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Wagner Group’s influence wanes as Moscow’s military establishment reasserts control
Kyiv’s allies expect Moscow to alter combat tactics and employ more air power in planned attack
Kremlin claims to have captured eastern Ukrainian town at centre of frontline fighting
Valery Gerasimov replaces Sergei Surovikin, who was appointed in October as head of Ukraine campaign
Assault on town of Soledar could deliver Moscow its first military victory since last summer
Missile strike in Russian-occupied Makiivka revives questions over military’s capacity to learn from past mistakes
Defence ministry says attack in Moscow-occupied Makiivka killed 63 troops but Russian war bloggers claim hundreds died
Tougher security measures include ‘economic mobilisation’ in much of western and southern Russia to boost war effort
At least 10 killed in first attack on Kyiv in months while other cities also hit
Despite outrage over minority soldiers forced to join the war, rebellion remains a distant prospect
Men seeking to escape being drafted rush to borders with Georgia, Finland, Kazakhstan and Mongolia
Decision to stem flood of people escaping draft comes as EU summons crisis response meeting
Reservists who face being sent to fight are desperately seeking a way out over the border
Many of 400 bodies discovered show signs of torture, says Zelenskyy
In wake of Ukraine rout, anger erupts at failure to extend conscription
Kyiv consolidates hold in north-east as Russian sympathisers flee to border
Once regarded as a sophisticated elite, foreign ministry officials now use extreme language to prove loyalty to the Kremlin
Minority groups are reportedly suffering per-capita casualty rates far higher than among Slavic soldiers in Ukraine
Boosted by fresh western weapons supplies, Ukraine’s defence hinges on disabling Moscow’s artillery steamroller
Russia’s president wants advance to continue as Ukrainian forces retake territory in southern Kherson region
Washington says sanctions send ‘powerful message’ to anyone backing Moscow’s Ukraine invasion
Number of dead ‘impossible to imagine’ says Zelenskyy as he seeks more rocket defences from G7
Kyrylo Budanov tells FT that Russian troops will find it difficult to cross the Siversky Donets river to Lysychansk
For decades, Russia has been producing too few babies to keep its population stable, let alone build up an army
Putin’s growing authoritarianism undermines the modernisation he once sought for the armed forces
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