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The Latest Breaking News from Russia

Latest in Ukraine: All eyes on Bakhmut as Russia fights to take it over (March 6)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Russia forced to use 60-year-old tanks because of heavy losses, says UK

A Ministry of Defence intellgence update said Russia had taken 800 T-62 main battle tanks (MBTs), first introduced in 1961, out of storage ‘to make up for previous losses’

The Independent UK

Putin won’t live to see the end of Ukraine invasion, Russian state TV pundit fears

Sergey Mikheyev told Russian state TV: ‘If we move at this speed, this will last for decades or some kind of decision might be made that will be hard to portray as a success, it’s obvious’

Evening Standard

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Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin's genocide

Ninety years ago, a young Welsh investigative journalist uncovered the Soviet Union’s genocide in Ukraine, Stalin’s attempt to stamp down on rising nationalism. The Holomodor, as it became known, was responsible for the deaths of some 4 million Ukrainians through deliberate starvation.

The Conversation

Georgian parliament descends into punch-up over 'Russian-inspired' foreign agent law

Georgian parliament descends into a brawl over a proposed law that critics say resembles the start of Russia's crackdown on civil disobedience.

ABC News

Ukrainian star Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake Russian rival's hand after WTA title win

The Ukrainian tennis star enjoyed her greatest achievement in the game so far by securing her first title win against an opponent she did not engage with in the traditional manner post match

Daily Mirror

Ukraine vows to fortify defences in frontline Bakhmut

KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine pledged on Monday to bolster its defences in frontline Bakhmut, after reports that Kyiv was withdrawing from the city that's become a symbolic prize in the war.

Bangkok Post

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What is a pogrom? Israeli mob attack has put a century-old word in the spotlight

Following the murder of two Israeli brothers in the West Bank on Feb. 26, 2023, a mob of around 400 Israelis attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara. They torched dozens of homes and cars, leaving one dead and hundreds wounded before being stopped by Israeli security forces.

The Conversation

Putin’s gymnast ‘lover’ says she’s found her ‘ideal man’ in rediscovered interview

Alina Kabaeva, who was first reported to be involved with the Russian president in 2008, spoke about having met ‘a great man’ in 2008

The Independent UK

Defence Secretary ‘pretty confident’ about receiving Budget boost

Ben Wallace has lobbied for extra funding to deal with inflationary pressures and the cost of backing Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian tennis star refuses handshake after beating Russian opponent

Kostyuk has been critical of Russian players who have not condemned the invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Mutiny among Russian fighters as Wagner chief moans troops aren't being supplied

Yevgeny Prigozhin's soldiers have joined the regular Russian army as they battle Ukrainian forces to capture Bakhmut, an eastern city that has become the frontline of the current conflict

Daily Mirror

China 'prepares for war' as it unveils enormous £185billion defence budget

China Government spokesman Wang Chao gave no indication of whether the rate of increase to be announced on Sunday at the opening of the National People's Congress's annual session in Beijing would be above or below last year's 7.1%

Daily Mirror

Russia steps up effort to take elusive prize of Ukraine city

The fate of Bakhmut appears to be hanging in the balance as Russian forces continue to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city

The Independent UK

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Reuters

Fistfight erupts in Georgia parliament over 'Russian-inspired' foreign agent law

Lawmakers in Georgia engaged in fistfights on Monday as a parliamentary committee debated a controversial law that would regulate "foreign agents" which critics say is modelled on draconian legislation in neighbouring Russia.

Reuters

Russia says it thwarts Ukraine-backed murder plot against nationalist tycoon

Russia's FSB security service said on Monday it had thwarted a Ukraine-backed car bomb attack against a prominent nationalist businessman who has been a cheerleader for Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Ukraine needs continued Western support — and tough love — on its path to true nationhood

The day the Ukrainian Parliament declared independence on Aug. 24, 1991, I witnessed the historical moment from the gallery with my wife and a group of Western expatriates. Below us, amid rapturous applause, a huge Ukrainian flag was carried into the hall on the shoulders of many of Ukraine’s founding…

Fortune

How the IMF naively parroted Putin’s fake statistics–and botched its economic forecast for Russia

The IMF simply does not have the data it needs to independently calculate Russia’s GDP by any accepted method.

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WEKU

Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches

The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes.

The Independent UK

Russian mercenary group chief says Putin’s position in Bakhmut at risk

Russian fighters asked to fight Ukrainian forces with ‘firearms and shovels’

Daily Mirror

Apocalyptic photos show 10,000-person town wiped off face of earth in Ukraine

Before Russia's invasion, 10,000 people lived in Mariinka, a town in the suburbs of Donetsk, which has become an apocalyptic wasteland as Vladimir Putin's troops raze neighbourhoods to the ground

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin: What is driving Russian leader’s relentless assault on Ukraine?

He sold the invasion as a collective decision with his military chiefs, but it is the president alone who will have to answer to history, writes Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK

Marta Kostyuk dedicates maiden title to people ‘fighting and dying’ in Ukraine

The 20-year-old Ukrainian has been the most vocal critic of the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian players to continue competing.

Bangkok Post

'Just lower the water!' Flood fatigue in the village that halted Russia

DEMYDIV, Ukraine: More than a year after the Ukrainian military flooded his village to halt Russia's lightning march on Kyiv, Ivan Kukuruza's basement is still submerged and his patience is running out.

Evening Standard

Russian military deploying 60-year-old T-62 battle tanks to make up for losses in Ukraine, MoD says

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russia’s front lines near Bakhmut could collapse if his forces did not receive the ammunition

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