UK Gov Sanctions Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich; Soccer Club Chelsea Seized

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.

Months after the tragic loss of Halyna Hutchins, the family is staring another tragedy in the face.

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.

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.

Roman Abramovich reportedly owes Queen Elizabeth £10,000 in rent for the land his mansion is built on. The UK government sanctioned the Chelsea football club owner last week, with his assets frozen for his alleged relationship with Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – originally forecast to be over in less than a week – limps into its third week, furious Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin is looking for someone to blame.Reports are emerging that General Roman Gavrilov, the deputy chief of Russia's Rosgvardia unit which was the spearhead of the first push into Ukrainian territory, has been arrested by the feared Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation – The FSB.The reason for Gavrilov’s arrest is not immediately clear. One source quoted by Bellincat’s Christo Grozev say the charge was "wasteful squandering of fuel” while a more serious charge of "leaks of military information that led to loss of life” has also been rumoured.

Ukrainians are burying bodies in mass graves after one of the bloodiest days in the Russian invasion of the country.Fifty-three people were killed in a devastating bomb blast in Chernihiv, including three children, with reports indicating some of the casualties included US citizens. Russian troops have been blasting cities and slaughtering civilians with Vladimir Putin's planned invasion of Ukraine stalling into its fourth week after being met with Ukrainian resistance.

Russia during their invasion of Ukraine. While Russia are still facing stiff Ukrainian resistance in their invasion of the country, a Russian oligarch has said deep trouble could be in store for western powers holding up sanctions against Vladimir Putin.Mikhail Fridman, the owner of Alpha Bank and one of the richest Russian oligarchs, warned that the sanctions would do nothing to stop Russia and that the west "understands nothing".Western sanctions have been in place against Russia since February of this year after Russia recognised the independence of Dondas.But Fridman, a Ukrainian-born Russian oligarch, has warned that the western attempts to pressure Putin into a compromise will fall flat.

Vladimir Putin are crumbling – but this time it's those INSIDE Russia who are pulling away from him. Top Russian separatist leader Bolaen Sires, who describes himself as the leader of the Erzyas people of Mordovia has issued a plea for Russians to turn on their home country and sabotage attempts to further the invasion into Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has been humiliated after a kidnapped Ukrainian mayor has been freed from Russian soldiers. Melitopol mayor Ivan Fedorov was reportedly abducted by Putin's forces in their siege of the city as Russia wages war on Ukraine.

Chelsea will have to play the remainder of their Champions League fixtures behind closed doors due to sanctions against Roman Abramovich.Thomas Tuchel's side beat French Champions Lille on Wednesday evening to advance to the quarter-finals. Chelsea were able to have fans in attendance for the clash as the tickets that had been sold had been done so before 10 March.

Vladimir Putin that his forces are only bombing military targets in Ukraine. Almost three weeks have passed since Putin gave the order to launch the invasion, with thousands of deaths on both sides. The deceased includes some civilians, with many reports of residential areas being targeted by Russian forces.

President Vladimir Putin a 'd**khead' in video declarations made by their captors.The group, led by Major Viktor Blyudin, was a reconnaissance team located in the forest near Sribne, Chernihiv, where they surrendered claiming they didn't want to go to war on March 14. In the video, several of the soldiers can be heard repeating after their Ukrainian captors as they order them to say "Putin is a d**khead" and ''Death to Russia." One soldier, wearing hooded fatigues and a black hat, added: "I really love [my wife] and I hope that she will forgive me for coming here."He then labelled the Russian government "scumbags."Another, who gave his name as Anton Nikulkov, told his wife and children: "Don't worry, I'm fine, everything's going to be okay.

Russia, offers sophisticated tools for protecting personal computers and device from viruses and malware. However, the German authority is concerned that, amid the war in Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin will force Kaspersky to spy on its customers using the antivirus software—a claim that bosses at Kaspersky strongly deny.

The Queen has made a defiant gesture against Russia in a bid to show her support to the people of Ukraine amid the war crisis.The 95 year old monarch, who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this year, officially gave her blessing to the Royal Collection to postpone the loan of three 17th Century weapons to the Kremlin Museums in Moscow.The royal's gesture was a brave and powerful move as she joined the cultural boycott of the country led by Vladimir Putin.The Royal Collection had initially agreed to loan the swords to the Kremlin museums for an exhibition about duelling, according to The Guardian. Permission was then withdrawn in mid-February, and came following other European institutions' decisions to ban their artefacts from the displays.

A tearful Russian soldier has blasted Vladimir Putin on camera for killing civilians and children during their invasion of Ukraine.

Hillary Clinton, 74, and 12 others — including President Joe Biden, 74, and his son Hunter Biden, 52, as well as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, 43 — were sanctioned by Russian President Vladamir Putin, 69. And although Hillary has been extremely displeased with Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, the former First Lady isn’t likely losing any sleep over Putin’s latest sanction — which bans them all from Russia and freezes any assets that they might have there.

Jedward have slammed the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war, with one of the twins admitting heartbreaking news stories have brought them to tears.The Irish duo, real names John and Edward Grimes, had a heart-to-heart with fans during a TikTok livestream on their @jepictiktok TikTok account on Tuesday (March 15).Talking about Vladimir Putin, one of the identical twins says: "He is a crazy mofo but we are sending strength and love to everyone who is affected, it is an upsetting time."I found myself crying when I watch the news, I'm getting emotional right now but hopefully everyone is focusing on their lives and staying strong."Fans also confessed to worrying about the conflict, with one writing: "I avoid the news mostly.""The UK definitely needs to let more people in," commented a second viewer.A third asked: "Are you allowing a refugee into your home?" The twins, who became famous after finishing sixth on The X Factor in 2009, are outspoken on a number of topics and are not shy about criticising other celebrities, including Simon Cowell.Slamming The X Factor, Jedward previously called Cowell "nothing but a bad facelift" and alleged stars on the show "got paid zero" while the judges made "millions".The twins have also called out people who share others' nudes and revenge porn and, in a separate post, shared how fake "sexual content" had made them hit rock bottom."In the past, we’ve been made suicidal over certain sexual content being shared behind the scenes!" they wrote."Many sources claiming it was one of us! It was 100% false but people went out of their way to try to ruin our reputation! F*** you."For emotional support, you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans

A twisted Russian politician has urged Vladimir Putin to fire "a ballistic missile" at the largest weapons testing site in the US as a warning against interfering in the country's affairs.