Putin is building underground hospitals as he fears preparing for war with the West

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There are fears that paranoid Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for war with the West by building underground hospitals and increasing conscription including women

A monastery lies in ruins after being destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian occupying forces (

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Vladimir Putin may be preparing for war with the West by building underground hospitals and tightening conscription, an expert fears.

The Daily Mirror understands that the Russian president is also planning to blow up the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine to induce NATO to react.

The decision could trigger devastating floods in the south of the country.

Moscow forces are believed to have already mined the 30 meter tall structure and want to 'test' the West's response if they blow it up.

The threat came as two Russian pilots were killed yesterday after their plane crashed into a house and caught fire in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.

A Russian Su-34 fighter jet crashed in Yeysk, Krasnodar region, on the border with Ukraine, causing hell in a building (

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