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RUSSIAN AROUND

Putin Humiliated as Bombing Interrupts His Charm Offensive

The assassination of a senior military official coincides with Putin’s national tour.

Vic Verbalaitis
Lieutenant General Alexander Otroshchenko, commander of the 45th Army of the Russian Northern Fleet's Air Force and Air Defence, speaks during a concert to mark International Women's Day at a military garrison in the Murmansk Region, Russia, in this image released on March 7, 2026.
MALFUNCTION

Top Putin Commander Dies in Mysterious Plane Crash

Ewan Palmer

[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Russian Air Force Antonov AN-26 (54 red) flying lab. Captured in flight in cloudy and wet weather conditions.
TECHNICAL FAILURE

At Least 29 Dead as Plane Mysteriously ‘Crashes Into Cliff’

Harry Thompson

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 3, 2025.
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM

Ukraine Embarrasses Putin Again With Underwater Bomb Plot

Tom Sanders

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HISSY FIT

Trump Melts Down at Zelensky Over Failed Peace Agreement

Kenneal Patterson

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office of the White House.
NO-SHOW

Rubio Snubs Ukraine Talks After Zelensky Trashes Trump Plan

Isabel van Brugen