Wealthy Russian socialites shopping in Dubai outraged as Chanel won't sell them luxuries

A post shared by VICTORIA BONYA (@victoriabonya)While the world marvels at Bonya and her fellow bloggers’ and tv presenters’ astounding own goal (“couldn’t they just have sold their perfidious Chanel and given the money to charity?” suggests Julian Vogal, Brand Communications Expert at Modus BCPM) and monumental  lack of world perspective, Chanel must be rubbing its hands in glee. For decades it has had to finese the slightly murky activities of its founder, Coco, whose famous romantic conquests included a Nazi SS officer, only to find itself firmly and categorically on the right side of history.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's "secret daughter" had been revealed for the first time.Luiza Rozova, 19, is the daughter of the warmonger president's "former lover" Svetlana Krivonogikh, 45, a cleaner-come-millionaire who owns stakes in a major Russian bank.Unlike the two older daughters of Putin, Rozova has not been sanctioned by western powers, but new revelations have given a glimpse inside her elite St Petersburg apartment, which is said to cost £7,700 a month including utility charges.The lap of luxury was shown by German-linked estate agent Engel & Volkers, with the extravagance detailing gold-plated interiors, with one expert flattering the "vanity" of the owner.Neighbours in the elite block are predominantly made up of Putin's old allies, most of which have been sanctioned by the West along with his two daughters. The exposure comes after the location of the flat was leaked by hackers who had released thousands of addresses on a food courier website finding Rozova and Krivonogikh's luxury pad that boasts "palace luxury" on the list.

Ukrainian armed forces reveal a Russian commander ordering his men to massacre unarmed civilians. Ukrainian intelligence operatives claim to have hacked Russian radio communications during the siege of Mariupol.

Russian troops discussing the horrific massacre in Bucha, Ukraine. National intelligence agency BND told the German parliament on Wednesday (April 6) that they had accessed conversations between members of Vladimir Putin's armed forces in Ukraine, according to Der Spiegel magazine.In the statement they reportedly said that some of the communications matched with known deaths.

appalling evidence of torture and killing of civilians.President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Bucha in the aftermath and said it made peace talks with Russia hard to stomach.He said: "These are war crimes and will be recognised by the world as genocide.

Russia. Trade sanctions are currently in place with a number of big name brands including McDonald's, Coca Cola and Chanel have stopped trading in Russia after their invasion of Ukraine. Moscow models and influencers are fuming at the Chanel ban, with many accusing the brand of "Russophobia," taking to social media to show themselves destroying Chanel products.

Vladimir Putin's troops are woefully underprepared for their invasion of Ukraine and have resorted to drinking from ponds filled with dead frogs. Since Putin's remarkable act of aggression in invading Ukraine, things have gone from bad to worse for his invading forces.According to Russian conscripts on the frontline, many have been given 19th-century rifles and been ordered to draw enemy fire. Fighters in the Donbas region have said they were shipped out to Ukraine with no food or water, no training and completely subpar equipment.

Richard Madeley went full " Alan Partridge " as he compared Russian war crimes to an old legal story about a man on a bus.

Vladimir Putin is now relying on the help of his very own 'Dad's Army' to help fight his war on Ukraine. In a desperate attempt to make up the numbers to replace soldiers killed in battle, the age cap for Russian military volunteers has been stretched to 60.Retired servicemen are being called up specifically to fill the roles of tank commanders, snipers and engineers in two Siberian cities after around 15,000 Russian soldiers fell to resistance in Ukraine.A rallying cry from the Kremlin for former soldiers to return to duty and make their way to either Chelyabinsk or Tyumen, has been reported by Russian media.

Channel 4 by the government.The comedian's tweet comes after the Government has pushed ahead with the privatisation of the channel despite the broadcaster urging to keep it under public ownership.In view of her 1.2 million followers, the star shared her thoughts on the move.Sue wrote: "A government that talks about celebrating British achievements in the same breath as selling them off to foreign investors."We are sunk."The channel will reportedly be sold off by the Government for at least £1billion in the biggest privatisation in nine years - since the Royal Mail went private.The move risks the channel falling into the hands of streaming platforms such as Netflix or Amazon Prime.The new flagship Media Bill, set to be discussed in the Queen's speech next month, will enable ministers to sell the channel ahead of the next election.It comes after a series of clashes between the Tories and Channel 4 ahead of the 2019 election.In the same year, Dorothy Byrne - Channel 4's boss - branded Boris Johnson a "known liar" and "coward" and compared him to Russian President Vladimir Putin during a conversation at a TV festival.Similarly, Channel 4's former lead presenter Jon Snow was filmed screaming "f*** the Toris" at Glastonbury in 2017.The proceeds of the sale are expected to be earmarked for levelling up funds by “putting money into independent production and wider creative skills in priority parts of the country".Responding to the announcement that the move was going ahead, a spokesperson for Channel 4 said: "With over 60,000 submissions to the government's public consultation, it is disappointing that today's announcement has been made without formally recognising the significant public interest concerns which have been

Ukrainian town won back from retreating Russian soldiers, state officials claim.Graphic images of dead bodies discarded among rubble have been shared by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office who claim the photos were taken in a chilling building in Bucha.The Office alleges the corpses belonged to citizens who had been tortured and killed by Russian soldiers when Moscow had a fleeting grip on the city.Ukrainian officials say 410 civilians have been killed in the towns surrounding Kyiv so far with 300 partially buried or not buried at all in Bucha alone.Bodies of men, women and children were also seen strewn across roads in Bucha over the weekend after Vladimir Putin's invading military pulled back from the city. The horrendous disregard for civilian life as evidenced by a tragic mass grave has been widely condemned with international governing bodies pledging to punish Russia for it.

Vladimir Putin is said to live like a king on his extraordinary wealth after splashing the cash on a fleet of yachts, cars and presidential palaces, critics have claimed.

Two Russian soldiers have apparently died and several dozen more allegedly became sick after apparently being served poisoned pastries by local Ukrainian citizens.

Russia soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The leaked information reportedly includes names, addresses, dates of birth, passport numbers and unit affiliation.It comes after the hacktivist group claimed responsibility for a number of cyber attacks against Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin since Russia invaded Ukraine back in February.

Russian fighter has been seen burning in a field after it was shot out of the sky above Ukraine. The SU-35 was brought down near the city of Izium in the eastern part of the country, by Ukrainian forces, local news outlet Nexta reports.

Ukraine means that there have been as yet no publicly acknowledged deaths of troops from Moscow. Instead, the worst-hit regions for the heavy losses - held by critics to be “cannon fodder” - are remote from Vladimir Putin’s capital city.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.While savage, Putin's invasion of Ukraine has been one of bungled efforts, confusion, deserting Russian soldiers and comes at a great cost to the Russian forces. The Daily Star previously reported that Vladimir Putin's "best fighters", the 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, have lost 29 soldiers since the war began, and France24 reports the Russian despot has lost seven of his top military generals according to Ukraine officials.

Russian Army gaffe after the "pathetic" force were recorded leaving troops behind in a snowy wilderness in Ukraine. In the 40-second bird's eye view clip, the soldiers are seen filing into the Z-marked truck before it takes off and suddenly two troops are pictured running after the vehicle.

Vladimir Putin has lost another colonel during fierce fighting in Ukraine, which serves as further proof that the Russian leader's war isn't going according to plan. Lt Col Vitaly Slabtsov, 43, was an elite paratrooper buried with full military honours, say reports.The body of the commander was placed in a closed coffin with a Russian flag draped over it, indicating he had suffered devastating wounds in the war.

Vladimir Putin's best' fighters have suffered heavy losses during fierce fighting in Ukraine, it has been reported.The 331st Guards Parachute Regiment is considered among the most fearsome and well-trained in the Russian army, having fought for the city of Ilovaisk in the Donbas in 2014.But their involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed how the invasion hasn't gone as planned due to the number of fatalities they've suffered, Mirror reports.The regiment's commanding officer, Col Sergei Sukharev and deputy Major Sergei Krylov were killed in Ukraine on March 13 - a major blow for any military unit. According to the BBC, in the month since the invasion began, at least 37 other members of the 331st have lost their lives in Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers have been recorded clearing away dangerous anti-tank mines from a road with their feet.The footage, which has been shared across social media, shows the soldiers moving Russian mines to the side to allow vehicles to pass.According to reports, this road is a route out of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and mines have been left by Vladimir Putin’s troops as they fall back.The anti-tank mines require a large amount of pressure to denote but they are still a dangerous explosive.However, these Ukrainian soldiers appear relatively calm as they kick the mines to the sides of the road to clear a path through.The bravery of these soldiers comes after footage of a civilian in Kyiv Oblast was captured driving carefully through dozens of mines left by Russian forces.The mines were placed carefully in rows of four but the dangers of these mines did not stop Ukrainian civilians from precariously chancing their luck.Footage shows several drivers going through the mines with the slightest mistake in their vehicle potentially leading to their death.Of the cars captured in the footage, all drivers managed to successfully navigate through the mines.In a report by Human Rights Watch, Russian troops have been placing POM-3 landmines, which are believed to be banned under international treaties.The US-based group said the mines were discovered in the besieged city of Kharkiv on Monday. Speaking to the Independent, Steve Goose, arms director of Human Rights Watch, said: “Countries around the world should forcefully condemn Russia’s use of banned antipersonnel landmines in Ukraine.