Troops are saying no to officers, knowing that punishment is light while Russia is not technically at war When the soldiers of an elite Russian army brigade were told in early April to prepare for a second deployment to Ukraine, fear broke out among the ranks. The unit, stationed in […]
Month: May 2022
Vadim Shysimarin, 21, a tank commander is charged with murdering a 62-year-old civilian Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A court in Kyiv will hear the first war crime trial since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine when a Russian soldier accused of murdering a 62-year-old civilian appears in the dock […]
Kyiv court set to hear first war crimes trial of Russian soldier; Moscow threatens retaliation after Finland announces Nato plans A court in Kyiv will hear the first war crime trial of the invasion. Vadim Shysimarin, 21, a commander in Russia’s Kantemirovskaya tank division, is accused of shooting dead an […]
Exclusive: Influential representatives likely to underline Biden’s commitment to defend Good Friday agreement A delegation of influential US congress representatives will fly to London within days amid growing concern in the White House about spiralling tensions over the Northern Ireland protocol, the Guardian can reveal. With the UK government poised […]
Lawyer for Coleen Rooney suggests Vardy is trying to shift blame for leaking of information to Sun newspaper Rebekah Vardy has been accused of throwing her former agent and friend “under a bus” in a last-ditch attempt to save her reputation in the “Wagatha Christie” libel trial. The footballer’s wife […]
Exclusive: Russian soldier who allegedly killed man before raping his wife to be among first to face trial Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Three Russian prisoners of war accused of targeting or murdering civilians, and a soldier who allegedly killed a man before raping his wife, are set to be in […]
Russian-controlled administration in Kherson plans to request annexation; Ukraine claims it has recaptured Pytomnyk, north of Kharkiv Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Continue reading…
Unclear if Kremlin will agree to annex captured Ukrainian territory or use threat to put pressure on Kyiv Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates The Russian-controlled administration in the Ukrainian city of Kherson has said it plans to request annexation by Moscow, a move that would confirm the Kremlin’s permanent occupation of […]
Pentagon intelligence chief suggests neither side winning despite claim by Kyiv that its forces are pushing Russian troops back Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates Russian and Ukrainian forces appear to be settling into a gruelling and deadly stalemate in Ukraine’s east, amid warnings from a senior US military official that neither […]
Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns by Damian Carrington and Matthew Taylor The world’s biggest fossil fuel firms are quietly planning […]