Putin was told Mariupol was a 'paradise' during his night-time visit. Daylight photos show how it really looks.

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A composite image shows Vladimir Putin (top left) visiting the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol when it was dark. The main image shows a damaged building seen clearly in daylight a few days earlier.
A composite image shows Vladimir Putin (top left) visiting the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol when it was dark.

How Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president, went from perceived pro-West reformer to virulent warmonger since the invasion of Ukraine

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Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.
Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.

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Putin's tour of Mariupol is like a murderer returning to the scene of a crime, Ukrainian official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is wearing a black puffer jacket and pants and is accompanied by another man in a black puffer jacket and pants. They are both standing on a playground with a green slide and yellow swings.

The war in Ukraine has created more refugees than the world has seen since WWII, according to a new UN report

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Ukraine flag over rubble.
Ukraine flag over rubble.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is heading to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russian state media touts video of schoolchildren in Crimea drilling with rifles and training in hand-to-hand combat

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A split image showing a child in Crimea training with a rifle (left) and a group of children completing hand-to-hand combat training.
A split image showing a child in Crimea training with a rifle (left) and a group of children completing hand-to-hand combat training.

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Masked Wagner mercenaries are giving career talks at Russian high schools, UK intel says

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A mural depicting mercenaries of Russia's Wagner Group that reads: "Wagner Group - Russian knights."

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After losing more than 30,000 soldiers, the brutal Wagner Group is now recruiting in Russian schools

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Ukrainian Army replacement troops go through combat training on February 24, 2023, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.

Wagner boss says the Kremlin won't talk to him anymore after he complained that Russia isn't giving his troops enough ammo

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Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says he's been completely cut off from the Kremlin.

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Putin thinks 'Ukraine matters more to him' than to the West and that he'll eventually win his disastrous war, CIA chief warns

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before a ceremony celebrating Women's Day in Moscow on March 8, 2023.

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