Mad Vlad has ordered strippers and pole dancers to be sent to the front in a move to cheer up his troops and boost morale - prior to a spring offensive.

The move comes as the Kremlin announces a medal for all Russian soldiers which have deployed in what he calls the ’special military operation’.

Senior commanders have been ordered to organise the entertainment as Putin’s forces approach the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine - which they thought would be over in a week.