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This story contains audio Muted Russian soldiers made thousands of calls from the battlefield in Ukraine to relatives at home. Here are their conversations. (Note: They contain explicit language.) 00:24 Ivan Hello? Hi, Mommy. Yevgeniy We are positioned in Bucha town. Sergey Our offense has stalled. We’re losing this war. …

European countries on Tuesday raced to investigate unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines running under the Baltic Sea near Sweden and Denmark, infrastructure at the heart of an energy crisis since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Several European officials said sabotage appeared to be the likely cause, while Russia — …

A Russian man set himself ablaze to avoid being conscripted into the war with Ukraine.   The man went to the Ryazan bus station in the southeastern city of Ryazan and lit himself on fire on Monday, September 26.   This comes less than a week after President Vladimir Putin announced …

A gunman opened fire at a conscription office in Russia today, September 26, to protest against enlistment in the Russia-Ukraine war, amid Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation.   He critically wounded a recruitment officer at the enlistment centre in Siberia, the local governor confirmed.   The incident occurred in the town of Ust-Ilimsk …

Russian men are fleeing into neighbouring Georgia to avoid being called-up to fight in a war they do not believe in, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to mobilise hundreds of thousands of reservists for the conflict in Ukraine. According to Russia’s own government statistics released by state media reported, …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has granted full Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden.   Edward Joseph Snowden, an America born former computer intelligence consultant, leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013, when he was an employee and subcontractor of the agency.   Snowden, 39, fled …

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church claims Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s first mobilisation since World War Two.   Patriarch Kirill is a key Putin ally and backer of …

The Ukranian Ministry of defence has released shocking photos showing the devastating condition of a Ukranian soldier captured by Russia.   Mykhailo Dianov, a Ukrainian soldier was released on Wednesday, September 21 by the Russian government after the UAE helped broker a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.   Before …

House Republicans are using Russian stock footage to promote their midterm election agenda for America. Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost tweeted: Here’s a side-by-side of the image used in the GOP’s video — a scene apparently aimed at celebrating America’s natural resources — and the original stock footage filmed in Russia. …

Four occupied areas of Ukraine under Russia’s control have announced plans for urgent referendums to join Russia, paving the way for Russian annexation. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stalled in recent months with Ukraine recapturing swathes of territory in the north-eastern part of the country propelled by arms sent from …