'Abandoned Russian trench' spotted amid fierce fighting sparks brutal Twitter jokes

the warzone.Nikolai Nizalov moved to the UK nearly 10 years ago but felt compelled to return to his native country to help fight back against Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion. The 19-year-old, who is studying natural sciences at Cambridge, headed to Ukraine just days after playing a varsity water polo match against Oxford University.

Vladimir Putin backers have cruised down a motorway flying Russian flags in a "disgusting" demonstration. The invasion of Ukraine where towns have been obliterated and thousands of people killed has clearly not weakened everyone's support for the Kremlin.

brutal invasion of Ukraine continues. The latest example of incompetence by Vladimir Putin’s forces resulted in local forces mocking the Russians, claiming they don’t even know how to understand the weather.The Luhansk Regional Military Administration said: "The Russians do not know how to fight – they did not even calculate which direction the wind blows."Images of the brown cloud of noxious gas appeared from under-fire Luhansk Oblast as parts of the region – Rubizhne, Lysychansk, Kreminna, Severodonetsk and Zolote – endured heavy bombardments over the weekend.On Saturday, Governor of Luhansk Oblast Serhiy Haidai said: "Chemical attack again! Near Rubezhnoye, the orcs hit a tank with nitric acid again!"He advised residents to "not come out of hiding" and to "close all doors and windows" in homes.Haidai pointed out: "Effects on humans: nitric acid is dangerous if inhaled, swallowed or in contact with skin and mucous membranes."The governor added that the "acidic fumes are irritating to the respiratory tract" and can lead to "bronchitis, dizziness, drowsiness and – in severe poisoning – pulmonary oedema".It’s just the latest example of own goals suffered by the occupying Russian forces.

Ukraine faces a 15-year sentence after one of the students reported her. Irina Gen, a 45-year-old English teacher from the city of Penza in Russia, is facing criminal prosecution for discussing Russia's war in Ukraine with her eighth-grade class.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn a career that stretches back 40 years, Sean Penn has had many great roles, from Jeff Spicoli to Harvey Milk, from the surly teen sociopath of “Bad Boys” to the soulful death-row sociopath of “Dead Man Walking.” Yet there’s a role Penn is now playing that he has embraced with fierce commitment and skill, but it still doesn’t look very good on him. That’s the role of The American Civilian Who Cares About the War in Ukraine More Than You Do.You’ve seen him play the role at press conferences and in interviews with cable-TV news hosts.

A nine-year-old Ukrainian girl wrote a heartbreaking letter to her mum who was killed when a car they were in together was shelled by Russian forces - calling her 'the best mom in the world'. The contents of the note, which appears to have been written in a diary, was revealed on Twitter by Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

Ukraine as Vladimir Putin insists that "all is going to plan". The grieving widows, mothers, and sisters of Russian soldiers killed as a result of the conflict have slammed Putin for tearing their families apart.

Ukraine has pleaded with the world's military powers to "give us some f****** weapons please." Former US Army staff sergeant James Vasquez, 47, from Connecticut arrived in Ukraine earlier this month to fight against Vladimir Putin's Russian invaders. But he has bemoaned the state of the weaponry that his unit has had to put up with, saying in a now deleted tweet that "we will not win with trash weapons.""Give us some f****** weapons please.

Ukrainian armed forces reveal a Russian commander ordering his men to massacre unarmed civilians. Ukrainian intelligence operatives claim to have hacked Russian radio communications during the siege of Mariupol.

Russian troops discussing the horrific massacre in Bucha, Ukraine. National intelligence agency BND told the German parliament on Wednesday (April 6) that they had accessed conversations between members of Vladimir Putin's armed forces in Ukraine, according to Der Spiegel magazine.In the statement they reportedly said that some of the communications matched with known deaths.

appalling evidence of torture and killing of civilians.President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Bucha in the aftermath and said it made peace talks with Russia hard to stomach.He said: "These are war crimes and will be recognised by the world as genocide.

Vladimir Putin's troops are woefully underprepared for their invasion of Ukraine and have resorted to drinking from ponds filled with dead frogs. Since Putin's remarkable act of aggression in invading Ukraine, things have gone from bad to worse for his invading forces.According to Russian conscripts on the frontline, many have been given 19th-century rifles and been ordered to draw enemy fire. Fighters in the Donbas region have said they were shipped out to Ukraine with no food or water, no training and completely subpar equipment.

Wealthy Russian socialites escaping the conflict to shop in Dubai are furious that Chanel has refused to sell them their favourite luxuries.

Richard Madeley went full " Alan Partridge " as he compared Russian war crimes to an old legal story about a man on a bus.

Vladimir Putin is now relying on the help of his very own 'Dad's Army' to help fight his war on Ukraine. In a desperate attempt to make up the numbers to replace soldiers killed in battle, the age cap for Russian military volunteers has been stretched to 60.Retired servicemen are being called up specifically to fill the roles of tank commanders, snipers and engineers in two Siberian cities after around 15,000 Russian soldiers fell to resistance in Ukraine.A rallying cry from the Kremlin for former soldiers to return to duty and make their way to either Chelyabinsk or Tyumen, has been reported by Russian media.

Channel 4 by the government.The comedian's tweet comes after the Government has pushed ahead with the privatisation of the channel despite the broadcaster urging to keep it under public ownership.In view of her 1.2 million followers, the star shared her thoughts on the move.Sue wrote: "A government that talks about celebrating British achievements in the same breath as selling them off to foreign investors."We are sunk."The channel will reportedly be sold off by the Government for at least £1billion in the biggest privatisation in nine years - since the Royal Mail went private.The move risks the channel falling into the hands of streaming platforms such as Netflix or Amazon Prime.The new flagship Media Bill, set to be discussed in the Queen's speech next month, will enable ministers to sell the channel ahead of the next election.It comes after a series of clashes between the Tories and Channel 4 ahead of the 2019 election.In the same year, Dorothy Byrne - Channel 4's boss - branded Boris Johnson a "known liar" and "coward" and compared him to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a conversation at a TV festival.Similarly, Channel 4's former lead presenter Jon Snow was filmed screaming "f*** the Toris" at Glastonbury in 2017.The proceeds of the sale are expected to be earmarked for levelling up funds by “putting money into independent production and wider creative skills in priority parts of the country".Responding to the announcement that the move was going ahead, a spokesperson for Channel 4 said: "With over 60,000 submissions to the government's public consultation, it is disappointing that today's announcement has been made without formally recognising the significant public interest concerns which have been

Ukrainian town won back from retreating Russian soldiers, state officials claim.Graphic images of dead bodies discarded among rubble have been shared by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office who claim the photos were taken in a chilling building in Bucha.The Office alleges the corpses belonged to citizens who had been tortured and killed by Russian soldiers when Moscow had a fleeting grip on the city.Ukrainian officials say 410 civilians have been killed in the towns surrounding Kyiv so far with 300 partially buried or not buried at all in Bucha alone.Bodies of men, women and children were also seen strewn across roads in Bucha over the weekend after Vladimir Putin's invading military pulled back from the city. The horrendous disregard for civilian life as evidenced by a tragic mass grave has been widely condemned with international governing bodies pledging to punish Russia for it.

Two Russian soldiers have apparently died and several dozen more allegedly became sick after apparently being served poisoned pastries by local Ukrainian citizens.

Vladimir Putin has drafted 130,000 conscripts into the Russian army in a desperate attempt to turn around his stalled invasion, according to western officials.

Russia soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The leaked information reportedly includes names, addresses, dates of birth, passport numbers and unit affiliation.It comes after the hacktivist group claimed responsibility for a number of cyber attacks against Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin since Russia invaded Ukraine back in February.

Russian invasion.Arthur Ozerov performs as the blonde-haired glitzy Aura in their home country but now the 32-year-old has decided to join the fight to save Ukraine.Arthur made the decision after feeling he can no longer sit back and watch his people being killed and buildings being destroyed by Vladimir Putin's troops.He said: “I can't just sit at home and watch how people are killed, houses are destroyed.“Victory of us! Everything will be Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine!“34 days of war have passed - we continue to defend my mother Ukraine.“Together to victory.”The Kyiv-native added: “More than 30 days of war, more than a month of blood.“I'm not a soldier in the army, but I help.“I'm a drag queen artist. I love my country.“Each of us is a hero and a warrior - each of us fights for Ukraine.“We are killed, but we fight and we win.“Ukraine will be independent and strong.”His decision to don the army uniform was praised on Instagram, with hundreds of users commenting with a variety of heart, clapping and Ukraine flag emojis.He becomes the latest in a long line of those with no combat skills joining the fight.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Yesterday, two Russian soldiers died and another 28 were in intensive care after eating poisoned stuffed buns gifted to them by brave and defiant Ukrainian civilians in the eastern town of Izium, near Kharkiv.It's thought that two soldiers from the 3rd Motor Rifle Division died immediately after eating the stuffed buns, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine announced via Facebook on Saturday, April 2."As a result, two invaders were killed at once, another 28 went to intensive care.