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Close to 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the invasion of Ukraine, according to the first independent statistical analysis of the country’s war dead – a joint effort by independent Russian media and a German-based data scientist that uses Russian data to shed light on one of Moscow’s most closely…

Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin led what appeared to be a failed coup attempt that was called off less than 24 hours from it starting, angering Vladimir Putin

Foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova touts theory often raised by Moscow without any evidence.

The coup launched by Wagner Group last month has led to debate over whether the group exposed vulnerability in Russia's bulwark.

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

Russia’s elites are distancing themselves from Putin, even if they won’t revolt just yet, say analysts.

Nato leaders are meeting to discuss how to tackle security threats from Moscow

Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died so far in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent statistical analysis on Russia’s casualties

For 36 hours, Russian president appeared to be on the brink as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mercenary fighters left frontline in Ukraine to occupy Rostov-on-Don and march on Moscow