Inside Putin’s ‘military Disneyland’ theme park where kids play on grenade launchers and eat army rations for lunch

ROLLERCOASTERS are out but rocket launchers are in at Vladimir Putin’s own military version of Disneyland. Patriot Park is said to be Russia’s family-friendly theme park and showground, which displays military hardware and also happens to attract international arms dealers. 9 Vlad has its own version of Disneyland in Russia, where children can play with … Read more

Russia accuses Kyiv of ‘terrorist’ attack on Belgorod civilians

“In order to increase the number of casualties of the terrorist attack they used cluster munitions,” he continued, claiming that Kyiv targeted a sports centre, an ice rink and a university. “(It was a) deliberate, indiscriminate attack against a civilian target.” “UN Security Council members have an opportunity to do their duty and assess the … Read more

Russia hammers Ukraine with biggest barrage of the war

By Illia Novikov and Hanna Arhirova | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official called the biggest aerial barrage of the war. At least 144 people were wounded and … Read more

Furious Putin demands ‘revenge’ after Russian warship destroyed as he warns Ukraine war will grind on for 5 years

A FURIOUS Vladimir Putin has sent “revenge” squads into occupied Crimea to hunt down any locals who helped Kyiv blitz his warship. It comes amid revelations that the humiliated Russian tyrant vowed to drag his grinding war of attrition in Ukraine out for at least five more years. 6 The raging inferno in the aftermath … Read more

‘We Have A Very Large Amount Of Work To Do’, Says President Putin, Invites PM Modi To Visit Russia

President Putin asked EAM Jaishankar to pass on to PM Modi “his best wishes” and an invitation to come to Russia. It is worth noting that 21 annual summits have taken place alternatively in India and Russia. (Images: X/@DrSJaishankar) Vladimir Putin And Narendra Modi: Amid the ongoing war with Ukraine and indirect involvement with the … Read more

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny on Tuesday confirmed his arrival at what he described as a snow-swept prison above the Arctic Circle and said he was in excellent spirits despite a tiring 20-day journey to get there. Navalny posted an update on X via his lawyers after his allies lost touch with him for … Read more

Who Is Vladimir Putin’s Challenger Yekaterina Duntsova?

Former TV journalist Yekaterina Duntsova applied to the electoral commission to be registered as a candidate just three days earlier. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia December 14, 2023. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo). Yekaterina Duntsova (R), a former regional journalist who plans to run for Russian … Read more

Analysts say Ukraine’s forces are pivoting to defense

By Volodymr Yurchuk | Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s armed forces are taking up a more defensive posture, a military analysis said Wednesday, after their summer counteroffensive failed to achieve a major breakthrough against Russia’s army and as winter weather sets in after almost 22 months of the war. “In recent weeks, Ukraine has … Read more

“They’ve left me behind,” American Paul Whelan says from Russian prison after failed bid to secure release

Paul Whelan, an American who’s been imprisoned in Russia for 5 years on espionage charges that both he and the U.S. government dismiss as baseless, has said it’s “unfathomable” that the Biden administration has “left me behind” while other Americans have been freed in prisoner swaps. Whelan told CBS News’ partner network BBC News in … Read more