Russian President Vladimir Putin's favourite army general has been promoted to the post of new deputy defence minister. Mikhail Mizintsev is known for his role in the savage blitzkrieg bombardment of Mariupol in May 2022. Mizintsev’s promotion is seen as...

kraine’s military claims that it has killed over 240 Russian troops in the east and south over the last 24 hours. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the world to condemn "pseudo-referendums". Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai has said that peop...