JUST CHECKING IN
The Russian president finally visited wounded troops in a hospital—but he only visited soldiers in Moscow, and didn't come anywhere close to copping to the true carnage of the war.
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CRASH AND BURN
Ukraine’s top military intelligence official says he knows just how long Vladimir Putin’s army can last.
FANTASY LAND
In a newly released letter, notorious Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko essentially urges world leaders to let Moscow run rampant.
PLAY IT COOL
The Russian president is still taking us all for idiots.
A FRIEND IN NEED
Several heads of state allied to Russia were scolded in Moscow on Monday for not doing enough to support Vladimir Putin’s disastrous war.
DADDY LESSONS
British sanctions targeting Kabaeva also target her grandmother as well as Putin’s ex-wife, Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, and several other associates and family members.
MOMMY
Vladimir Putin hasn’t been the most attentive when it comes to providing his military with protective gear, apparently forcing some soldiers to turn to their mothers for help.
UNEARTHED
Abandoned documents revealing Vladimir Putin’s true plans for Ukraine have allegedly been recovered by Ukrainian authorities.
WARNING
U.S. spy chief Avril Haines has dished on the extreme measures to which Russian President Vladimir Putin might resort for a victory in Ukraine.
‘HURTS MY SOUL’
Ukrainian intelligence has intercepted calls of Russians lamenting about how embarrassed they are by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day parade.
