The Russian authorities said 419 drones were shot down across Russia, including in the capital, and in Crimea.

Once Russian soldiers reach certain parts of the front lines of the war in Ukraine, they can expect to live an average of just 20 to 35 minutes, according to a grim estimate by Russian military bloggers.

Ukraine said it struck a pair of Russian oil refineries far behind the front lines on Sunday as President Vladimir Putin vowed to ramp up defenses.

GCHQ estimates that half a million Russian troops have been killed - and increasingly this due to drone warfare on the frontline

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New Russian recruits have a life expectancy of just 20 to 35 minutes in combat in Ukraine — showing how quickly Vladimir Putin’s troops are falling victim to drone warfare, according to chilling reports from Moscow.

Independent filling stations in Russia have begun selling fuel for more than 100 roubles ($1.27) a litre for the first time, sources at retail chains said, as shortages caused by Ukrainian ​attacks on oil refineries drive an unprecedented surge in spot gasoline and diesel prices.

Russians Adeliia Petrosian and Petr Gumennik, along with Belarus's Viktoriia Safonova, competed with neutral status in Milan, with Petrosian and Gumennik both finishing sixth in their individual events.

The suspect, a Russian national who was allegedly obeying instructions from a handler in Syria, purchased components and chemicals used to manufacture incendiary devices, according to the FSB.