After a strike that killed dozens — possibly hundreds — of Russian soldiers this week, one of the deadliest since the invasion began, the Russian military itself acknowledged the problem, using it to explain the heavy losses.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/cellphone-use-persistent-lethal-danger-russian-troops-8363820/

Aleksandr Lukashenko stated that the experience of Russian military is of great significance for Belarus.

Source: https://eng.belta.by/president/view/lukashenko-informed-about-results-of-combat-shakedown-of-belarusian-russian-army-units-155878-2023/

A Russian court this month sentenced a journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years for a social media posting that Russian military jets were responsible for bombing a theatre in Mariupol where civilians were sheltering.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-ukraine-war-life-russia-year-after-invasion/story?id=97255588

Asked about the possibility of the 70-year-old being overthrown, Mr Baer said: “I don’t know enough about the Russian military to offer an opinion whether a classic coup is possible.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1766240/Vladimir-putin-tactical-nuclear-weapons-russia-ukraine

As Russian army units refuse to fight in Ukraine, it appears that volunteer fighters are continuing to sign up with the Wagner group, in spite of Shoigu's recent decree that all volunteers must sign contracts with the Russian military.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12250033/Putins-FSB-Russian-Army-war.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

As the Russian military reeled on the battlefield in Ukraine last autumn, a foul-mouthed, ex-convict with a personal connection to President Vladimir V. Putin stepped out of the shadows to help.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/world/europe/prigozhin-ukraine-bakhmut-legacy.html

But Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and now the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said the Russian military is ready to repel a counterattack.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23409725.ten-civilians-dead-20-hurt-russian-strikes-ukraine/?ref=rss

But Russian military leadership is now likely "attempting to avenge itself on Prigozhin for a conflict that he initiated," the ISW said in its report.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/feud-between-mercenaries-and-russian-government-nears-boiling-point-in-bakhmut/article_15fbd7b0-0d43-51ca-9ccb-b7ae3481161e.html

Communal workers clean at the site of a area destroyed during a Russian military strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine August 24, 2023.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1821496/one-killed-16-wounded-in-russian-attacks-on-ukraines-independence-day

Discrediting the Russian military is a criminal offense under a law adopted after Russia sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/renowned-human-rights-campaigner-oleg-orlov-on-trial-for-discrediting-russian-military/

Export bans have been extended to include hundreds of goods, including aircraft parts, radio equipment and electronic components that can be used by the Russian military industrial complex.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23343781.uk-willing-supply-jets-allies-can-send-fighter-planes-ukraine/?ref=rss

Far from Cambridge, on the front lines of the conflict, the Ukrainian armed forces have presented a “stiffer-than-expected” resistance, frustrating Russian military leaders and damaging Putin’s image.

Source: https://harvardindependent.com/2023/04/ukraine-one-year-later/

He added, “Reports suggest that the Russian military and Wagner Group urgently need to replenish personnel and munition stock.”

Source: https://londonlovesbusiness.com/putin-to-conscript-150000-troops-to-the-frontlines-as-thousands-have-been-killed-in-bakhmut-in-a-slaughter-fest/

He again taunted the Russian military but said he had not been seeking to stage a coup against Mr Putin.

Source: https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/whereabouts-of-mercenary-leader-yevgeny-prigozhin-still-unknown-1494538.html

His claims could not be independently verified, and there was no immediate comment from the Russian military.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/02/21/russia-ukraine-war-wagner-private-military-high-treason/

His top ally Ivan Zhdanov said investigators were trying to link the terrorism charges against Navalny to a bombing that killed a well-known Russian military blogger earlier this month.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/04/jailed-russian-opposition-leader-navalny-to-face-new-trial/

If so, athletes from the two countries could potentially compete if they have not publicly endorsed the Russian invasion and are not affiliated with the Russian military or state security agencies.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/08/sports/olympics/russia-ukraine-olympics-fencing.html

In August 2022, Putin ordered an increase in the size of the Russian military to 1.15 million starting from Jan.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/putin-orders-the-russian-military-to-add-170000-troops-for-a-total-of-1-32-million/600323807/

In a video released by the ministry, Shoigu is seen awarding medals to Russian military personnel and touring a ruined town together with the district's commander, Colonel-General Rustam Muradov.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/russian-defence-minister-pays-rare-visit-to-troops-in-ukraine/article_5cadc892-ecbc-5d91-8f57-96ca292fcb99.html

In June 2022, the AIVD disclosed it had found a Russian military agent posing as a Brazilian in an attempt to infiltrate the court.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/world/2023/09/20/260725/war-crimes-tribunal-icc-says-it-has-been-hacked/