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Even if Vladimir Putin manages to get Ukrainians in occupied provinces to vote at gunpoint for annexation by Russia, Russia's tactical position appears to outside experts to be remarkably weak — and threats of nuclear retaliation don't seem to be spooking anyone.

Putin says call-up needed to 'protect our homeland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity'; threatens West with 'all the means' available

The invaders left Kreminna and Svatove.

Kiev troops subjected the Donbass republics to almost daily shelling long before the start of the Russian special military operation at the end of February of... 20.09.2022, Sputnik International

Talk of mobilisation in Russia and of referendums in occupied Ukraine are both signs of weakness | Europe

Russia's newest Arctic artillery complex, dubbed "Magnolia," has begun its mass production, as reported by news outlets last week.

In western Ukraine, injured soldiers battle the urge – and the odds – to return to the front line.

The pair, both wearing long black dresses, sat either side of a fireplace on gingham armchairs with pink orchids on display in the background.

“Ukrainians, including miners, need humanitarian and military aid. Any help would be greatly appreciated.”

U.S. intelligence officials are gun-shy about making predictions. But "Putin has to be contemplating his own survival at this point," says one.