Nuclear weapons expert reveals concern over Britain's defence against Russia's missiles

Russia.Although Britain had been previously reducing its nuclear weapons, the Government decided to increase its stockpile by 40 per cent last year, in light of growing technological threats, reports Reuters.The UK uses four Vanguard-class submarines as part of its nuclear deterrent arsenal; two are always on patrol, one is at the ready, and the other receives maintenance. The Express reports that while each sub can carry up to 40 nukes, they have been carrying considerably less than this.Most of the warheads contain 80-100 kilotons, making them around six times more powerful than the “Little Boy” atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.The news comes ahead of Russia's Victory Day celebrations which marks the Soviet's victory over the Germans in WWII and the end of the war.It's been widely speculated the Russian despot might use the patriotic anniversary to send a doomsday message to the West as his threats of war and use of nuclear weapons increased.Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Putin has threatened NATO and its allies with war if they send troops into Ukraine and the despot has increasingly threatened NATO with war as the West rallies around Ukraine.Already, Russian officials have confirmed Putin will showcase his 'doomsday' plane as part of the Victory Day military parade.The aircraft, which will allow the tyrant to continue to operate in the event of nuclear war, will be part of an air display along with eight Mig-29 fighter jets which will form the letter Z - the symbol of support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine - over the Red Square.Metro reports Putin might use the Russian national holiday as a propaganda opportunity to tell Russians how and why the war in Ukraine has been a successful.

Russian forces known as the Wagner Group were last night accused of opening fire and shooting innocent civilians attempting to flee their town. The infamous division known as the Wagner Group are a team of mercenaries formed by Vladimir Putin and have been known to operate as “death squads” in intense street fighting in Ukraine.

Russian facilities on Snake Island in the Black Sea that was captured on film. According to the Ukraine Weapons Tracker, two fighter jets struck during the daring raid on the strategic land mass - known as Zmiinyi Island - some 80 miles south of the port of Odessa.

Russian world champion who won an international tank warfare competition was sent into real-life battle by Vladimir Putin – only to be killed by Ukrainian fighters.Bato Basanov took part in war games for top Russian officials and impressively shot without missing a single target at speeds of 50mph in training. The 25-year-old corporal was previously hailed for "glorifying Russia” as part of his efforts in the tank biathlon.

Vladimir Putin has flexed his military supremacy and arsenal of nuclear weapons in a chilling new threat to the West.

Vladimir Putin looks set to use the Russian public holiday - marking the country's victory over Nazi Germany and the end of WW2 in Europe - to send a warning to the West by showing off the thermonuclear RS-24 Yars ballistic missile.Weighing 49.6 tonnes, the powerful missile is a weapon of mass destruction that experts believe can carry up to 10 warheads, and is capable of striking London or New York within minutes by travelling at a speed of 24,500km/hr. The nuclear missile was driven past rows of armed guards on a 16-wheeler vehicle on Saturday's rehearsal for the actual Victory Day parade on Monday, followed closely by several Iskander-M missile launchers.

Vladimir Putin's plans to ramp up efforts to invade Ukraine has been met with fierce push back from Ukrainian forces, with Russian troops suffering huge casualties over the past weeks.Now, Putin has been hit with another major blow after the Ukraine Security Service reportedly captured 11 Russian snipers, who had been firing on Ukrainian troops from various positions.The capture was reported by independent Ukrainian media service Hromadske Int, which tweeted: "Security Service informed of daily special operations throughout Ukraine. During such an operation in Kharkiv Oblast, 11 Russian snipers were captured who fired on Ukrainian positions, @ServiceSsu reported."The tweet added that 140 enemy groups were eliminated with 4,000 collaborators also being exposed.In another tweet, the Ukraine Security Service (@ServiceSsu) wrote: "The heroic resistance of Ukrainian defenders in the Kharkiv region demoralised the enemy.

Vladimir Putin's superyacht dream appears to have sunk after a luxury vessel said to be owned by the Russian president was set to be seized by Italian authorities. The $700 million (£570 million) Scheherazade, which is more than 450ft long and boasts spas, "countless" swimming pools, a sauna, theatre, ballrooms, gym and two helicopter landing pads - plus a hospital - has been recommended for impoundment as part of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

A group led by Todd Boehly, who also owns a stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, dick clark productions and who is currently the caretaker CEO of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has agreed to terms to acquire the English soccer club Chelsea in a deal worth almost $5 billion.

Chelsea agreement worth up to £4billion and will now be subject to government approval. It follows an intense week of personal talks within the club while a deal is now hastening by the day. However, Boehly still faces two more hurdles before he can officially take over at Stamford Bridge.Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale earlier this year after the UK government sanctioned him over his alleged close links to Vladimir Putin.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is suffering severe health problems which are rumoured to be Parkinson’s disease of some form of abdominal cancer. Since it became clear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was turning into an embarrassing failure, those rumours have been joined by speculation that Putin could be held solely to blame for the disaster and ousted by Kremlin bosses.

Vladimir Putin by creating an application to show users live updates of how many Russian soldiers are dying in the war with their country's forces.And to add insult to injury, the name of the app makes reference to a now iconic quote made famous when a small Ukrainian unit on Snake Island told a Russian warship to "f*** off" when offered safe passage in return for their surrender.The app, which the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine created in concert with Alty, a Ukrainian tech company, is called “Russian ship, go f*** yourself".Leonid Goriev, the CEO of Alty, said the company created the app to help bring Ukraine a victory sooner.“We were inspired by the daily work of the specialists of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, who diligently formulated information on the damage of enemy personnel and the Russian Federation technology in their infographics,” Gorev said in a statement shared by the Ukrainian military. “Therefore, on a volunteer basis, we created a handy app with a set of beautiful widgets to track the occupant's losses and bring our victory closer.”Approximately 24,700 Russian troops have died since the beginning of the war, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said Thursday, May 5.

wife and young child to join the resistance in Ukraine has compared their war with Russia to WW1.Wali, which means "protector" or "guardian" in Arabic, is a veteran of Canada's Afghanistan campaign in Kandahar province.In March, he left Canada after Kyiv announced it had created an "international legion" for foreign volunteers to join and fight against Vladimir Putin's invasion.In his latest blog post, he wrote about his time serving in the war-torn country and shared the brutal realities of war, saying that "losses are high" and even comparing the conflict to WW1, which took place from July 1914 to November 1918. He added: "Where is the situation of the war: the Russians do not advance and are even pushed back in certain places. The Ukrainians are having difficulty retaking the territories," he wrote."The front is therefore rather stable, but the losses are high.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of missiles as he desperately tries to secure victory in Ukraine, according to the UK's Chief of the Defence Staff. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin reckons that Putin's invasion is proving far tougher than he expected, taking a greater toll on his supplies than the Russians thought it would.He also claimed that 25% of Russian forces have already been wiped out and that they are "struggling" in their fight for the Donbass region in the East.He told TalkTV: "He potentially has a problem, because the rate of expenditure and the toughness of the fight is totally different to the one that he perceived on the 24th of February."I think there are several wars going on.

Vladimir Putin's desperate reign could soon be ended could by his own shadowy generals and KGB officials, it has been claimed.The Russian President, who has survived many assassination attempts, is said to be "bracing for a coup" as powerful groups close to the despot are supposedly planning to remove him.According to various sources and media, the plan would be to oust Putin to end the bloody war in Ukraine as top individuals are increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress, The Mirror reports.Andrei Soldatov, a Russian security expert at The Center for European Policy Analysis, said: "This is the very first time the siloviki are putting distance between themselves and the president which opens up all sorts of possibilities."The Russian President has been bracing for a coup for some weeks as has faced fierce criticism over his 'special operation' in Ukraine and he has purged around 150 of his spies over the constant failures."The silovarchs are a particular group of the Russian power elite that rose to the top through business success in the 1990s. They are the meeting point of state and business power.Professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, Daniel Treisman coined the term in 2006 with it being used as an umbrella for a particular group of powerful elites.The word itself is a combination of siloviki and oligarch.

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Morgan, creator of award-winning The Crown, has shifted focus from royals to zoom in on Russian oligarchs as the topic of his new stage play Patriots. It has been fast-tracked to have its world premiere at London’s Almeida Theatre in July with Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) cast to portray Boris Berezovsky, a one-time ally of Vladimir Putin.

Adolf Hitler. In a bizarre outburst on Italian TV on Monday (May 2), foreign minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of being a “Nazi” and referenced the fringe theory that the WW2 dictator had Jewish relations.

Vladimir Putin may be bracing for a coup as favour for his invasion of Ukraine dwindles inside the Kremlin, experts have claimed.Several generals and the Federal Security Service (FSB) are said to be gravely concerned over the lack of military progress and economic issues created by western sanctions. Some local media outlets say that the FSB has contacted military officials about these concerns, with several former generals rumoured to want Putin gone.

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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.