Ivan Popov, a disgraced ex-commander of Russia's 58th Army fighting in Ukraine, was sentenced by a Russian military court to five years imprisonment over a large-scale fraud, Interfax reported on April 24.
Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's earlier claims that Russia had "no need" for foreign fighters, the data reveals widespread recruitment through official military selection points in Moscow.
The number includes 1,210 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to Ukrainian defense media outlet Militarnyi, the facility in question is Russia's 51st Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate – one of Russia's largest weapons arsenals.
The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 670 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The ruling reportedly stems from a YouTube video that allegedly revealed both casualty figures and personal details of Russian soldiers killed during the full-scale invasion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter truce starting on April 19, claiming that it would "test Ukraine's sincerity in pursuing peace talks," but across the front line, Ukrainian soldiers have told the Kyiv Independent they have yet to see any sign of it. The "Easter ceasefire" was supposed to
The military reported 67 Russian assaults on Ukrainian positions, 1,355 instances of shelling, and 673 uses of Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones.
The number includes 950 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,180 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
A court in St. Petersburg sentenced 19-year-old Darya Kozyreva to two years and eight months in a penal colony for allegedly "discrediting" the Russian army.
The number includes 1,530 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The number includes 1,230 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
The surge in convictions in 2024 marks a 76% year-over-year increase, reflecting growing internal discipline issues within Russia's armed forces during the country's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The number includes 1,050 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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Ukrainian forces struck the base of Russia’s 448th Missile Brigade, which had carried out a deadly attack on the northeastern city of Sumy on April 13, Ukraine’s General Staff reported on April 15.
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug has become the first Russian region to reduce enlistment payments for soldiers fighting in Ukraine, the Moscow Times reported on April 15, citing local officials.
The case marks the first known conviction in Russia for voluntary surrender during the full-scale war against Ukraine.
The number includes 1,180 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The number includes 1,310 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The number includes 1,220 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Russia has lost 931,450 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on April 12.
The investigation, based on leaked data from Russian border and recruitment services, found that many flew to Moscow just days before presenting themselves at the selection point.
The number includes 1,210 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
The involvement of Chinese nationals in Russia’s war against Ukraine appears to be part of a “systemic” recruitment effort organized by Moscow, not isolated incidents, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 10.
One of the captives served in the 2nd Battalion of Russia's 157th Motorized Rifle Brigade and was captured near Tarasivka, while the other fought in the 1st Battalion of the 81st Motorized Rifle Brigade and was captured near Bilohorivka, according to the SBU
Popov is expected to lead one of the Storm-Z detachments, a front-line assault group largely composed of convicts and known for high casualty rates, Kommerstant's source in security services claimed.
Combat data analyzed by CNN confirms a surge in Russian activity across the front line over the past two weeks.
Russia has increased its force in Ukraine "fivefold since the beginning of the aggression," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, putting the number of Russian troops currently deployed in the country at 623,000.
This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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