VLADIMIR Putin has ordered his biggest autumn military draft in nearly a decade – as fears mount that warmongering Russia could attack Europe. The Kremlin tyrant has called up 135,000 men as

Medvedev also said "vulnerable and divided" Europe is unprepared for a war with Russia, calling its citizens "inert and pampered," adding that they "don’t want to fight for any common ideals, or even for their own land."

A Russian propagandist has warned that the country is facing economic collapse as a result of systematic Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries.

Smiling Russian and North Korean troops shown holding the two countries' flags as they celebrate their victory over Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region, and a painting of Pyongyang's troops engaged in a firefight against Ukrainian forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after the last remaining nuclear pact with the U.S. expires.

Russia might be able to turn its defense industry into a viable source of revenue by selling weapons to allies like China, but the glut of tanks and missiles Russian factories are churning out also risk becoming a liability for an economy already grappling with sanctions and flagging growth.

The Russian state itself will be held accountable. Torture remains part of, in my view, Russian war tactics and war policy.”

The attack took place on Saturday near the settlement of Tambukan in the Stavropol region. The ambush was executed with the help of a group calling itself the Caucasus Liberation Movement. Two other Russian military personnel were killed in the ambush, which was filmed by the insurgents.

Vladimir Putin has sought to reassure Russian citizens that Moscow is winning a "righteous war" in a video address. Meanwhile, the Kremlin says its troops have taken two more frontline villages. Follow the latest below.