Russian soldiers flee Bakhmut 'in bad order' as Ukrainian forces retake ground
MOD intelligence update suggests some Russian forces withdrew from Bakhmut.
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Ukraine Ukraine war: Russian navy launches 'scarce' land attack cruise missiles
The MOD added it was only the second use of Russian Navy land attack cruise missiles reported since 9 March.
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Ukraine Why has the conflict in Ukraine seen a return to trench warfare?
The war in Ukraine has seen a lot of trench warfare, forcing military analysts to look at how it will play a role in the future.
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Russia Wagner Group loses access to Russian prisoner recruitment, MOD says
The MOD said the Wagner Group likely lost access to recruiting prisoners in February, following a public feud with the Kremlin.
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Russia UK set to make Wagner mercenary group proscribed terrorist organisation
The Wagner Group, made up of contractors and recruited convicts, has been fighting alongside Russia's military in areas of eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine New £560m contract gives MOD 'opportunity to transform management' of UK training areas
The new deal aims to deliver services to training troops, including around four million meals a year and one million bed spaces.
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Ukraine 'This is not a film': Foreign Secretary warns no 'guarantees' of Ukrainian success in counteroffensive
James Cleverly says that, while Ukraine has outperformed expectations, there are "no certainties when it comes to conflict".
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Russia No modern tanks and no flypast at Russia's scaled-down Victory Day Parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his speech that "a real war has been unleashed against our motherland".
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Weapons and Kit The sniper rifle wanted by both sides of the Ukraine war
The UAR-10 weighs five kilograms and fires the the same calibre 7.62 ammunition as other Nato sniper rifles.
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Russia Extra security at Russia's Victory Day parade after recent explosions and drone attacks
The annual celebration marks the Russian victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
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Russia Wagner Group leader brands Russian commanders 'cowards' with mercenaries to pull out of Bakhmut
The founder of the Wagner Group has accused the Russian military of starving his troops of ammunition.
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Ukraine 21 dead from Russian shelling in Kherson, Zelensky says
The Ukrainian President said on Telegram that 48 people had also been wounded in the strikes.
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RAF RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon jets intercept Russian aircraft north of Scotland
The Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth on 30 April to intercept a Tu-142 Maritime Patrol aircraft.
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Ukraine Ukraine must fight through 'dragon's teeth', trenches, minefields and razor wire before facing Russian army
An expert from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies explains what faces the Ukrainian counter-offensive, expected soon.
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Navy Ben Wallace urged to lay out response to Russian 'spy ship' in UK waters
The ship is thought to have entered the Moray Firth last year, as part of a month-long journey across the Baltic Sea and North Sea.
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Russia Citizens of occupied Ukraine forced to accept Russian Federation passports, MOD says
The MOD said those in Kherson have been threatened with deportation and having property seized if they don't accept a Russian passport.