27 h. ago Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones, the largest barrage of the war, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow’s intensifying aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defences by launching major attacks […]

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51 h. ago 3 men guilty in UK arson attack ordered by Russia’s Wagner mercenaries

Last year's blaze at an industrial estate in east London targeted two units including one for a company which delivered packages to Ukraine.

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5 d. ago Calgary man injured in Russian drone and missile attack in Ukraine

A Calgary man, who has been working to deliver humanitarian aid in Ukraine since 2022, is in hospital in Kyiv, after being injured in a Russian attack on Canada Day.

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1 week ago Russia launches biggest aerial attack since the start of war, Ukraine says

Russia fired a total of 537 aerial weapons at Ukraine, including 477 drones and decoys and 60 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said. Of these, 249 were shot down and 226 were lost.

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2 w. ago Russian attacks kill at least 18 civilians in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more Western aid

Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the war, which is now in its fourth year

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3 w. ago Kyiv rescuers find more bodies as death toll from latest Russian missile attack climbs to 28

KYIV, Ukraine — Emergency workers pulled more bodies Wednesday from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile, raising the death toll from the latest attack on the Ukrainian capital to 28. The building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district took a direct hit and collapsed during the deadliest Russian attack on […]

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3 w. ago At least 20 wounded in Russian drone, missile attack on Ukraine’s capital

KYIV — A combined Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday left at least 20 people wounded, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack, the latest in a spate of mass drone and missile attacks on Kyiv, occurred as world leaders convened at the Group of Seven meeting in Canada, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

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3 w. ago Edmonton man guilty of torching homes in central Edmonton; court heard fires were set at behest of notorious slain landlord

The man accused of torching nearly a dozen Edmonton homes at the behest of a notorious inner-city landlord has been found guilty of setting a majority of the fires. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling on Thursday gave his decision in the long-running trial of Darcy Willier, finding he had no reasonable doubt about […]

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3 w. ago Edmonton man guilty of torching homes in Alberta Avenue area; court heard fires were set at behest of notorious slain landlord

The man accused of torching nearly a dozen Edmonton homes at the behest of a notorious inner-city landlord has been found guilty of setting a majority of the fires. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling on Thursday gave his decision in the long-running trial of Darcy Willier, finding he had no reasonable doubt about […]

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4 w. ago Former pastor sentenced to 3 1/2 years for arson to Ukrainian priest's Victoria home

Walter (Theo) Machinski of Nanaimo had pleaded guilty to one count of arson with disregard for human life in setting the fire at the Caledonia Avenue home in 2022

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4 w. ago Nanaimo man handed 3.5 years in prison for arson at Ukrainian priest’s Victoria home

Walter 'Theo' Machinski pleaded guilty to one count of arson with disregard for human life for setting the fire at the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church.

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4 w. ago Russian attacks kill 3 and wound 64 as drones hit Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine

'Those are ordinary sites of peaceful life — those that should never be targeted,' Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram

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