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The fall of Avdiivka has handed Russia its most important battlefield victory since it seized Bakhmut following nine months of gruelling attritional warfare.But was a lack of Ukrainian ammunition to blame for this battlefield loss, and is this rare Russian success the start of a dangerous new phase of the war? Avdiivka has been the scene of some of the fiercest and most bloody battles of the war. Russian forces have laid siege to the small Ukrainian city for the past four months.Navalny’s wife shares goodbye photograph – follow latestThe Ukrainian forces have been significantly overmatched by Russian troops, with…

Protests in which the wives of Russian soldiers deployed to Ukraine lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow while calling for the return of their husbands have become a regular ocurrence. Similar scenes are also playing out in other cities across Russia. Thus, the families of Russian men sent to fight in Ukraine are garnering ever more attention. Meanwhile, Russian opposition groups have pledged support for soldiers’ relatives as they believe recruiting has become an Achilles’ heel for the Kremlin. Still, when it comes to the war in Ukraine — it is almost two years since…

It was just around noon on the first day of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) when news of the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny popped up in the smartphone notifications of the participants from all over the world. The best-known challenger to Russian President Vladimir Putin and a prominent opponent of Russia’s war against Ukraine had died in a prison camp in Siberia. The news would set the tone for all three days of the 60th Munich Security Conference, even if the organizers tried to maintain a more diverse focus on other crises around the world.’You will be punished for…

Alexei Navalny’s body has been transferred to a morgue, according to a Russian news outlet, with guards reportedly “mysteriously” searching prison cells the night before his death.Many have blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the opposition leader’s death, which was reported on Friday, and calls are growing for an independent investigation. His body has been taken to the Salekhard District Clinical Hospital’s morgue, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports, but as of Saturday no post-mortem examination had been performed.Latest as Russians defy authorities to lay flowersA paramedic for the Salekhard ambulance service told the news outlet usual procedure did not appear to…

German police halted a train carrying football fans between the northern German cities of Rostock and Hamburg on Saturday night, recording the identities of 855 Hamburg supporters in an operation that lasted around six hours. The Hamburg (HSV) fans were returning from their team’s second-division fixture away at Hansa Rostock (2-2) when some 400 officers stopped the train at around 8 p.m. local time in the town of Bergedorf, just outside Hamburg. Police said they were looking for 60 people allegedly involved in an incident on September 16, 2023, when a brawl broke out at Mannheim main station between HSV fans who…

02/18/2024February 18, 2024Navalny’s killing will ‘repress the Russian people,’ Putin critic tells DW Bill Browder, the American-born British co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management and an adamant critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, spoke to DW at the MSC regarding the death of Alexei Navalny.  The death of the Russian opposition leader has been confirmed by Navalny’s allies, but they say the Russian government is refusing to hand over his body.  Bill Browder: ‘We’re terrified for Kara-Murza’s safety’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Browder asserted that “Putin killed Alexei…

While standing ovations are commonplace for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the one he received at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday was still an important boost to his mission. Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion tops the agenda at the annual gathering of politicians and policy experts. The topic has gained all the more urgency with recent setbacks on the battlefield and fears that allies like the United States could withdraw aid. Territorial losses In his speech, Zelenskyy called for the international community to remain united and determined in the fight against Russia’s war of aggression, or risk the destruction…

Renowned US skier Catherine ‘Kasha’ Rigby has died in an avalanche in Kosovo, her fiancee has said.Rigby, 54, known as Kasha, died on Tuesday at Brezovica mountain resort in Kosovo, Magnis Wofe Murray said in a message response in Facebook. Mr Murray said on Saturday: “We were to be married in September. Now I’m widowed and devastated.” Instagram This content is provided by Instagram, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Instagram cookies or to…

02/18/2024February 18, 2024Navalny’s killing will ‘repress the Russian people,’ Putin critic tells DW Bill Browder, the American-born British co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management and an adamant critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, spoke to DW at the MSC regarding the death of Alexei Navalny.  The death of the Russian opposition leader has been confirmed by Navalny’s allies, but they say the Russian government is refusing to hand over his body.  Browder’s anti-corruption in efforts in Russia have drawn scorn from Putin’s governmentImage: DW Browder asserted that “Putin killed Alexei Navalny” and the “purpose of this murder is to send a…

Alexei Navalny may have made fewer headlines in recent years, but news on Friday of his death has still shaken many in Russia. Hundreds brought flowers to monuments honoring the victims of political persecution in solidarity with the country’s most prominent opposition leader, who was being held in an Arctic penal colony at the time of his death. These expressions of public grief are not without danger in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia, where Navalny was treated as the country’s chief public enemy. ‘These things happen’ The Kremlin issued a prompt but terse response: Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov referred to doctors…