VLADIMIR PUTIN

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently transferred two sacred religious icons from state-run museums to the Russian Orthodox Church.

Russia has accused the U.S. of destabilization after the Central Intelligence Agency launched its campaign to tap ordinary Russians as spies.

"This tunnel set-up has all kinds of safety and security. There's a fire system. There's water, there's sewer. This is intended for someone to survive or escape," said structural engineer Thaddeus Gabryszewski.

Kremlin officials who wanted to resign from their positions following the invasion of Ukraine were threatened with prosecution.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, speculated on how four Russian military aircraft were shot down inside Russian territory.

St. Petersburg resident Irina Tsybaneva, 60, left the note on the grave of Putin's parents in October last year.

The Ukrainian military has revealed that members of a Russian army brigade have been caught on video fleeing from the frontlines in the heavily contested city of Bakhmut.

Russia typically uses its Victory Day parade to show off the country's military strength.

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is now accepting Nazi sympathizers to join the war in Ukraine, despite Vladimir Putin's aim to "de-Nazify" the country.

Analyst Janusz Bugajwski said internal conflicts within the Kremlin are now reflected in the tensions between different power institutions and purges in the military.

As of Wednesday, Russia lost more than 191,900 military personnel in the war, says Ukraine

The Kremlin's press service said that Russian air defenses shot down two Ukrainian drones targeting Putin's residence.

The Kremlin said Russia's losses will be "understandable" as it will be going up against both Ukraine and "the entire West."

China has appointed a senior diplomat, who formerly served as an ambassador to Moscow and awarded with Russian Order of Friendship, as peace envoy to Ukraine.

Putin initially did not appoint any commander to lead his invasion of Ukraine, believing that the conflict would end in mere days, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

In recent months, Russian commanders began punishing troops committing misdemeanors such as drunkenness by placing them in makeshift underground cells.

Russia is hell-bent on disrupting the information ecosystem in these countries to justify its aggression against Ukraine.

The conversation allegedly occurred in January 2023 between Russian billionaire Roman Trotsenko and businessman Nikolay Matushevsky.

Ukraine is poised to begin its counteroffensive against Russia in May, as thousands of its soldiers will conclude combat training by the end of this month.

Discussions for Russia to invade Ukraine began as early as February to March 2021, one source said.

The book, published by Trump co-founded Winning Team Publishing, is expected to be out Tuesday.