Ministry of Defence in grim warning Russians are breaking human rights laws in Ukraine

Chelsea could be kicked out of the Premier League next season should their takeover fall through.The Blues' takeover could be in doubt after Roman Abramovich demanded £1.6billion he loaned to the club to be repaid as part of the sale. Abramovich had made the loan to the club through an investment vehicle, and he had originally said he didn't want the money back.However, the Blues have changed their stance, and have requested the debt 'owed' to Abramovich should be sent as part of the proceeds of sale to Jersey-based Camberley International Investment.

Vladimir Putin’s sex-mad girlfriend has warned that the absence of Russians in gymnastics will cause the sport to fall into “degradation”.Russian gymnasts are currently not allowed to partake in international competitions following a ban by the International Gymnastics Federation due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Athens 2004 all-around champion Alina Kabaeva, 38, has been vocal in opposing anti-Russian sporting sanctions, previously calling the backlash “the most disgraceful page in the history of world sports”.Kabaeva, who is rumoured to be the hidden girlfriend of Putin and allegedly has three children with the warlord, has now warned that the sport will suffer in Russia’s absence.The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics torchbearer told Russian media outlet TASS that the current rules "already limit the possibilities and development of world rhythmic gymnastics”.Kabaeva added: "This sport was born in our country and until now Russia has been a trendsetter in rhythmic gymnastics.“The absence of Russia in this sport will lead the world rhythmic gymnastics to degradation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been branded "the main war criminal of the 21st century" after allegations of rape and torture following his invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova also said she was "sure" that rape was a deliberate tactic deployed by Russian soldiers as she visited the devastated city of Irpin on Tuesday (May 3).

Ukraine will only come to an end when bonkers Vladimir Putin has died, according to a top military spy chief. The claims come amid reports the Russian President’s health has rapidly deteriorated and is showing signs of terminal cancer.Major General Kyrylo Budanov, one of Kyiv’s top officers, agreed it was “unrealistic” to expect Putin to retreat when asked if the former KGB officer would die before fighting ends.

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Playboy model who Vladimir Putin once sacked for nude snaps has moaned Russia's war on Ukraine cancelled her birthday plans. Anna Anufrieva was hoping to celebrate her 30th birthday away from her native Tyumen, Siberia but has instead been forced to find a more local alternative.The former civil servant was left homeless in 2019 when bosses saw racy photos she sent to Playboy magazine and fired her from a 'secret' day job. Since the stressful nightmare she found herself in, Anna has shown off to her 7,000 Instagram followers exotic holiday photos including a sun-drenched trip to Cuba.

Russian political commentator has claimed that it is the Russian people, rather than President Vladimir Putin, who are bloodthirsty for the war in Ukraine. Since Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine over two months ago, there have been consistent reports of low morale among young soldiers who have been conscripted to fight against their neighbouring country.This has led Russian State TV to go into patriotic overdrive, with one anchor warning that the Russian despot is more likely to start World War Three by using nuclear missiles than accept defeat in Ukraine.And, in one baffling recent address, political scientist Sergey Mikheyev criticised the Russian leader for not being more brutal during the invasion.Unleashing a tirade on Russian State TV – which was translated and shared online by journalist Julia Davis – Sergey emphasised the Russian people’s desire for conflict.“In our country, many are a lot more radical-minded than President Putin,” he asserted.

Vladimir Putin has seemingly snubbed one of the world's most important religious figures. The despotic president, who launched an invasion on Ukraine in February, was offered an invitation to meet Pope Francis.

Vladimir Putin’s propaganda mouthpiece Dmitry Kiselyov took his wife to Dubai after threatening that Russia could “plunge Britain into the depths of the sea” with a hypersonic Satan-2 missile.The Russian state TV anchor was pictured with his eighth wife Maria at the five star Jumeirah Al Qasr hotel.Senior Ukrainian diplomat Olexander Scherba, ex-ambassador to Austria, posted: “One of Putin’s chief propagandists Dmitry Kiselyov, a guy who breeds hate & threatens the world with nuclear war on a weekly basis, was sighted in Dubai. Enjoying life where he’s not banned yet.”The 68-year-old warmonger, who has been sanctioned by the UK and EU, has not yet been hit by sanctions in Dubai.Ukrainian citizens have been left outraged by Dubai's more relaxed mood over the Russia-Ukraine war as one social media user said: "Ukrainian special forces should make plans.”A reply read: “Well, I would know where to send Ukrainian special agents....

Russian "troll factory" based in an old arms factory is peddling support for Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine by targeting the social media accounts of politicians and TikTokkers, the UK government has said.According to research funded by the UK government, the trolls are tasked with targeting western media outlets and politicians, using varied techniques to put a positive spin on the bloody war.The study breaks down how the scheme tries to manipulate public opinion on social media, as well as in the comments sections of major media outlets.Boris Johnson, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz; and the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell are all targets, the study said.Musicians including Daft Punk, David Guetta, Tiesto and Rammstein also appear to have been targeted.Top TikTok stars were also paid to peddle a positive narrative about the Kremlin, the study added.Activities on Twitter and Facebook were detected, but were found to be particularly concentrated on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.The troll farm, in St Petersburg, is said to recruit and hire salaried workers openly, justifying the work as “patriotic activity” in support of the “special military operation” in Ukraine.For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The British foreign secretary, Liz Truss, said: “We cannot allow the Kremlin and its shady troll farms to invade our online spaces with their lies about Putin’s illegal war.“The UK government has alerted international partners and will continue to work closely with allies and media platforms to undermine Russian information operations.” The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, said: “These are insidious attempts by Putin and his

Vladimir Putin will officially declare his invasion of Ukraine a war next week, according to a former British Army commander. When troops first moved into Ukraine in February the Russian President declared it a "special military operation".

Vladimir Putin, 69, is likely suffering from Parkinson's and early-stage dementia as well as a 'Stalin-like paranoia'. Since his invasion of Ukraine two months ago, Putin's increasingly frail and unhinged television appearances have fuelled debate that he is ill and possibly suffering from a terminal disease.

Vladimir Putin has lost his ninth general to the war in Ukraine along with 15,000 Russian troops killed over the course of the invasion, according to reports.

Russian officers are said to be in disarray after Vladimir Putin has taken direct control of the military campaign in Ukraine after he allegedly lost patience with top brass. A senior EU source has said that the Russian President has "now taken day-to-day control of the conflict," leaving Russian officers in Ukraine shocked.Putin is said to have given his officers an ambitious new goal and series of war demands that must be fulfilled before the Victory Day celebrations, scheduled for May 9.Orders insist that Russian forces must capture and occupy the city of Kryvyi Rih, the birthplace of Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Should Kryvyi Rih fall to Russian forces, it is said that Putin would be given a major boost in war propaganda, marking the invasion of Zelensky's birthplace.But Russian officers are said to have been left in dismay at the prospect of having to seize the city before Victory Day.

increasing threat of a nuclear strike, as Russian leader Vladimir Putin ratchets up the rhetoric over UK support of the resistance in Ukraine.Faced with the stark reality of nuclear war, it’s hard to know how any of us would react, but one team of scientists has a pretty good idea. Researchers from the Biocomplexity Institute at Virginia Tech in the US have created detailed models of populations around the world, feeding in data from mobile phones, satellites and social media to build “synthetic populations” that behave just like the real thing.The models aren’t based on any specific person, but on groups of “average people” that behave in the same way real populations do.“They’re not you, they’re not me, they’re people in aggregate,” explains researcher Chris Barrett.

Ukraine.Knight’s Fish Restaurant in Glastonbury, Somerset, says it hasn’t had a crisis as big as this since WW2.The fish and chip shop, which has been owned by the Morey family for an impressive 113 years, has been hit by a huge spike in the price of sunflower oil and its alternatives, reports the Metro. Vladimir Putin’s invasion has triggered the industry chaos as Ukraine makes the most sunflower oil in the world and alongside Russia accounts for a whopping 60% of the market.

Ukraine while on Instagram Live was blown to pieces while broadcasting to his followers.The young soldier was apparently bragging about his column's success for the day as he casually strolled through an active warzone, speaking to his camera.Moments later a large explosion abruptly halts the video - and reportedly takes the soldier's life. "Our main goal has been completed at A+, we got on only 3 x 300 (wounded)," a caption along with the video reads, posted on Reddit.

Ukraine in April to fight against Vladimir Putin's Russian invaders.He's now in the thick of it, and took to Twitter on April 30 to describe the apocalyptic scenes he and other fighters have to endure, most likely in the east of Ukraine, Russia."No base to go back to. You’re in the shit. Mortars all around day and night, no bathroom, no shower nothing.

Putin is set to undergo cancer surgery in the "near future". The General SVR Telegram channel first raised issues of Putin’s health — including abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s — some 18 months ago.

Chinese tyres ­are hampering ­ Russia’s war in Ukraine – because trucks keep getting bogged down in mud. Corrupt Russian generals ­ordered the dodgy tyres to be ­fitted to their armoured vehicles, defence chiefs believe.But the scam has led to lorries and other heavy ­vehicles becoming stuck in churned-up ground.The tyres are made from poor quality rubber and have a tread which is not able to gain enough grip on mud.

Ukrainian sniper, who previously vowed to slaughter Vladimir Putin's troops one by one, has shared his experience fighting in Ukraine. Wali has been on the ground in Ukraine since the early days of the Russian invasion.In his latest blog post, he wrote about his time serving in the war-torn country and shared the brutal realities of war.The veteran raised that the immense level of "stress" soldiers are under following Russia's occupancy has left many under enormous "psychological pressure."He penned: "Officially, I have been in Ukraine for almost two months.