April 27, 2025
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on Ukraine as Moscow counts down to Victory Day

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia launches fresh wave of strikes on Ukraine as Moscow counts down to Victory Day

Five injured in drone attacks on Kyiv, with explosions also reported in Odesa and Kherson, as Russia prepares for annual celebration

More from that ISW report I mentioned earlier: the analysis suggests that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was happy to help Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin “blackmail” the Russian defence ministry in order to reestablish his position within the circle of power in the Kremlin. The think tank writes:

Kadyrov had previously held an influential position within … Putin’s close circle … until apparently losing favor recently, likely because his forces played a limited role in active combat operations in Ukraine throughout late fall of 2022 and winter of 2023.

Putin belittled Kadyrov during their meeting on March 13 where Kadyrov appeared visibly nervous when reporting on the Chechen fighters’ role in Ukraine.

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