11 h. ago The cost of Russia's war in Ukraine: 900,000 of Putin's troops have been killed since start of invasion

At least 885,130 Russian soldiers have been killed since February 24, 2022, according to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces.

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18 h. ago Russian officials criticised for giving meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine

Members of Putin’s United Russia party in Murmansk said gifts were initiative of the women’s wing Local officials from Russia’s ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinders, an appliance widely used to describe Russia’s brutal tactics on the frontline.The United Russia party in the northern Murmansk region posted photos on social media showing officials smiling as they visited bereaved mothers with gifts of flowers and boxed meat grinders for International Women’s Day on Saturday, which is widely celebrated in Russia. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Vladimir Putin's insane gift to mothers of Russians killed in 'meat grinder' war – you won't believe it

The gift has triggered a 'storm of criticism' on social media, with some branding the gesture 'heartless' after tens of thousands of Russia soldiers perished in Putin's bloody war

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3 d. ago Army officer who trained twisted crossbow killer Kyle Clifford recalls 'mediocre' soldier

Former Royal Army Medical Corps Captain Conor Wilson put future murderer and rapist Kyle Clifford through basic training, and was left wondering if there was something he had missed in the young man

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3 d. ago Russia's 'waiting to fertilise soil with British blood again' in chilling WW3 warning

Russian officials have spoken out and said they are ready too face any troops sent to Ukraine posed as 'peacekeepers' as Moscow oppose the new measures suggested by Keir Starmer

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4 d. ago Suspect in Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia court

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS politics live – latest updatesA suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Suspect in Kabul bombing that killed 13 US soldiers to face charges in Virginia

Officials accuse Mohammad Sharifullah of being a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliateUS politics live – latest updatesA suspected senior planner in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 US service members during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has been taken into custody and will appear on Wednesday in federal court in the United States to face charges.Donald Trump announced the arrest during his Tuesday night address to Congress, with the White House and the justice department subsequently identifying the suspect as Mohammad Sharifullah. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Starmer delivers powerful rebuke to JD Vance with tribute to Britons killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars

JD Vance appeared to described Britain as ‘some random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years’

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4 d. ago Russia issues 'hostile' Salisbury poisoning update demanding UK 'tell the truth' about attack

Russian officials said how the "passing of time" and "recent global events" had led them to revisit the Salisbury poisoning that killed Dawn Sturgess in March 2018

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4 d. ago Trump reveals arrest of terror suspect linked to 2021 Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 US troops

During his address to Congress Tuesday night Donald Trump announced the capture of one of the planners of the deadly Abbey Gate attack in 2021 that killed 13 U.S. soldiers.

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5 d. ago Furious families of fallen heroes slam 'offensive clown' JD Vance

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest outburst

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5 d. ago 'Offensive clown' JD Vance torn apart by furious families of fallen British army heroes

Furious relatives of UK soldiers killed in action hit out at 'offensive clown' US Vice President JD Vance after his latest dishonest outburst disrespected the sacrifice of British troops

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5 d. ago Ukraine's front 'could collapse in six months' without US support, officials fear as Russian troops launch wave of 'suicidal missions' in scramble for territory after Trump military aid bombshell

Ukraine's front could collapse within just six months, officials fear, as Russian forces are dispatching masses of troops across the Dnipro river on 'suicidal' missions

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6 d. ago Teen sentenced after landing single punch that killed 'superb soldier'

Corporal Shaun Roberts had been enjoying a night out with army colleagues when he was attacked by 18-year-old Mason Ibbotson

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6 d. ago White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia

Sources say work on so-called ‘options paper’ comes as Trump seeks to restore Moscow ties and end Ukraine warThe United States is drawing up a plan to potentially give Russia sanctions relief as Donald Trump seeks to restore ties with Moscow and stop the war in Ukraine, a US official and another person familiar with the matter told Reuters.The White House has asked the state and treasury departments to draft a list of sanctions that could be eased for US officials to discuss with Russian representatives in the coming days as part of the administration’s broad talks with Moscow on improving diplomatic and economic relations, the sources said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Teen 'celebrated' landing punch which killed soldier shouting 'I've got blood on my hands'

The thug fatally punched the corporal after he and his colleagues were attacked on a night out.

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9 d. ago IRA member who killed British soldier in Hyde Park bombing is ordered to pay his victim's daughter £836,000 in damages

Sarah Jane Young was four when she heard the explosion near the Knightsbridge barracks in central London which killed her father, 19-year-old Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young.

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9 d. ago Russia to appoint new US ambassador as diplomatic relations thaw

Moscow says Alexander Darchiyev will take up Washington post that has been unfilled since October last yearEurope live – latest updatesRussia has announced it will appoint a new ambassador to Washington, signalling a further diplomatic thaw in relations just a day after Russian and American officials met in Istanbul to discuss strengthening ties.Moscow said Alexander Darchiyev, a career diplomat who is currently the head of the foreign ministry’s North America department, will soon leave for the role in Washington. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Daughter of Hyde Park bombing victim awarded further damages at Court of Appeal

Sarah Jane Young’s father, Lance Corporal Jeffrey Young, was one of four soldiers killed by the explosion on July 20 1982.

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1 week ago Trump says US will not make Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ and Kyiv can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live

Trump also announced Zelenskyy would visit the White House on Friday to sign the mineral deal The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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