12 h. ago Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on village at 27

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-occupied village in Kherson killed 27 people

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18 h. ago Russia puts death toll from Ukrainian strike on occupied village at 27. Kyiv rejects accusation

Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine's Kherson region has killed 27 people

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36 h. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 in New Year drone strike days after ‘false flag’ blitz on Putin’s palace

RUSSIA has accused Ukraine of launching a vicious New Year drone strike that killed 24 people, including a child, and left many more wounded. Shocking pictures have emerged of a cafe and hotel that was allegedly levelled by the overnight strike on the New Year's Party. Mad Vlad is said to be plotting a devastating...

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41 h. ago Australian man reportedly killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia

‘He chose to stay when it would have been easier to leave,’ a friend wrote

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41 h. ago Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks

Russian officials say that a Ukrainian attack killed 24 people in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks

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42 h. ago Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 24 people in drone strike on a hotel and café

Vladimir Saldo, the Kremlin-installed governor of Kherson, has made currently unverified claims about the attack. Pictured: Ukrainian strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure.

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47 h. ago Australian man reportedly killed fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia

Australia’s foreign affairs department seeking to verify reported death of Russell Allan Wilson on 12 DecemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe department of foreign affairs is trying to confirm the death of an Australian man who was reportedly killed while fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia last month.According to multiple posts on social media, Russell Allan Wilson was killed on 12 December in the Donetsk region. The ABC reported that a friend of Wilson said he was killed during his final mission, and had been due to be married the week after his death. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Photos show the destruction after Russia's latest attacks on Kyiv

Russia has attacked Ukraine’s capital with missiles and drones, killing one person and wounding dozens of others. Explosions rocked Kyiv for hours, affecting seven locations.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Pope Leo expresses ‘great sadness’ at Russian rejection of truce calls

Pontiff calls for ‘day of peace’ on Christmas Day after huge Russian attack in Ukraine kills three and cuts power to several regions. What we know on day 1,400Pope Leo XIV has called for a global truce on Christmas Day, expressing “great sadness” that “apparently Russia rejected a request” for one. “I am renewing my request to all people of good will to respect a day of peace – at least on the feast of the birth of our saviour,” Leo told reporters at his residence near Rome on Tuesday. Russia has repeatedly rejected calls for a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine, saying that would only give a military advantage to Kyiv. The pope said: “Among the things that cause me great sadness is the fact that Russia has apparently rejected a request for a truce.” Referring to conflicts in general, Leo said: “I hope they will listen and there will be 24 hours of peace in the whole world.”A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian ...

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1 week ago US supreme court blocks Trump bid to deploy national guard to Chicago

In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with a lower court ruling that blocked deployment of troops to the Illinois cityThe US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send national guard troops to the Chicago area, in an important reining-in of the US president’s efforts to expand the use of the military for domestic purposes in historic moves against a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions.The nation’s highest court denied the US justice department’s request to lift a judge’s order in October that has blocked the deployment of hundreds of national guard personnel in a legal challenge brought by Illinois state officials and local leaders, who had opposed any federalization of those troops to offer backup to immigration enforcement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia launches hundreds of drones in major attack on Ukraine as hopes for Christmas ceasefire deal fade

The latest barrage struck homes and the power grid in 13 regions of Ukraine, killing three people including a four-year-old

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1 week ago Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power

Officials say Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday

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1 week ago Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

Four-year-old child among those killed in drone and missile assault targeting energy infrastructure amid cold snapA massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has killed three people and cut power to several Ukrainian regions two days before Christmas and as the country enters a cold snap.Russia sent more than 650 drones and more than 30 missiles into Ukraine in the attack, which began overnight and continued into Tuesday morning, local officials said. At least three people were killed, including a four-year-old child. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine is leveraging its powerful – and cheap – new drone killers for air defence

Ukraine is rapidly deploying low-cost interceptor drones to counter Russia’s evolving aerial attacks on cities and power infrastructure

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1 week ago Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators

Russia’s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attackA Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general staff, died of his injuries, a spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee said in a statement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, investigators say

Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind the attackA Russian general was killed on Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in southern Moscow, investigators said.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general Staff, died from his injuries, said Svetlana Petrenko, official spokesperson for Russia’s Investigative Committee. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine is leveraging its powerful – and cheap – new drone killers for air defense

Ukraine is rapidly deploying low-cost interceptor drones to counter Russia’s evolving aerial attacks on cities and power infrastructure

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1 week ago Ukrainian and European officials had ‘productive’ talks on ending war, US envoy says

Steve Witkoff says representatives share goals to stop killing, support Ukraine and end war with RussiaA White House envoy said on Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.Posting on social media, Steve Witkoff said the talks aimed at aligning on a shared strategic approach between Ukraine, the US and Europe. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Putin looks to swallow up Ukraine as he kills eight and wounds 27 in fresh missile strike

At least eight people have been killed in Odesa in southern Ukraine and 27 more were wounded after a deadly Russian missile strike on port infrastructure on Friday evening. 

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1 week ago Russian missile strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service

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