4 h. ago Grandad's war plea as he suffers horror injury from Russia bomb

The Mirror had exclusive access to where brave medics tend to the wounded in Zaporizhzhia, in south-east Ukraine, barely 25 miles from fighting with Russia.

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15 h. ago Army chiefs say Vladimir Putin can be defeated if Ukraine fight back with 'flying AK

In a summit in Kyiv last night, military chiefs mapped out a way to overcome Putin's Russia – obviously it involves an army of AI-powered 'flying of Kalashnikovs'

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22 h. ago North Korean prisoners held by Ukraine had 'no idea' they would be fighting for Russia... and thought they were going on a training exercise

The two men held by Ukraine said they had 'no idea' that they would be 'participating in combat' supporting Russian troops, and believed they were heading on a training exercise.

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24 h. ago Hero Ukraine father pictured in iconic Mirror front page now fighting Russia

An iconic image showed Ukrainian father Ruslan Gladkiy saying goodbye to his son as his family left the country following the start of the Russian invasion in 2022

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55 h. ago Russia and Belarus will hold a joint military drill in September

Officials say that Russia and Belarus will hold a joint military exercise in September, part of efforts by the two neighbors and allies to expand military ties amid the fighting in Ukraine

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56 h. ago ‘Not what I expected’: Russian soldiers sent to North Korea for medical care

Wonsan resorts offer troops time-off to recover, but some wonder if move is a pretence for military trainingAfter two years fighting for Russia on the frontlines in Ukraine, Aleksei returned to his home town of Vladivostok last summer to recover from a shrapnel wound to his leg.Looking to speed up his recovery and take a break from the city, he asked his military unit in Russia’s far east to see if he could secure a state-sponsored stay at a sanatorium – a health resort offering a mix of medical treatment and rest. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago ‘I would shoot a Russian soldier’ says former Tory MP fighting on Ukraine frontline

A former Tory MP fighting now fighting on the Ukraine frontline says he would shoot a Russian soldier as part of his duties.

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62 h. ago ‘When has Russia ever kept its promises?’: Ukrainians furious over Trump’s plan to end war

People living abroad or who fled conflict fear that US president’s actions will further destabilise their countryTrump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable riftThey have wrestled with grief, anxiety at starting a new life and survivors’ guilt – and now Ukrainian exiles must balance feelings of shock and betrayal with an “existential” defiance that their homeland must keep fighting for a just peace.“Ukrainians do not have the luxury of falling into despair,” Olga Onuch said, when asked about the mood of expats watching the future of their war-torn country being decided from afar. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Briton running Ukraine drone factory says fight continues regardless of talks

Richard Woodruff has been volunteering in Lviv in Ukraine since June 2022.

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68 h. ago North Korean soldiers convinced they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine

Two North Korean prisoners of war have revealed that the officers running their battalion told them that South Koreans were operating the drones used in the war against Ukraine

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3 d. ago Britain and European allies to give Ukraine BILLIONS more in aid amid Trump's vicious attacks

The UK will plough an extra £1.5billion into “keeping Ukraine in the fight” until a peace deal can be settled with Russia, after Donald Trump tore into Volodymyr Zelensky, branding him a "dictator"

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3 d. ago Britain 'ready to send Typhoon fighter jets to police Ukraine's skies' if Russia agrees to end its brutal invasion in peace deal

Sir Keir Starmer is prepared to send UK troops to the war-torn country as part of efforts to enforce a possible ceasefire.

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5 d. ago Many weary Ukrainians long for an end to the war but now fear it will come on unfavorable terms

After nearly three years of living under constant threat of Russian airstrikes while their troops fight a grinding campaign against Russia’s invasion, many Ukrainians long for an end to the war

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5 d. ago 'Why should we invite them?': Lavrov ridicules European presence at Ukraine peace talks – video

Russia's foreign minister has dismissed the prospect of a place for Europe at talks between the US and Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference alongside his Serbian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov said: 'If they are going to weasel out some cunning ideas about freezing the conflict, while actually intending – as is their custom, nature and habit – to continue the war, then why should we invite them at all?'European leaders have been unnerved by the willingness of Donald Trump, the US president, to engage the Kremlin directly over Ukraine and have been attempting to find a place for themselves in the talksEurope live – latest updates Continue reading...

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