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Battle for Bakhmut highlights divide between Wagner mercenary chief and the Kremlin

The founder and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been touted as someone who could pose a political challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Once a key battlefield ally, in recent days Prigozhin has publicly lamented losing his direct line to the Kremlin. Wagner fighters are not…

France 24

Igor Mangushev: Russian who waved Ukrainian skull on stage dies days after being shot

Igor Mangushev, 36, claimed to have invented the Z symbol used as a symbol of support for Russian forces

Evening Standard

Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting

As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow

The Independent UK

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Vladimir Putin demotes Russia’s top commander ‘General Armageddon’ as his forces suffer major setbacks in Ukraine

Experts have described the move as a "significant" development.

Fortune

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who could be swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

Reuters

What's 'Putin's chef' cooking up with talk on US meddling?

Kremlin-connected businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin kept a low profile over the years, but he has been increasingly in the spotlight recently

The Independent UK

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Ukraine seeks weapons to counter Russia’s ability to strike

In the 33rd week of the war, Russia retaliates brutally for Kerch Bridge blast and Ukraine calls for advanced weapons.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Putin hawk dances for joy as Russia pummels Ukraine in 24-hour horror assault

More than 80 cruise missiles and 24 drones rained down a blitz on Ukraine yesterday, targeting museums, heritage sites and civilian areas in seven cities, including the capital of Kyiv

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'cornered like a rat and more dangerous than ever', Russia expert warns

Yesterday Moscow unleashed a deadly flurry of rockets which rained down on seven key Ukrainian cities in a sustained 24-hour pounding, which included strikes against museums and civilian residences in the Kremlin's largest blitz since the start of the invasion in February

Daily Mirror

Russia expert: How Putin blew it

Author of "Putin's Wars" says the Russian president is doomed — but the West's anti-Russian rhetoric is dangerous

Salon

Putin flirts again with grim prospect of nuclear war – this time he might mean it

Russian leader’s speech marks biggest escalation of Ukraine war, and raises fears of unprecedented disaster

The Guardian - UK

Is war’s tide turning in Ukraine’s favor? And will that hurt Putin?

BERLIN — The scenes are jubilant ones: Ukrainian troops raise their blue-and-yellow banners in towns and villages that Russian troops controlled for nearly seven months. Elderly residents emerge from sheds and cellars, nearly bowling over young soldiers with headlong hugs. Abandoned Russian tanks and armored vehicles lie marooned in fields…

Los Angeles Times

Russia post-Putin: What happens if the president suddenly dies?

PM Mishustin would become acting president and elections would be held.

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‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures

Military pro-war bloggers with frontline contacts offer rare insight into Russia’s performance on ground

France 24

‘Ghost recruits’: Is Putin raising a Potemkin army to boost troop numbers?

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on August 25 that the Russian army would be reinforced with 137,000 new soldiers as the war in Ukraine grinds on. But analysts say this goal looks impossible for Moscow to achieve.

Reuters

Explainer-Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Russia?

The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens imprisoned by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.

Reuters

Who is Viktor Bout, arms dealer linked to swap for Americans held by Moscow?

The life of Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer jailed in the United States and linked to a possible swap for two U.S. citizens detained by Moscow, sometimes reads like a far-fetched spy thriller.

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The Guardian - UK

‘Russia stole our history’: Ukraine’s bitter struggle to keep the truth alive

Beyond the frontlines, academics are fighting to counter the fake tales of their country’s past that are peddled by the Kremlin

Foreign Policy

The Fall and Fall of Dmitry Medvedev

How the former Russian president went from geeky technocrat to deranged war hawk.

Daily Mirror

Russia sanctions Sky and BBC stars among host of journalists in lengthy 'stop list'

Russia's Foreign Ministry has banned dozens of British journalists, media representatives and defence figures from entering the country in response to Western sanctions

The Conversation

As one of Vladimir Putin's closest advisers on Ukraine, Nicolai Patrushev spreads disinformation and outlandish conspiracy theories

Nicolai Patrushev is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest advisers and wields considerable influence on government policy as the head of the powerful Security Council of Russia.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'time is running out' and his behaviour has changed, claims expert

Professor Mark Galeotti, an expert on Vladimir Putin, says the Russian leader's time is "running out" as rumours continue to insists he has a number of conditions including cancer

Daily Mirror

Inside Vladimir Putin's fears and paranoias that mirror Adolf Hitler in 1945

Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly paranoid, fearing assassinations and is mirroring the behaviour of Adolf Hitler at the end of WW2, reportedly says Professor Mark Galeotti

The Guardian - UK

Support for Putin among western celebrities drains away over Ukraine

Steven Seagal is isolated voice in backing Russian president as Gérard Depardieu, Silvio Berlusconi and others condemn invasion

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