Russian politician urges Vladimir Putin to fire 'ballistic missile' at US nuclear test site

Fresh drone footage has revealed the moment Russia launched a hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine yesterday.

Boris Johnson has said that Vladimir Putin "was frightened" of Ukraine and described the invasion as a "turning point for the world" during a Tory conference. The Prime Minister claimed that the Russian president's brutal invasion of his neighbour was motivated by the fear a successful Ukraine would trigger a pro-democracy revolution in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin has sacked 1,000 of his personal staff as he is scared that they will try to poison him, a report has claimed.The Russian president has had hundreds of his personal staff replaced over his paranoia, including cooks, secretaries, laundry workers, and bodyguards.The news comes as Putin's invasion of Ukraine moves into into its fourth week, and Russian forces have so far failed to capture Kyev.Five Russian generals have also been killed so far, with thousands of Russian soldiers also reported killed.Several private jets belonging to Russian oligarchs have also been spotted heading to Dubai, prompting questions about the domestic security in Putin's Moscow.A French agent has claimed that it is possible that Putin will be removed from power by a coup coming from within the Kremlin, with assassination being one way that this could come about.Putin has also drawn ridicule in recent weeks as he has held meetings not only with foreign leaders, but also his own inner circle from an almost comically large distance away.Given that senior political figures have publicly encouraged those close to Putin to try and assassinate him, it seems that Putin's fears are not unfounded.Senator for South Carolina Lindsay Graham tweeted publicly calling for Putin's death, saying: "The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy [Putin] out."You would be doing your country — and the world — a great service." To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.The French intelligence operative claimed that poison is certainly a possible way for Putin to be assassinated if that is what happens.The Russian government is known to use poison, for example in the poisoning of

Vladimir Putin ramped up his offensive on Ukraine when he approved the use of a terrifying hypersonic missile for the first time ever, today.The Russian military says it used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile to destroy an underground ammunition depot in Delyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, according to local news outlet Zvezda.The danger of the missile system, that accelerates at more than two miles per second, is that it is so fast that it cannot be intercepted by any current missile defence system.The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, is allegedly capable of reaching Mach 10 speeds (7672 mph) and distances up to 1700 miles. It can also theoretically carry a nuclear warhead.

invasion of Ukraine staggers into its third week, Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin is coming under increasing pressure at home to bring the costly conflict to an end. But even as peace negotiations are beginning, the Russian war machine is still slowly grinding its way towards Ukrainian capital Kyiv in a bid to weaken President Zelenskyy’s bargaining position.US foreign policy expert Christopher S.

Vladimir Putin has lost a fifth General in the war in Ukraine, according to army high command in Kyiv. It comes after Russia reports earlier this week of the loss of Russia’s general and seven elite SWAT fighters from the feared Dzerzhinsky Divison during their invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's defence ministry claims that it has used hypersonic missiles for the first time ever during combat.

Vladimir Putin pledged a "self-cleansing" of Russian society.Four private Russian-flagged jets took off from Moscow Vnukovo airport between 10.30am local time this morning and 11am.Danish analyst Oliver Alexander observed the four jets leaving Moscow for Dubai on Thursday morning using flight tracking service FlightRadar24. It is unknown why the jets all flew out of Russia at the same time or who was on them.

Vladimir Putin loves a lie in and refuses to climb out of bed long before breakfast is served at midday. Many revelations about the Russian President's diet can be accused of being dubious at best given they come from the country's propaganda machine.

At about the same time that President Joe Biden was on the phone discussing Russia with China’s Xi Jinping, and as Russian troops pounded Ukrainian cities, Vladimir Putin gathered close to 200,000 Muscovites in a soccer stadium to put his spin on things.

Hilary Duff is laying into Vladimir Putin and slamming the Russian president for sending his troops to invade Ukraine. "GREED. F--king Putin.

Vladimir Putin appeared to disappear mid-sentence while delivering a speech at a pro-war rally.

told The Sun: "I didn’t even need to persuade her. She behaved very naturally. She’s full of sex." Kabaeva is thought to have three of babies from Putin, but details have never been published in Russia.She was a teenager when she competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, earning a bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics.

President Vladimir Putin 's tirade on Wednesday has been poured over and one expert has characterised him as a ' hostile enforcer '.

Russia has been quietly working on high-tech war machines for some years and could be preparing to introduce even more of them to the conflict.The Russian army has previously trialled 'active powered' exoskeletons which can be strapped to soldiers to give them lethal cyborg powers.The electric suits are designed to augment and enhance troops. They can help soldiers carry much heavier loads and can even give machine guns deadly accuracy over long-distances.Oleg Faustov, from Russian Army defence contractor TsNiiTochMash, said the suits will make ordinary human servicemen far more lethal.He said: "We have already held trials for the prototype of the active exoskeleton.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not healthy" and a "danger to the whole world". His claims come amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Putin's troops closing in on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

World War 3 at the hands of Russian president Vladimir Putin, it appears that the man himself could also be worried about the very same thing. As the onslaught of Ukraine looks to enter its fourth week, Putin is apparently holding back on unleashing all-out total war – choosing to attack the outer cities, rather than the capital of Kyiv.

Russian president Vladimir Putin's top invasion leaders have been killed in Ukraine. The death of Colonel Sergei Sukharev, who lead the 331st Guards Parachute Assault Regiment, has been confirmed by Russian media.And military intelligence officer Sergey Vishnyakov, of the GRU’s 22nd Separate Special Forces Brigade, is also believed to have died.A Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security spokesman said, in a slightly sarcastic statement: “Commander of the Kostroma Airborne Regiment, Colonel Sergei Sukharev got lost in the ‘military exercises’, but returned home the right way.

Ukrainian mums have created an organisation launching secret missions to save terrified kids hiding from Russian tanks. The Claw have already rescued a staggering 227 children from Ukraine's capital Kyiv as they take refuge in basements while Vladimir Putin's bombs rain down. The women have sneaked past Russian soldiers in woods, climbed through derelict buildings destroyed by shelling and frantically driven the kids to safety, reports the Mirror.

Ukraine Oksana Shvets was killed.’The Kyiv Post also confirmed the news.Shvets had also worked with the Ternopil Music and Drama Theater and the Kiev Theater of Satire.Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, the country has suffered widespread damages and loss of life amid a major bombing campaign.Over 3million people have fled, as Ukrainian cities face shortages of food, water, heat, and medicine – with thousands of British people opening up their homes to Ukrainian refugees.Countries have retaliated by imposing sanctions on Russia and oligarchs such as Roman Abramovich, while large companies like Disney, Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola have suspended business in the country.However, despite these economic blows, Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn’t shown any signs of calling off the attack anytime soon.Mum got drunk and ordered £4,500 Uber to Ukraine to go and 'help'Impostor posing as Ukrainian PM manages to speak with Defence SecretaryArnold Schwarzenegger pleads with Vladimir Putin to stop Russia-Ukraine warMany stars have supported Ukraine, with Mila Kunis, who was born in the country, and her husband Ashton Kutcher raising $30million (£22million) for the cause.Meanwhile, Arnold Schwarzenegger pleaded with Putin in a heartfelt video.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Vladimir Putin has seen one of his top officials look to turn their back on him as the head of a Russian bank has tried to resign — twice.Elvira Nabiullina, who is a highly-respected Yale-educated economist, looks set to leave her post as head of the Russian Central Bank. Ms Nabiullina, 58, claims she stood up to the Russian president after he sent his troops into Ukraine last month.