6 d. ago Thousands without heating as Ukraine launches drone attack deep inside Russia

The Shatura Power Station, located approximately 120 km (75 miles) east of the Kremlin, was hit early on Sunday

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7 d. ago ‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network

Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm upValentyna Ivanivna showed off her new head torch. It was a present from her grandson, she said. Most evenings she wears it while doing household chores: cooking dinner, washing up and stacking plates. “It’s impossible to plan anything without power. You can’t even invite people round for a cup of tea because the kettle won’t work. It’s stressful and exhausting for everyone,” she explained.Ivanivna lives in Chernihiv, an ancient Ukrainian city known for its early medieval cathedrals. The border with Belarus and Russia is a short drive away, across a landscape of pine forests, villages with geese and the occasional wandering moose. In 2022, Russian troops invaded and occupied most of the oblast. They bombed and laid siege to Chernihiv, pulling out after six weeks and rolling north. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US has power to make Russia ‘serious’ about ending Ukraine war, Zelensky says

Volodymyr Zelensky has said the US can make Russia "serious" about ending the war in Ukraine.

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1 week ago Ukraine’s energy sector corruption crisis – what we know so far and who was involved

Anti-corruption investigators allege high-level kickback scheme involving EnergoatomUkraine’s national anti-corruption bureau, known as Nabu, says it has uncovered a high-level criminal scheme at the heart of government. It involves Ukraine’s nuclear energy body, Energoatom, that runs three nuclear power plants supplying Ukraine with more than half of its electricity. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nine dead as Russia bombards Ukraine with more than 500 drones and missiles

The wave of attacks wounded dozens more and damaged energy and transport infrastructure, President Zelensky said

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1 week ago How vapes banned in Britain are becoming power banks for Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline

The ban on single-use vapes came into effect in June, following a push by Sir Keir Starmer over their contribution to pollution and to combat their use by children.

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1 week ago Poland says ‘all traces lead to Russia’ being behind rail sabotage incidents – Europe live

Deputy prime minster says investigators are looking at a device found near the blast sitePoland’s deputy prime minister and defence minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, said that looking at the rail sabotage incidents over the weekend in the broader context of hybrid threats facing European countries “all traces lead east, to Russia.”Speaking on Radio Zet this morning, he also confirmed media reports that investigators were looking at a device was found near the blast site which they believe may have been intended to capture “the explosion or observe the site” of the blast. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine takes just 20 minutes to wreak revenge on Russia by drone attack after POWs are shot dead

The attack came after Russia was again accused of breaking the rules of war as Vladimir Putin 's soldiers shot dead surrendering Ukrainian troops.

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2 w. ago From Ukraine's frontlines to London's Notting Hill: The restaurant flexing Ukrainian 'soft power'

From Ukraine's frontlines to London's Notting Hill: The restaurant flexing Ukrainian 'soft power'  CNN

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2 w. ago Ukraine strikes leave Russian cities without heat and power in pinpoint attack

Ukraine's drones and missiles have left Russians shivering in the dark as the two countries trade brutal strikes aiming to 'weaponise winter' and wreck power systems

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2 w. ago Ukraine scramble to turn the lights back on after devastating Russian strikes leave power generating capacity 'at zero'

Moscow , which has escalated attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the country overnight into Saturday.

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2 w. ago Ukrainian strikes disrupt power and heating to 2 major cities in Russia

Nighttime Ukrainian strikes have disrupted power and heating supplies to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border

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2 w. ago Ukraine facing widespread power cuts after generating capacity reduced to ‘zero’ by Russian attacks

Power to be cut for as much as 16 hours a day across most of Ukraine while repairs are carried outPower will be cut for between eight and 16 hours across most regions of Ukraine on Sunday, state transmission system operator Ukrenergo has said, after Russian attacks targeting energy infrastructure reduced the country’s generating capacity to “zero”.Moscow, which has escalated attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure in recent months, launched hundreds of drones at energy facilities across the country from Friday into Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia unleashes attack on energy infrastructure, triggering power cuts

Ukrainian minister says Moscow is ‘massively attacking’ grid; Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian troops gathering near north-eastern city. What we know on day 1,354See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two kids among civilians killed in huge Russian blitz on Ukraine as Putin targets power plants that keep families warm

TWO children were among civilians killed in a massive Russian blitz on Ukraine yesterday. It marked the start of a bid by tyrant Vladimir Putin to freeze the country into submission. The boys, aged 11 and 14, died in the Dnipropetrovsk region along with two women. It came as Putin targeted power plants needed to...

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3 w. ago Two dead as Russia continues to blast Ukraine’s power grids with drone attacks

Two killed and three wounded in a Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s Odesa

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3 w. ago Ukraine deploys special forces to Pokrovsk in effort to hold key city

Escalating battle for city comes as overnight Russian drone and missile strikes kill six people, including two childrenUkraine has deployed special forces to the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk in an attempt to push back an intense Russian assault involving thousands of troops, Kyiv’s top commander has said.The escalating battle in the strategically important city comes as an overnight wave of Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine killed six people, including two children, and cut power to tens of thousands, officials said on Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 2 dead as Russia continues to blast Ukraine’s power grids with drone attacks

Two killed and three wounded in a Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s Odesa

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3 w. ago 2 people killed in Ukraine’s Odesa region as Russia continues to blast power grid

At least two people were killed and three wounded in a Russian drone attack in Ukraine’s Odesa region early Sunday

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4 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks on substations are ‘nuclear terrorism’, says Ukraine

Ukrainian foreign ministry says deliberate strikes on civilian energy facilities violate international law as fears of a winter crisis grow. What we know on day 1,347Ukraine’s foreign ministry has denounced what it described as Russian attacks on substations critical to supplying external power for Ukraine’s nuclear power stations. Russia has carried out “targeted strikes on such substations”, a ministry statement issued late on Friday said. “Deliberate strikes on civilian energy facilities that directly affect the safe operation of nuclear installations bear the hallmarks of nuclear terrorism and constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law,” it added.The foreign ministry referred to a statement issued on Thursday by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, reporting military activity “that has led to damage to substations critical to nuclear safety and security in Ukraine”. The IAEA statement reported incidents near two nuclear plants – So...

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