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VLADIMIR Putin's cursed naval flagship is unlikely to ever sail again after he sent its crew to fight in the war in Ukraine. The Admiral Kuznetsov is the tyrant's only aircraft carrier and has not been in service for eight years. Desperate Vlad has now designated some of the rustbucket's 1,500 crew members as cannon fodder for his brutal invasion. The seamen have formed a land-based "frigate" battalion within Russia's 1st Guards Tank Army, according to OSINT investigator Moklasen. Some of them have already gone missing or died, Forbes reported. Putin had wanted the 305-metre-long Soviet-era warship to play a...

RUSSIA is scrambling to build trenches around Kursk nuclear plant as it fears Ukraine could capture its reactors. Satellite photos show new lines in the earth near the power station as Vladimir Putin's armed forces fail to halt the brave advance. Ukraine's troops have now spent six days inside the Russian homeland replacing flags, taking POWs, and capturing territory. Ukraine's army have reportedly managed to infiltrate as deep as 20km into Russian territory leaving Putin "scared and seething" over the continuous attacks. Russia is scrambling to build fortifications around the atomic facility which is 100km from the border with Ukraine....

THIS is the moment a devastating Ukrainian missile bombardment killed 400 of Vladimir Putin's soldiers inside Russia. The footage shows HIMARS pounding a convoy and Russian troops sprinting for their lives near Rylsk, in the Kursk region. Putin's war machine was rushing to halt a surprise Ukrainian offensive launched two days ago into Russia, reports say. Ukraine's brave strike across the border has caught the Russians off-guard and captured a number of villages miles into the country. New black and white footage of the strike shows explosions mushrooming one after the other as HIMARS missiles hit the column of stationary...

VENEZUELA may descend into civil war as its Putin-backed dictator has warned of a "bloodbath" if he loses tomorrow's election. President Nicolas Maduro, 61, has ruled the South American country for 11 years and is set to do whatever it takes to cling on to power. The autocrat has become increasingly unpopular; the country's economy has shrunk 80 percent in a decade, seen massive hyperinflation and skyrocketing poverty.