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Russian president addresses Valdai discussion club; Ukrainian capital to face more power outages after energy supplies hit

Putin says ‘dirty bomb’ allegations made on his orders; Ukraine facing stricter blackouts due to attacks on energy

Russian President Vladimir Putin showed no regrets on Thursday for his war in Ukraine, insisting that the "special military operation" was still achieving its goals and the West's dominance over world affairs was coming to an end.

Squatting in a weed-choked irrigation canal, concealed from prowling enemy drones by overhanging trees, the Ukrainian soldier dismissed media reports that reclaiming the Russian-held port city of Kherson would be a cakewalk.

In week 35 of the war, Russia was on the defensive as Ukrainian morale remained high.

Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces in its southern Kherson region is proving more difficult than it was in the northeast because of wet weather and the nature of the terrain, Ukraine's defence minister said on Wednesday.

Government tells citizens to wait until spring, amid fears damaged networks ‘will not cope’ as fighting continues

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city under its control from Ukraine's counter-offensive. Russian forces in the region have been driven back in recent weeks and…

At least 70,000 people have left their homes in Ukraine’s southern Kherson province in the space of a week, a Moscow-installed official said Wednesday, pointing to Russia’s evacuation efforts amid escalated fighting in the region. Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, personally oversaw drills of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces as the Kremlin persists…

Russian president monitored practice launches of missiles; bodies in Kharkiv oblast include 447 found in Izium, local media say

Thousands of former western allied troops could take up offer, say insiders