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Institute for Study of War says Russians unable to secure Kyiv attack positions – as it happened

Think tank says ‘increasingly static nature of the fighting reflects incapacity of Russian forces rather than any shift in Russian objectives or efforts’

The Guardian - AU

UK targets Russian drone manufacturer in new wave of sanctions

The Ministry of Defence reveals that unmanned aerial vehicle producer Kronshtadt is being blacklisted

Wales Online

Ukraine Changes the Face of War Forever

Every fried Russian tank and dead soldier drives home the point that superpowers can no longer dominate simply because they have more troops and weapons.

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Former MoD 'UFO adviser' said alien invasion will 'change the world forever'

Nick Pope worked for the British Government and was an adviser for the Ministry of Defence on UFOs and extraterrestrial life, and now he's lifted the lid on inside chats

Daily Mirror

We’re bringing victory closer, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Russian troops with “dwindling” morale are being forced in some areas away from the capital Kyiv

Evening Standard

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

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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

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

Daily Mirror

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

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Reuters

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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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Evening Standard

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

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

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

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