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Dramatic footage has caught the extraordinary moment the wing of a £15million Russian warplane fell off in the middle of a Ukraine attack mission. The attack jet crashed after flying in a pair over Ukraine's Donetsk region, with the pilot miraculously cheating death by ejecting before his aircraft fell to the ground. The doomed Su-25 warplane is seen on the video turning and falling out of the sky, crashing into a field. At first it appeared it had been shot down, with Ukrainian media claiming it had possibly been the victim of 'friendly fire' by an unguided missile from its...

TYRANT Vladimir Putin has mysteriously disappeared for 13 days as rumours about his apparent ill-health swirl. Suspicions have risen after the Kremlin was accused of pumping out several pre-recorded meetings with Putin and various Russian leaders since his last public appearance. The tyrant’s last definitive appearance was at the Valdai Forum in Sochi on 7 November. Putin has reportedly disappeared since then for medical reasons, according to the Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, which has security service links. The channel said: “Indeed, Putin has been absent from work recently and receives all reports exclusively via special communications.” “Those close to him are...