It comes days after Ukraine’s ‘Operation Spiderweb ambush’.

‘Putin cannot be seen to look weak’.

The UK must be ‘prepared’ for a real-world attack by Russia, the government said today.

It has been described as the ‘the worst day in the history of the Russian air force’.

Screams could be heard from inside one of the trains.

A friend said: ‘We will never forget you, my love.’

The medics face up to 15 years in jail for alleged child trafficking (Picture: Getty)

Eight doctors have been arrested for orchestrating a black-market baby ring in Russia, in a case disturbingly reminiscent of The Handmaid’s Tale.

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Judges ruled the memes would ‘encourage people to commit terrorist activities’.

David Petraeus sounded the alarm that Russia is preparing to invade a Nato nation next (Picture: AP/ Getty)

An ex-CIA chief has delivered a chilling forecast on Vladimir Putin’s next invasion target if his war in Ukraine drags on.

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One of Vladimir Putin’s ‘war heroes’ – who was behind the deadly strikes on Mariupol in 2022 – has been killed by a ‘suicide bomber’ in Russia.

Zaur Aleksandrovich Gurtsiev died alongside another man in an explosion, which investigators said ‘committed using a homemade device’, in the city of Stavropol yesterday.

The 34-year-old had met the other man in a darkened street, near a row of parked cars.

Footage shows him walking towards the veteran just moments before the supposed grenade is detonated.

After the blast, Gurtsiev is seen lying on the ground, while the second man is rocked back by the explosion.

Multiple reports from Russian news outlets linked to law enforcement have identified the second man identified as Nikita Penkov, 29.

Russian Telegram channel Baza showed a blurred image which may have contained the explosive device.

It reported that the blast ‘tore Penkov apart’, while Gurtsiev was still alive for some time. 

Shot media reported: ‘In the first seconds, he tried to crawl away from the scene of the tragedy.

‘The IED was in Nikita Penkov’s bag. The device was shell-less, which is why there was no debris left at the scene after the explosion.’

Authorities have now opened a criminal investigation after the death of the two men. 

Regional governor Vladimir Vladimirov said: ‘All versions are being considered, including the organisation of a terrorist attack involving Nazis from Ukraine.’

Gurtsiev is the latest in a number of Russian military figures to have been killed inside the country over the past year.

He has been credited with leading the bombardment on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, during which at least 22,000 civilians over three months.

The veteran was awarded a medal for bravery over his role in the airstrikes, which Ukraine later classified as a war crime.

In October 2024, Putin even named him First Deputy Head of Stavropol. He also won a Military Merit award for the capture of  Avdiivka.

Gurtsiev had participated in the ‘Time of Heroes’ program,e set up by the Russian president, used to promote veterans of Russia’s war in Ukraine to official positions in the government.

According to the Time of Heroes website, ‘Gurtsiev, despite his relatively young age, led the air part of the operation to liberate Mariupol.’

It added: ‘He introduced his developments in the technology of targeting missiles, which allowed them to increase their accuracy and effectiveness many times over, including hitting the Azov supply base.’

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It’s the second time this month the Royal Navy has responded to Russian activity in UK waters.

Inspired by Ukraine, Britain is turning to AI to fight Russian attacks (Picture: AFP)

Britain will flush more than £1 billion on artificial intelligence and a cyber team in response to major Russian attacks authorised by Vladimir Putin.

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‘People who criticize Stalin or draw attention to crimes committed under Stalin are now threatened with jail, with media attacks.’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin fired back after US President Donald Trump said he ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY’.

It’s a major turning point.

‘I don’t know what’s wrong with him?’

She ordered her daughter to be drowned in a nearby river.

The £130,000,000,000 project will be ‘fully operational by 2029’.

A Russian Su-24 is capable of carrying guided bombs and precision missiles (Picture: Getty Images)

Nato was forced to deploy forces to intercept a Russian Su-34 bomber performing ‘dangerous maneuvers’ over the Baltic Sea.

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Nikolai Chesnokov, 68, fell ill and collapsed after climbing 200 steps to the top of the memorial (Picture: east2west / Shutterstock)

The chancellor of Russia’s top sports university has died inside the head of ‘Motherland Call…

Vladimir Putin has made a rare visit to the front lines amid a deadly drone attack on a Ukrainian military training camp.

Devastating missile and drone strikes in the Sumy region of Ukraine have killed at least six Ukrainian soldiers carrying out training exercises, with ‘more than 10 wounded’.

Despite stop-start ceasefire talks brokered by the US, Putin has unleashed several attacks on both civilian and military targets, killing nine people in a strike on a bus and targeting several residential buildings and warehouses.

Ukraine also struck Russia overnight in the most intense strikes since the most recent call between Putin and US President Donald Trump, hitting a semiconductor factory and an ammunition warehouse.

There are concerns that the decision to hold military training exercises less than 30miles from the Russian border may have enabled the pinpoint strike.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko blamed ‘those who decided to conduct military training practically on the front line’ for the strike, adding: ‘People are no longer valued at all.

‘From orders to remain surrounded by training grounds next to the enemy.

‘This is not the first or second time something like this has happened.

‘So far, no one has been held accountable. This is bull****. There are no other words.’

The Russian Defence Ministry claims up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, including 20 instructors, an ammunition depot and equipment were ‘destroyed’ in the attack.

The Ukrainian National Guard said: ‘An official investigation into the tragedy is underway.

‘The commander of the unit has been suspended, and the necessary information has been passed to law enforcement agencies.’

Meanwhile across the border in Kursk region, Putin paid a visit close to the war zone to speak to locals and regional officials.

He also visited the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant-2, which is currently under construction, in the secret visit which wasn’t disclosed until he had already left.

Putin drank tea with locals and said: ‘It’s been a while that I wanted to visit [Kursk region], to talk about your work, to thank you for it, to learn how it’s organised in more detail, and ask questions natural in such circumstances: what needs to be done additionally to help and support you?’

Trump has not ruled out new sanctions against Russia, but is yet to impose them after Putin refused to agree to an immediate ceasefire.

‘It will be my decision, no one else’s, we’ll see what Russia does, how it behaves,’ he said.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said: ‘The main problem is that Russia wants something it doesn’t have now and has no right to, and Ukraine wants something it can’t get back by military means. That’s the crux of the problem.’

And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Britain for imposing new sanctions on Russia, saying ‘only coercion will work’ and adding: ‘Today there is a British sanction decision, there is also an EU decision, and it would be good if the United States also helped.

‘European partners are already preparing the next steps in this extremely important pressure on Russia to end the war.’

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They even share the exact same birthday.

The ‘doomsday radio station’ began broadcasting eerie messages when Putin’s call with Trump began.

The shelling signalled the Kremlin intends to continue its war in the face of the US president’s bid to stop the relentless killing.