Putin made the claim during Russia's largest military holiday.
People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.
An estimated 11,000 North Korean soldiers were sent to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukraine fired at least seven cruise missiles at the city on Tuesday, according to Russian authorities - Copyright AFP Andrey BORODULIN Ukraine fired at least seven ...
But an investigation into life in occupied Mariupol also underlines what its residents already know all too well: No matter what the Russians do, they are building upon a city of death. More than ...
Russian forces have attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities, killing 17 people, as the defence leaders of more ...
A growing number of men across the continent say they are being promised jobs in Russia, only to be forced into the war. Some ...
The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk rose to seven people on Wednesday, the region's governor said. Ukraine fired at least seven, British-designed ...
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