7 h. ago Russian journalist who escaped Putin’s reach reappears in Paris after daring journey

Barabash, 63, vehemently condemned on Monday the lack of freedoms in Russia while detailing her escape

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8 h. ago Ukrainian refugee and mates die in fireball Porsche crash while going over 155mph

Karina Ryzhkova, 21, fled to Italy after Russia invaded Ukraine and had lived in Torchiarolo, but her life was cut tragically short in a horror crash in a rented Porsche

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20 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Three million shells coming from our allies, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian attack over border largely destroys Russian electrical equipment plant; mayor reports drones headed for Moscow. What we know on day 1,167See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine hopes to receive 3m artillery shells from allies and partners in 2025 including 1.8m under a Czech-led programme, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in Prague on Sunday. “The Czech artillery initiative is working brilliantly,” the Ukrainian president said. Prague steers a European drive to supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine, financed largely by Nato allies. “Not only North Korea is capable of helping [Russia] in the war – we have allies who are helping Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said in comments reported by the Kyiv Independent.Zelenskyy added there would be a meeting on Monday with “Czech defence companies”, with details to be announced later. Discussions were under way for a Ukrainian-Czech pilot training school for F16 fighter jets, which could not be established in Ukraine “due to current security concerns”....

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31 h. ago Terrorists and criminals misusing ‘dark’ drones could cause carnage, expert warns

As Ukraine and Russia develop technology resistant to being jammed, pilot calls for world leaders to step up defences

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55 h. ago Ukraine ‘unleashes British Storm Shadow missiles on Russia, with Trump’s approval’

British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles and kamikaze air and sea drones have reportedly been used by Ukraine as it hit numerous targets including Vladimir Putin's £3 billion Crimean Bridge

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58 h. ago Zelensky says conversation with Trump at the Vatican last week 'may have been the best we have ever had' 

Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his conversation with Donald Trump at the Vatican last weekend 'may have been the best we have ever had'.

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59 h. ago JD Vance says 'Trump brokered greatest peace deal of 21st Century' if Russia Ukraine war ends

If Putin's war in Ukraine comes to an end it will be all thanks to Orange Manbaby Donald Trump as the US President 'brokered one of the greatest peace deals', claims Vice President JD Vance

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61 h. ago Russian drone attack injures 47 in Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv

Russia fired nearly 200 exploding drones and decoys overnight, Ukraine air force says

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62 h. ago Russian drone attack wounds 47 in Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv

Russia launched a major drone assault on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, wounding 47

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64 h. ago ‘I know I might not come back’: the young Ukrainians enlisting early to fight Russia

Kyiv has brought in new incentives for those under 25 in an effort to repopulate the frontline as the war grinds on“I’m not just here to avenge my brother,” says Luntik, 20, one of Ukraine’s newest soldiers, as he takes a break from training. He has joined up, he says, to try to liberate the territory of Ukraine from the Russian invaders: “When the thief is coming to your house and you are afraid he might harm you or kill your wife, you will take actions and, if necessary, kill the thief.”The mild spring day, somewhere in Kharkiv region, belies the seriousness of the conversation. Luntik is one of a dozen or so young recruits, all aged between 18 and 24, who have agreed to join Ukraine’s army before the age of 25, at which men can be forcibly mobilised. The lure is a bonus of 1m hryvnia (nearly £18,000), 0% mortgages and a short one-year contract; the scheme, launched in February, is a fresh effort to repopulate Ukraine’s frontline. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia attacks Kharkiv with drone barrage, injuring 46

Nighttime strikes in four districts prompt fresh appeal from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to boost air defences. What we know on day 1,165See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Living Nostradamus claims Prince William already pulling the strings and King will abdicate

Athos Salomé, who says he predicted Covid-19, the death of Queen Elizabeth II and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, reckons the king has been delegating critical decisions to his son William on an informal basis

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3 d. ago US steps back from peace talks, saying it won’t mediate between Russia and Ukraine

JD Vance says ‘this isn’t our war’ as state department warns envoys will stop flying around the world ‘at drop of a hat’

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3 d. ago Russia is recruiting kids as 'suicide bombers', Ukrainian security forces say

Ukrainian security details have spoken out and claimed that Russian forces are targeting young people and vulnerable members of society and offering them money in exchange for fatal services

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3 d. ago US pulls out of formal peace talks between Ukraine and Russia

The US government said it will no longer ‘fly around the world at the drop of a hat’ for meetings

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3 d. ago Donald Trump wants Kyiv to swap peace for land. Ukrainians say that’s too painful to contemplate

The state of public opinion helps explain why Zelenskiy has resisted Trump's pressure to cede territory

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3 d. ago Russia and North Korea build first road bridge linking the two countries in show of 'friendly, good

Relations and exchange programs between the two countries have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine

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3 d. ago Ukrainian drone attack kills at least 7 people hours after Kyiv and Washington's mineral agreement

More deaths were reported in Ukraine on land occupied by Russia where seven people were killed in a drone attack, hours after Kyiv signed the minerals deal with the US

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4 d. ago Truth behind Russia's 'plan B' as viral post claims 'capitulation of Kyiv in 60 days'

A number of Telegram channels have reportedly said how and when Russia will beat Ukraine in the war with 'plan b'- but users have been warned why they should be careful when reading them

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4 d. ago What is the new road bridge North Korea is building with Russia?

War monitor says Russia and North Korea will likely use Tumen river bridge for material transportation

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