Ukrainian forces in the Donbas region are appealing for more weapons to counter Russian attacks on the key city of Bakhmut. Russian forces, after months of unrelenting attacks over the winter, are on the brink of capturing the city. The Russian advance has reportedly come at a significant cost, with tens of thousands of casualties, and the city remains contested. Ukrainian soldiers are requesting... 

In a dark turn of events, reports suggest that the Russian army has resorted to extreme measures to discipline its own troops during the conflict in Ukraine. Allegedly, soldiers who refuse to fight or are found guilty of heavy drinking are being subjected to a brutal form of punishment – confinement in makeshift dungeons known as ‘Zindan’ cells. These Zindans, reminiscent of Imperial... 

Russia today boasted its missile strikes were ‘right on target’ in a sickening Telegram post made just hours after Vladimir Putin unleashed a barrage of rockets on Ukrainian homes. More than 20 cruise missiles and two drones were fired at cities and towns across Ukraine that were miles away from the front lines, killing at least 19 civilians including a mother and her two-year-old daughter... 

Tucker Carlson received a series of work offers from Russian state media after Fox News announced it would part ways with the long-running host on Monday. The announcement that Carlson would be leaving the network drew strong reactions from supporters and critics on social media Monday, including from the Kremlin-linked news outlet Russia Today (RT). The conservative show host has faced widespread... 

Russia has begun using its new T-14 Armata battle tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions ‘but they have not yet participated in direct assault operations,’ the RIA state news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a source close the matter. RIA said that the tanks have been fitted with extra protection on their flanks and crews have undergone ‘combat coordination’ at training grounds... 

Russia is moving closer to a nuclear conflict with the United States due to Washington’s support for Ukraine, Moscow has warned. Vladimir Yermakov, the foreign ministry’s head of nuclear non-proliferation, told TASS news agency that Washington is escalating the risks through its conduct with the Kremlin – the latest in a series of threats from top Russian officials. He said risks... 

With its 25 bedrooms and gold-ceilinged ballroom, Witanhurst is said to be the capital’s second-largest private residence — only Buckingham Palace is bigger. And as these exclusive aerial photographs taken this week by The Daily Mail show, the £300 million property certainly looks fit for a king. The North London mansion’s lawns have been carefully mown into stripes, its flowerbeds... 

Demand for potency pills in Russia has soared due to stress linked to Vladimir Putin’s war, a new study suggests. Spending on drugs to combat erectile dysfunction rose 75 per cent year on year, according to the Centre for the Development of Advanced Technologies in Moscow. The hike in July to September last year was 19 per cent up on the previous quarter. In the first quarter of 2023 this increased... 

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg today said all members have agreed that Ukraine will join the military alliance in a major boost for Volodymyr Zelensky. The chief said that Ukraine must have ‘the deterrence to prevent new attacks’ from Russia once the war ends – and joining would give Kyiv protection. Mr Stoltenberg said the NATO allies had agreed that Ukraine would eventually... 

Poland has begun constructing an electronic barrier along its border with the Russian-controlled Kaliningrad exclave. The barrier is being touted by Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński as “one of the most advanced borders in the EU.” In November of last year, Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak announced the planned construction of a temporary barrier on the Polish-Russian border, and... 

Ukraine today claimed Russia bombed a church in the Zaporizhzhia region of the war torn country on Orthodox Easter Sunday. Photographs showed the building in ruins with just rubble and debris in its place and a scorched black hole in the ground. It comes as Putin and a huge security team joined worshippers at a service in Moscow, led by Russia’s top bishop and ally of the president. The Russian... 

The government of Ukraine has announced a new policy which restricts its national teams from participating in any international events that include athletes from countries that are known to have close military ties with a certain neighboring country. The policy, which was published on the Ministry of Youth and Sport’s website on Tuesday, applies to all Ukrainian teams in Olympic, non-Olympic... 

The Kremlin has passed a new bill to strengthen its hold on Russian residents and make it easier to summon conscripts for the army with a new law, in a bid to bolster its military forces. The bill was unanimously approved by 391 Russian deputies, with no absentees or votes against it. The new law requires conscripts to show up for recruitment after being notified in person and digitally, to make a... 

Russia said Thursday it had cut off Ukrainian forces inside Bakhmut, while Kyiv insisted supply lines were still open into the besieged city, as video emerged showing incendiary munitions raining down from above. Russian troops have been battling since last summer to capture the city, which had a pre-war population of 70,000, and whose fall would now mostly present a symbolic victory for Vladimir... 

New revelations has sent shockwaves throughout the international community, harrowing videos have surfaced, purportedly showing Russian soldiers engaging in gruesome acts during the conflict in Ukraine. Allegedly perpetrated by members of the Wagner Group, these acts include beheadings of Ukrainian soldiers, with their severed heads displayed on spikes. The first disturbing video, posted on a pro-Russian...