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Putin's latest ploy to ship more Russian soldiers to Ukraine is offering free sperm banks

Russian troops mobilized to fight in Ukraine can freeze their sperm for free before shipping out, “just in case.”

Fortune

Russian troops ‘to be able to freeze sperm for free’ amid Ukraine invasion, says lawyer

Russian reservists called up to fight in Ukraine will be able to freeze their sperm for free, a lawyer has claimed.

Evening Standard

Russia offers free sperm freezing to soldiers sent to Ukraine

Russia’s health ministry will provide financial support for sperm freezing to soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine.

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Russia's mobilised troops entitled to free sperm freezing - TASS

Russian troops who have been part of a mobilisation drive for military operations in Ukraine will have the right to get their sperm frozen for free in cryobanks, the state TASS agency reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russian tycoon who appeared to criticise Ukraine war dies in fall from hotel window

His friend Vladimir Budanov died of a heart attack on the same trip two days earlier

The Independent UK

Russian sausage tycoon who was accused of criticizing Ukraine war dies in India hotel fall

Pavel Antov, of the main pro-Putin party United Russia, was on a trip to celebrate his upcoming 66th birthday

Evening Standard

Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that impose price cap

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday delivered Russia's long-awaited response to a Western price cap, signing a decree that bans the supply of crude oil and oil products from February 1 for five months to nations that impose the cap. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events…

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Russia's Lavrov: West and Ukraine want to destroy Russia

The United States and its NATO allies together with Ukraine want to defeat Russia "on the battlefield" in order to destroy it, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the state TASS agency in remarks published Monday.

Reuters

Russia's Putin and China's Xi to confer this week - TASS quotes Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will speak before the end of the year, Russian state news agency TASS said on Monday, without giving details of the timing or format.

Reuters

Millions of Ukrainians endure winter without electricity

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that persisting power shortages throughout the country meant that nearly 9 million people had no electricity. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Ukrainian Drone Downed in Russian Air Base, 3 Killed

Russian air defense troops downed a Ukrainian drone as it approached an air base in southern Russia and three military personnel died after being struck by debris, Russian news agencies said Monday. It was the second attack on the Engels base this month. Engels, in the southern Saratov region, lies…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin being kept alive to wage war in Ukraine by foreign doctor, claims Russian expert

An expert has said that Vladimir Putin’s choosing to treat his alleged condition may “have a direct impact on his situational awareness and the adequacy of the decisions" he makes about the Ukraine war

Daily Mirror

22 killed in Russian nursing home fire

MOSCOW: A fire erupted overnight in an illegal private nursing home in the Siberian city of Kemerovo, killing 22 people, Russia's investigative committee said Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Blaze kills 22 in Russian home for elderly, electrical problems eyed

A fire ripped through an old people's home in Russia's Siberia region, killing 22 people, and investigators are eyeing whether improper use of electrical equipment was to blame, news agencies said on Saturday.

Reuters

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Ambassador to Washington Says US-Russia Relations in ‘Ice Age’

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Friday compared the state of US-Russia relations to an "ice age", and said that the risk of a clash between the two countries was "high", Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. TASS cited Anatoly Antonov as saying that it was hard to say…

Reuters

Russian ambassador to Washington says U.S.-Russia relations in 'ice age'

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Friday compared the state of U.S.-Russia relations to an "ice age", and said that the risk of a clash between the two countries was "high", Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Says ‘Quite Old’ US Patriot Missiles in Ukraine Won’t Stand in Its Way

Russia said that Ukraine acquiring Patriot missiles from the United States, announced during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Washington, would not help settle the conflict or prevent Moscow from achieving its goals. Though the Patriot air defense system is widely regarded as advanced, President Vladimir Putin dismissed it as "quite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine's Zelenskiy Tells US Congress Aid Is ‘Not Charity’, Urges More Support

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the US Congress that aid to Ukraine was an investment in democracy and "not charity" as he invoked American battles against the Nazis in World War Two to press for more assistance for his country's war effort. Zelenskiy's comments on Wednesday come as Republicans - some…

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Reuters

Russia dismissive of Ukraine getting U.S. Patriot missiles

Moscow said on Thursday that Ukraine acquiring Patriot missiles from the United States, announced during President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Washington, won't help settle the conflict or prevent Russia from achieving its goals.

Radio France Internationale

France denies involvement in parcel bomb injuring Russian in Central Africa

A prominent pro-Kremlin figure has claimed France was behind an alleged terror attack in the Central African Republic on Friday which left a Russian representative badly wounded. Paris described the accusation as "propaganda".

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv ‘preparing’ for Russia to invade from north, says commander – as it happened

Military commander predicts ‘possible offensive from Belarus at the end of February’, as air raid sirens reported in several regions including Kyiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv and Volyn

Reuters

Putin sounds out military commanders on Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed, during a visit to the operation's headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

Dynamite News

Russian Missiles, Drones Attack Ukrainian Energy Systems

In a fresh wave of attacks, Russia has launched dozens of missiles and drones targetting Ukrainian energy systems, leading to power emergency for millions of civilians leaving them in pitch dark amid cold winter nights. Read on for details:

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 297 of the invasion

Kharkiv left without power, heating and water after new wave of Russian missile strikes across country

Daily Mirror

Russian helicopter explodes into flames with three feared dead in dramatic fireball

The Mi-171E helicopter had almost landed at Baikal International Airport in Ulan-Ude, Russia, and suddenly appeared to spin around uncontrollably before igniting in a fireball

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