at Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet headquarters
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Brit recalls being 'fried' by cattle prod while held captive by cruel Russians
Shaun Pinner faced the death penalty after he was captured by Russian soldiers on the Ukrainian frontline alongside fellow Brit Aiden Aslin
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North Korea selling weapons to Putin 'wouldn't make a difference' says general
NATO officials meeting in Norway believe Kim Jong Un is willing to boost Vladimir Putin's arsenal with Soviet-era military rounds in return for advanced weapons or technology
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British man fighting in Ukraine found dead in water with hands bound behind back
Jordan Chadwick, 31, from Burnley in Lancashire, went to join the International Legion in Ukraine to "support freedom" and "assist others" in early October 2022
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Clues spy chiefs believe show Putin is dead and Russia is using a body double
Ukrainian spymaster Major-General Kyrylo Budanov said he believed that Vladimir Putin had died more than a year ago, and the Kremlin has been sending doppelgangers in his place
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Wagner boss Prigozhin's chilling final days and involvement in another coup
Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, was among the 10 people found dead in the wreckage of a light aircraft that came tumbling out of the sky into a field 500km from Moscow last night
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Belarus leader claims Wagner group in 'bad mood' and are keen to march on Poland
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko sat down this weekend to discuss the exiled Wagner Company - who are staying in Belarus after trying to topple Putin's military
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Moscow skyscraper up in flames as Russian claims Ukrainian attack missed target
The high-rise building was set ablaze in the Russian capital after drone attacks suspected to have been orchestrated by Ukraine targeted Russian Defence Ministry facilities
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Mum's last words to 'tortured' son killed by Russia after final act of defiance
Tihran Ohannisian, 16, cried 'Farewell! Glory to Ukraine!' as he held a Kalashnikov close to his chest after being fatally wounded in a firefight with Russian soldiers in occupied Berdyansk
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Russian warplane crashes into sea in front of horrified tourists on beach
The plane, a Russian-made SU-25 warplane, is seen crashing down into the sea, creating a huge splash off the coast of Yeysk in the Sea of Azov, which is not far from the frontlines in Ukraine, after the pilot parachuted using his ejector seat
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Putin chuckles as he hugs girl, 8, during Kremlin tour weeks after coup
Vladimir Putin said he invited the youngster and her parents to the Kremlin after he saw her crying because she couldn't meet him during a public stunt to drum up support after the Wagner mutiny
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NATO must pledge long-term vow of support for Ukraine, urges Rishi Sunak
Speaking to the Commons Liaison Committee, the Prime Minister said negotiations were underway to develop a 'multilateral declaration of support for Ukraine into the long term' for next week's NATO summit