Expert claims Putin is only not annihilating Ukraine for one very terrifying reason

Russian president Vladimir Putin, according to experts. Measuring a staggering 459ft, we reported last week how it was being investigated after it was believed to have been owned by Putin, but has, until that point, never been confirmed.

Kendall Roy wears them in the final scenes of the most recent series of Succession – and he’s not the only fan in his family.You’ll find a Loro Piana store anywhere where the ultra-high net worths of the world congregate, from Gstaad to Monte Carlo to Macau. The house sponsors an annual superyacht regatta off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda and another one in St Barths in the Caribbean.

Vladimir Putin says his erratic behaviour during the Ukraine invasion has demonstrated how much he has derailed in the space of a mere few months. Allan Pease, who has been dubbed 'Mr Body Language', says he has known the Russian president for 30 years and described him as a "fast learner".

Chelsea are believed to forking out up to £600,000 on loan wages every week.Blues players who are under contracts at Stamford Bridge but playing for loan clubs amount to the highest total cost in the Premier League, according to data by BettingOdds. This is despite the financial predicament the club finds itself in, with UK-enforced sanctions being hit on their current owner Roman Abramovich.The current state of play means Chelsea are inoperable as a business - they can’t renew contracts or sign players until the club is changed over to a new owner.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is reportedly 'hiding' his two luxury superyachts in Turkish waters to prevent them from getting seized through prospective government sanctions.The Russian billionaire has had his life turned upside down in the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, with oligarchs around the world facing intense scrutiny over their ties to the Kremlin.After being forced to relinquish control of Chelsea, and having his UK-based properties seized, Abramovich is now scrambling to protect his remaining assets and has moved his £400 million superyacht Eclipse from the Caribbean to the jurisdictionally safe Mediterranean waters of Turkey.The 160-metre boat, which was the world's longest private yacht when it first launched, features two helicopter pads, two swimming pools, several hot tubs and even a mini submarine.

Chelsea fans could be allowed to attend matches again if new plans being discussed by the government are given the green light. Blues supporters are currently not able to buy tickets for matches due to the sanctions imposed on owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government. Abramovich has had his assets frozen due to his alleged links to Russian president Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

drone” that uses artificial intelligence to recognise targets and destroy them without being controlled by a human operator has reportedly been spotted in UkraineUkraine’s Internal Affairs Minister Anton Gerashchenko posted a photo of the KUB-BLA device to Telegram.The six-foot drone is made by by ZALA Aero, a subsidiary of famed Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov. After being fired from a portable launcher the KUB-BLA can loiter over a target area for up to half an hour, flying at speeds of around 80mph.Once it has recognised a suitable target it deliberately crashes into it, detonating its seven-pound high explosive payload.The images shared by Mr Gerashchenko appear to show a drone that has been damaged or shot down, but have yet to be officially verified.At a demonstration of the deadly drone in 2019, ZALA claimed that it featured “intelligent detection and recognition of objects by class and type in real time”.Noting the effectiveness of Ukraine’s portable anti-aircraft missiles, military expert Samuel Bendett says the killer drones are “an extraordinarily cheap alternative to flying manned missions”.“They are very effective both militarily and of course psychologically,” he told Wired.Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here. A UN report published last year concluded that a similar drone may have been used to 'hunt down' ground troops in the Libyan civil war.

Vladimir Putin’s former aides, nicknamed ‘The Bulldozer’, is one of many deaths in Russian politics that have been ruled accidental.Mikhail Lesin, 57, was known for his aggressive control of Russian media, which was the reason behind his peculiar nickname. On November 4, 2015, the 57-year-old was found dead in a hotel room in the US capital of Washington DC.

Billy Bragg has criticised Ukrainian band Beton for their supposed far-right links, after they released a cover of The Clash’s ‘London’s Calling’.Last week, the Ukrainian punk band reworked The Clash’s iconic track to create ‘Kyiv Calling’, a protest song against the Russian invasion.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and declared martial law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24. Since then, The United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has estimated that the conflict has claimed 1,900 civilian casualties.

The head of an international film festival in Lithuania has expressed support for the proposed boycott of Russian cinema, despite the majority of major fests declining to join the movement.

Rosamund Pike was among a group protesting Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine outside the Russian Embassy in London on Sunday, March 20.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has been denounced by the world for his horrific invasion of Ukraine and the treatment of its people, however a startling lesson from history shows he could be much worse. During Russia's invasion of Chechnya in the 1990's, Vladimir Putin's forces employed a range of torture techniques including asphyxiation and chemical baths, it has been claimed. The horrific conflict came relatively early on in the despot's premiership and has many alarming parallels to his latest move in Ukraine, although there has been so far no evidence to suggest Russia is torturing Ukrainians.

Vladimir Putin is now so worried about his sheer loss of soldiers that he is now calling up minors to fight in the invasion of Ukraine. According to local Ukrainian news outlets, Putin signed an order on March 15 giving the army permission to call up those aged 17-18 to join the army.The order, in Russian, states: “On the organisation of the involvement of members of the military-patriotic public movement Unarmiya (young army) in a special operation on the territory of Ukraine.”The order had already been signed by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who set up the Young Army nearly a decade ago.It also states that those at the top of Russia's army “must provide proposals for the training of these personnel as soon as possible”, and Rennady Zhidko, who is chief of the main military political department of the Russian Army, has been told to make sure the order is carried out.According to several news outlets yesterday, around 14,000 Russians have been killed in the fighting in Ukraine – which accounts for about 70% of all losses during the invasion.Putin gave the go-ahead to establish the All-Russia "Young Army" National Military Patriotic Social Movement Association in 2015.

Statista. And over the years, celebs have met with Russian President Vladimir Putin while visiting the country for events, like professional fights and concerts. Here’s a look at some celebs who either once hobnobbed or briefly met with Putin.Mickey RourkeIn an interview with Fox News Digital, Mickey Rourke recalled meeting Putin when Rourke had a “professional fight four years ago” in Russia.“I had the time of my life,” Rourke told Fox News Digital about visiting the country. “The people couldn’t have been nicer, more polite, more respectful.

Amanda Holden, 51, has witnessed the devastation caused by the war in Ukraine after she travelled to a refugee camp in Medyka, Poland.The Britain’s Got Talent judge has been reporting from the ground on her Global podcast Ukraine’s Hidden Voices, which launched earlier this month.She took to Instagram yesterday to share a picture of an exhausted Ukrainian woman, in view of her 1.8 million followers.The poignant photo showed a young Ukrainian woman sleeping while sitting on a chair and using a bag as a pillow.Next to her, another woman looked at her phone with her bag clutched between her legs.Amanda, who was left speechless by the scenes she had witnessed, hit out at the Home Secretary over some of her latest remarks on the refugee crisis.She captioned the shot: “Priti Patel has said Vladimir Putin might try to use Ukrainian women and children to infiltrate the UK.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime says she was taught how to have “the best sex” at the military academy.Aliia Roza, 37, says she was turned into the “perfect soldier” at 18 after being armed with seduction techniques, as well as gun and martial arts training.The mum-of-one claims she was one of very few women born in the USSR given the special training as she was taught how to use her looks to manipulate and convince her targets to unveil information.Speaking to the Sun, Aliia said: “Sexual education was really important because you have to be the best lover otherwise, how would you seduce?"Or you would seduce but then the sex process wouldn't be that great.

The British government has condemned the “abduction and deportation” of Ukrainians from the besieged city of Mariupol, in a move that has been likened to Nazi Germany.

Ukrainian civilians are being rounded up by Russian troops and sent to “work camps” thousands of miles from their homes, a Ukrainian MP has claimed. Inna Sovsun told Times Radio yesterday that as many as 5,000 civilians had been being taken to “very distant parts of Russia” and “forced to sign papers saying that they will stay in that area for two or three years and they will work for free in those areas”.

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, many industries have sanctioned Russia, including Hollywood.  Although Russia isn’t a leading market for Hollywood, it was one of the top six box office markets worldwide in revenue in 2021, according to Statista.  And over the years, celebs have met with Russian President Vladimir Putin while visiting the country for events, like professional fights and concerts.  Here’s a look at some celebs who either once hobnobbed or briefly met with Putin. Mickey Rourke In an interview with Fox News Digital, Mickey Rourke recalled meeting Putin when Rourke had a "professional fight four years ago" in Russia.

A small band of Moscow’s elite is plotting to topple Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian intelligence officials claim.

Formula 1 fans couldn't help but see the funny side after Kevin Magnussen, who stepped in as Russian driver Nikita Mazepin's Haas replacement earlier this month, finished fifth in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.Mazepin was dropped by Haas in light of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February, having initially joined the team ahead of the 2021 season, though he never managed to finish higher than 14th all year.While they were a few surprises in Bahrain this afternoon, including the dramatic retirement of both Red Bulls cars, Magnussen's emphatic performance has probably already done enough to suggest that Haas made a smart decision.Fans flooded to social media after the race, displaying very little sympathy for the ousted Russian driver."Imagine being Mazepin and seeing Kevin finishing on P5 with "your" car. Whoops," one fan tweeted."I’d like to see Mazepin come 5th in the first race of the season," posted another.A third wrote: "Lol Magnussen got 5th in Mazepin's car," while a fourth said: "Ditch the Russian Mazepin and then you go get P5.