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In A Throwback To Soviet-Era Policies, Russia To Introduce Mandatory Military Training For Students

Military training will be added to Russia's high school curriculum from 2023

Zenger

Russia ‘plots dirty bomb’ as excuse to escalate war

Western countries accused Russia yesterday of plotting to use a threat of a “dirty bomb” laced with nuclear material as a pretext for escalation in Ukraine.

Irish Independent

"Dirty bomb" fears prompt urgent U.S.-Russia calls

The U.S. and Russia are finally talking. The topic is worrying.

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West warns Russia against using dirty bomb pretext in Ukraine

France, UK and US call Russia’s allegations that Ukraine plans to spread radioactive material as ‘transparently false’.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian foreign minister on Russia's "dirty bomb" claim: "Drink less dirty vodka"

Russia claims Ukraine may detonate a radioactive bomb on its own soil.

Axios

Russia Claims Ukraine ‘Dirty Bomb’ in Final Stages

Russia on Monday claimed that Ukraine was in the "final stages" of developing a so-called dirty bomb to use against Moscow's forces, allegations Kyiv said were "absurd" and could signal Russia's battlefield plans. The claim from Moscow comes after a string of unexpected and rare calls between Russian Defense Minister…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian, U.S. chiefs of staff discuss risk of 'dirty bomb' in Ukraine - RIA

Russian military Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley spoke by phone on Monday and discussed the possibility raised by Moscow that Ukraine might use a "dirty bomb", RIA news agency reported.

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Moscow says Russian, UK chiefs of staff discuss risk of 'dirty bomb' in Ukraine

Russian military Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and British Chief of Defence Staff Tony Radakin spoke by phone on Monday to discuss what Moscow called the possibility that Ukraine could use a "dirty bomb", the Russian defence ministry said.

Reuters

Analysis-Defeats in Ukraine stoke crisis for Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the gravest domestic crisis of his 23-year rule: an increasingly public quarrel inside the Russian elite over who is to blame for the battlefield defeats in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia's war machine faces ridicule from two Putin allies

The withdrawal of Russian forces from a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine has prompted two powerful allies of President Vladimir Putin to do something rare in modern Russia: publicly ridicule the war machine's top brass.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin’s warlord henchman urges Russia to use nuclear weapon in Ukraine

Ramzan Kadyrov, a Vladimir Putin ally and head of Russia's Chechnya region, said Moscow should consider using a low-yield nuclear weapon in Ukraine after the loss of Lyman

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s latest frightening gambit lies at the bottom of the ocean

If the Russian president has finally started listening to his military chief, you can bet he’ll soon target all those poorly protected internet cables at the bottom of the sea

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's generals could kill him if he tries to use nuclear weapon, claims expert

Professor Peter Duncan at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) said that Putin was "isolated from reality" and if he attempted to pull the nuclear trigger he would probably be killed

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin 'will be killed by own allies' if he tries to use nuclear weapons - expert

In a televised address earlier this week, the Russian leader appeared to suggest that conflict in Ukraine could spiral into a nuclear crisis - he also announced a partial military mobilisation, with 300,000 reservists set to be called up

Daily Mirror

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Politico

The Bizarre Soviet Movie That Predicted Putinism

A 33-year-old film featuring a naked secretary and a head-shaped cake turns out to be one of the best explanations of the ideas driving the Russian leader.

Reuters

Russia, France's military chiefs of staff discuss Ukraine - TASS

Russian military's chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and his French counterpart, Thierry Burkhard, held a phone call on Thursday and discussed situation in Ukraine and West Africa's Sahel region.

Daily Mirror

Disturbing manual for Vladimir Putin's troops 'green-lights killing civilians and pets'

The 'invader's manual' has reportedly been seized by Ukrainian forces and purports to be a how-to guide on what to tell residents of bombed-out communities when they ask about the war

Daily Record

Coup against Vladimir Putin 'possible' as senior officials believe 'war is lost'

Moscow expert and investigative journalist Christo Grozev says a coup against the Russian leader is now a realistic possibility.

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Ukrainian medic smuggles harrowing bodycam footage from Mariupol in TAMPON

Yuliia Paievska, 53, recorded footage of her team’s desperate efforts to save both Ukrainian and Russian soldiers in her humanitarian fight - with one Russian solider asking her in apparent confusion why she was offering him treatment

Reuters

Top U.S., Russian generals speak for first time since Ukraine invasion

The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, spoke by telephone with Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first conversation between the two since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

Reuters

U.S. and Russian chiefs of staff held phone call, discussed Ukraine - RIA

Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley held a phone call, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing the Russian defence ministry.

Daily Mirror

Coup to remove Vladimir Putin a 'realistic possibility' as top security officials rebel

A Russian expert believes the possibility of Vladimir Putin launching a nuclear strike are receding because it is likely his order would not be carried out by officials

Evening Standard

Some of Putin’s top commanders fired over Ukraine war failures

A culture of ‘cover-ups and scape-goating’ is now rife within Russia’s military and security services, hampering Putin’s war

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin is micro-managing Ukraine war ‘at level of low-ranking colonel’ — report

Putin said to be directly involved in moves in Donbas, where Russia is suffering major military setbacks, that would normally be decided by an officer in charge of 700 soldiers

The Guardian - UK

Putin involved in war ‘at level of colonel or brigadier’, say western sources

President helping determine movement of Russian soldiers, say sources, as head of UK armed forces says Ukraine is winning

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