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Vicar has Extinction Rebellion protest conviction quashed

Rev Sue Parfitt, 80, sat in a camping chair outside an entrance to the complex at Abbey Wood, in Filton, near Bristol in December 2020.

The Independent UK

Shocking moment four Russian helicopters shot down in Ukraine

In unverified footage released by Ukraine Minister of Defence, four K-52 attack helicopters are targeted

Wales Online

Is Russia regrouping? UK intel claims as Ukraine insists invaders have '3 days left'

One month in, Russia's war in Ukraine has not gone how Putin and his inner circle had hoped - but a change of tactic possibly enforced by stoic Ukrainian defence could represent a new kind of threat

Daily Mirror

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Russian defence minister missing for 13 days 'has a lot on his plate', Kremlin says

Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu was previously thought to be one of Vladimir Putin's closest and most trusted allies but after reports of a split growing between the two, he hasn't been seen in nearly two weeks

Daily Mirror

Russia has lost 'thousands of troops' and will throw conscripts into battle, MoD says

The Ministry of Defence's latest update says Vladimir Putin has so far lost thousands of his troops in his illegal war in Ukraine who he will replace with inexperienced conscripts

Daily Mirror

Ukraine’s forces push back Putin’s troops by ‘44 miles’ in clashes near Kyiv, claim defence chiefs

But the Kremlin is not thought to have given up hope of surrounding and seizing the capital

Evening Standard

No big British defence project is on time and on budget, as PM heads to NATO

A study by Whitehall spending watchdog the National Audit Office has revealed none of the Ministry of Defence's programmes in the £166.6bn Major Projects Portfolio has the coveted "green" rating

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Which weapons have been sent to Ukraine by the UK?

The Ministry of Defence has been supplying thousands of weapons to Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion.

The Independent UK

What weapons does Russia have? Deadly arms Putin uses in Ukraine from phosphorus bombs to hypersonic missiles

Thermobaric rocket launchers have been seen moving towards Kyiv

The Independent UK

UK calls on YouTube to take down videos 'doctored' by Russia

Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday called on YouTube to remove videos from its online platform of a hoax video call to defence minister Ben Wallace, which they said had been doctored by the Russian state.

Reuters

Iran's Revolutionary Guards tout missile prowess at Doha exhibition

Commanders of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drank tea, nibbled dates and displayed models of Iranian missiles at a defence show in Qatar, a Gulf Arab state that is home to the largest U.S. military base in the region.

Reuters

Russian forces reorganising before ‘large scale attack in Ukraine’, say Britain

Russian forces are reorganising before launching “large-scale” attacks in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

UK hits out at Russian ‘propaganda’ as second video of Defence Secretary appears

The Ministry of Defence criticised the “doctored clips” after several Cabinet ministers were targeted by imposters.

The Independent UK

Pro-Kremlin tabloid says 10k Russians killed in Ukraine - before saying it was hacked

Previously, the Russian military has only admitted to around 500 of its troops being killed

Evening Standard

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Manchester Evening News

'Prank' video with Defence Secretary emerges after UK blames Kremlin for hoaxes

A Ministry of Defence source said the video was 'garbage', adding: "It's a doctored clip."

Reuters

New Zealand suspends Antarctic patrol ship project, cites COVID budget impact

New Zealand's Ministry of Defence said it has suspended plans to build an Antarctic and Southern Ocean patrol vessel because planned spending is being reassessed due to the impact on the government's budget of costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

France 24

Analysing the origin of alleged Russian hypersonic missile use

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that it launched hypersonic missiles against Ukraine last week. But in the video released on Russia's MOD Twitter page on Saturday, there are questions regarding the exact location of the video. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Wales Online

MoD intelligence finds Russia is not supplying troops with 'even basic essentials'

The Ministry of Defence's latest intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine

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Bristol Post

Military ship spotted off West Country coast

HMS Severn is part of the Ministry of Defence fleet

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ‘largely stalled on all fronts’, says UK

Russian forces are making ‘minimal progress’ on land sea or air and were continuing to ‘suffer heavy losses’, says Ministry of Defence

Daily Mirror

Ministry of Defence explains why Russia's invasion of Ukraine is failing

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is approaching the end of its third week, over a period where it has suffered heavier casualties than Kyiv's forces and continues to struggle to make advances into the country's cities

Daily Mirror

Russian tank erupts in flames and blown to bits after strike by a 'mine or missile'

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES: Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has published a video showing a Russian tank being blown up as Vladimir Putin's army continues to face stiff resistance

Reuters

Suspected N.Korea missile 'explodes in mid-air' after launch near Pyongyang

North Korea launched a suspected missile that appeared to explode shortly after liftoff in the skies over Pyongyang on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, amid reports that the nuclear-armed North was seeking to test-fire its largest missile yet.

The Independent UK

Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall ‘lost part of his leg’ in Ukraine attack that killed cameraman

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence offered the grim new detail about Hall’s injuries on Tuesday

Wales Online

MoD believes Russia may seek to use chemical weapons in false-flag operation

The Ministry of Defence sees no evidence that Ukraine is planning on using biological weapons despite Russian accusations

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