Vladimir Putin has ditched his £7,000 bespoke Italian suits for a military uniform in an attempt to present himself as a wartime leader and align with the success of Russian forces. The Russian president is seen more often in hand-stitched Brioni jackets – as seen during a talk in Moscow last year – rather than in combat gear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was pictured wearing military fatigues while visiting the Kursk region of Western Russia for the first time since Ukrainian forces had seized some territory in the region.