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Russia / Ukraine

‘This isn’t Russian roulette any more… it’s like the suicide of lemmings’

Published by The Daily Mail (14th February, 2023) Russia has suffered some of the heaviest military losses in a single battle since the start of the war after […]

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Europe / Norway / Russia / Ukraine

I was thrown into a pit for refusing to fight for Putin – and escaped from being executed by sledgehammer

Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th February, 2023) The former commander of a Russian mercenary unit has seen one of his men beaten to death with a […]

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Europe / Germany / Russia / Ukraine

Germany risks becoming a pariah in Europe

Published by The i paper (23rd January, 2023) Russia’s generals have long thought that they could win a war with the West. They knew any conflict would be […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

A woman whose story shows why the war must be won

Published by The i paper (January 2nd, 2023) As the past year slides into history, it will be remembered for the outbreak of a cruel war that scars our […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny

Published by The Daily Mail (14th November, 2022) On the outskirts of Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv lies a suburb of Soviet-era apartment blocks that were once filled with […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Town of the Damned

Published by The Daily Mail (9th November, 2022) Lisa was staring in shock at the block of flats once filled with happy families. The two ends still stood […]

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Europe / Russia

World’s most infamous mercenary steps out the shadows

Published by The i paper (7th November, 2022) Russia, like most modern countries, sees matters of defence, security and foreign policy as something that should be controlled by […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Slaughter of the conscripts

Published by The Daily Mail (8th November, 2022) MORE than 500 conscripts from one Russian battalion were slaughtered in 72 hours after being dumped on the front line […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Why Ukraine is now hellbent on retaking Crimea – despite Putin’s nuclear threats

Published by The Daily Mail (3rd November, 2022) For Ukrainians, the situation is clear. Vladimir Putin’s torture of their country through invasion started eight years ago when ‘little […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Now Putin is weaponising winter

Published by The i paper (31st October, 2022) Last night, the sirens began wailing as I walked into a shopping centre. A Russian bomber had been detected flying […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Putin using three body doubles who’ve had surgery to look like him, says Ukraine military chief

Published by The Mail on Sunday (30th October, 2022) Vladimir Putin is using at least three body doubles who have had plastic surgery to look like him, claims […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Putin’s missiles blitz power stations as he tries to freeze Ukraine into submission

Published by The Mail on Sunday (23rd October, 2022) Russia unleashed a fresh wave of missile strikes on cities and towns across Ukraine yesterday as Vladimir Putin seeks […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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