16 h. ago Three dead in Ukrainian drone strike on Russian industrial plant

The drone strike comes after Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine in June

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19 h. ago Ukrainian drone strikes a Russian plant after record Russian drone attacks in June

Officials say a Ukrainian drone has struck an industrial plant deep inside Russia, injuring several people and causing a fire

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20 h. ago 'Hero' Brit fighter Ben 'Budgie' Burgess, 33, who became 'one of Ukraine's best drone pilots' is killed in action as dozens attend Kyiv funeral

Ben 'Budgie' Burgess, 33, from Portsmouth, was a former British Army serviceman who volunteered to fight in Ukraine following the full-scale invasion by Russia in February 2022

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35 h. ago Ben Askren: Former UFC fighter receives double lung transplant, wife confirms

MMA legend recovering from major surgery after being hospitalised with severe pneumonia

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3 d. ago Astonishing moment North Korean missile launcher is destroyed by Ukraine drone

The footage released by Ukrainian military shows a projectile tearing through the 240mm calibre multiple rocket launcher (MLRS), known as the M1991, in the village of Novopavlivka.

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3 d. ago Four horrifying last words uttered by pilot before crashing plane into mountain and killing all on board

It was a horrific air crash that shocked the world — a pilot who suffered from severe depression locking himself in the cockpit before crashing the plane and killing all on board

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5 d. ago Pilot's last words before Tenerife crash that killed 146 including Brit tourists

Dan-Air's Flight 1008 was carrying 146 people from Manchester to Tenerife when it crashed into the mountains of Los Rodeos on the Spanish island on April 25, 1980

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6 d. ago Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all

Cheap, scaleable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly – and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about securityOn a fine day in early June, Ukrainian soldiers launched their latest killer robot. With a click on a screen, the unattractively named Gogol-M, a fixed-wing aerial drone with a 20-foot wingspan, took off from an undisclosed location and soared into a wide blue sky.This “mothership” travelled 200km into Russia before releasing two attack drones hanging off its wings. Able to evade radar by flying at a low altitude, the smaller drones autonomously scanned the ground below to find a suitable target, and then locked on for the kill. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Drone hunters in Ukraine find new sophisticated technology feared to be from Iran

Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran

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7 d. ago Drone debris found in Ukraine indicates Russia is using new technology from Iran

Last week, Ukrainian drone hunters searching through the debris of Russia's nightly assault on their cities found a drone that was different to the rest

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8 d. ago Russian agent 'plotted to assassinate Zelensky with sniper rifle or drone strike at Polish airport', Ukrainian security chief reveals

The head of Ukraine's security services (SBU) Vasyl Malyuk told reporters in Kyiv today that a Polish military veteran had planned to kill Zelensky at Rzeszów Airport before his plane took off for London

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9 d. ago Russian attacks on Ukraine kill at least 5 and injure over a dozen

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital has killed at least four people and injured others as rescuers searched a collapsed apartment building for survivors

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1 week ago Brazil hot air balloon tragedy pilot reveals how 13 survived inferno that killed 8

Witnesses looked on in horror as the hot air balloon burst into flames and fell to the ground in Santa Catarina, Brazil - eight people died but another 13 miraculously survived

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia ‘on verge of recession’, Putin minister tells economic showcase

Drone attacks on Kharkiv and Odesa; don’t forget about Ukraine because of Iran-Israel fighting, say Kyiv officials. What we know on day 1,213 Vladimir Putin’s economy minister has warned that Russia is “on the verge” of recession as he spoke on the second day of a signature event meant to bolster economic confidence. The minister, Maxim Reshetnikov, said at the St Petersburg economic forum that his view was based on “current business sentiment and indicators” pointing to a slowdown. “Everything else depends on our decisions,” Reshetnikov said, calling for the central bank to show a “little love for the economy”.Russia’s central bank raised interest rates to an eye-watering 21% in October 2024 to combat inflation and kept them at that level until this month when it eased them to 20%. Russia’s economic growth slowed to 1.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, the lowest quarterly figure in two years. Prices are rising across the economy driven up by massive government spending ...

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1 week ago Tried and tested in war: For European drone manufacturers, Ukraine is the place to be

For European drone manufacturers, being able to say that their equipment has been tried in war by Ukrainian forces is becoming a sales pitch

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia can defend itself, says Putin, as North Korea sends more soldiers

Death toll rises to 28 after Russian attack on Kyiv apartments; Zelenskyy planning to attend Nato summit in The Hague. What we know on day 1,212Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to meet with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy but only during a “final phase” of negotiations “so as not to sit there and divide things up endlessly, but to put an end to it”. Putin made his customary false accusation that Zelenskyy is not Ukraine’s legitimate president.In a round-table interview in St Petersburg with international news agencies, Putin said on Nato: “We do not consider any Nato rearmament to be a threat to the Russian Federation, because we are self-sufficient in terms of ensuring our security.” Russia has brought in thousands of North Korean soldiers to help defend Kursk; and has relied on a flood of arms and ammunition from North Korea as well as Iranian drones and missiles to wage war on Ukraine; while also receiving suspected help from China to continue arming a “spec...

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2 w. ago Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv kills at least 15 people

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls it ‘one of the most horrific attacks’ on Ukraine’s capital since full-scale war beganUkraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attack with apartment building hitRussia launched a sustained missile and drone attack on Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 156 in what the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, called “one of the most horrific attacks” on the Ukrainian capital since the full-scale war began in spring 2022.The death toll from what is already the deadliest attack on the capital this year is expected to rise, with several sites across the city struck. At a nine-storey Soviet-era apartment block in the west of Kyiv, an apparent direct missile hit had led to part of the building collapsing, leaving a gaping hole and a pile of rubble in the middle of the block. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Deadly Russia drone attack hits residential building in Kyiv with 14 killed and 55 injured

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight, killing 14 people and wounding 55 in one of the deadliest attacks on the capital in months.

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2 w. ago Russian strikes on Kyiv kill at least 14 with attacks reported across Ukraine

Overnight attack sees waves of drones and missiles strike Ukraine’s capitalUkraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attack with apartment building hitAn overnight attack on Ukraine’s capital killed at least 14 people, the head of Kyiv’s military administration said early on Tuesday, with Russian strikes reported across the country.“According to initial reports, there are already 14 deaths in Kyiv,” Tymur Tkachenko said, adding that rescuers were still searching the rubble for victims. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attack with apartment building hit

Stay off Russian gas even after peace, says EU energy chief, as ban is drafted; 6,000 casualties out of 10,000 North Koreans fighting against Ukraine. What we know on day 1,210 Continue reading...

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