24 h. ago Cute video shows newborn lion cubs with lioness mum rescued from Ukraine

A lioness rescued from war torn Ukraine has given birth to three cubs as Yorkshire Wildlife Park release adorable video.

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66 h. ago Lioness rescued from Putin's blitz on Ukraine has surprise on arrival in UK

A pride of lions rescued from the horrors of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and transported to Yorkshire is now even bigger after being joined by some new arrivals

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Strike into Belgorod ‘destroys four Russian helicopters’

Russian missile attack injures 88 in Sumy, officials report; Saudi Arabia ceasefire talks to continue with nothing yet agreed. What we know on day 1,126Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they destroyed four military helicopters in Russia’s Belgorod region with Himars rocket systems. The special operations command published drone footage and announced: “Special operations forces in cooperation with the GUR of the ministry of defence, missile forces and artillery destroyed two enemy Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.” The strikes occurred at a concealed “jumping-off point” for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces, the group said. Ukrainian forces have since 18 March been striking across the border into areas of Belgorod oblast including the village of Demidovka, according to Russian and Ukrainian war watchers. Some claimed Ukrainian troops had managed to seize a small amount of territory in Belgorod. Their rep...

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1 week ago Ukraine forces launch surprise raid several kilometres into Russia as Putin talks to Trump

Troops launched the attack as Russia has approved a 30-day ceasefire deal with Ukraine - marking the first break in fighting since Vladimir Putin's invasion of the country over three years ago

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2 w. ago Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk appears to mark end of audacious operation

Some say incursion achieved many goals while others wonder if it cost Ukrainian lives for no tangible gainRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUnder constant attack from drones attached to fibre optic cables, the soldiers scrambled in groups of two or three along hidden tracks or through fields, often walking miles to reach Ukrainian territory.The Ukrainian retreat from the Kursk region, carried out in stages over the past two weeks, appears to mark the end of one of the most audacious and surprising operations of the conflict, and strips Ukraine of one of its few solid bargaining chips in possible peace negotiations with Russia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russia says operation to remove Ukrainian troops from Kursk in final stages as Putin makes surprise visit

Russia’s president orders top commanders to defeat Ukrainian forces in Kursk as soon as possible as he weighs Donald Trump’s 30-day ceasefire proposal

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3 w. ago Moment Russian special forces attempt to ambush Ukrainians by creeping through gas pipeline

Russian special forces crept miles through a gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha in an attempt to surprise Ukrainian forces as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from Kursk.

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3 w. ago Russian forces creeping through disused gas pipeline ‘to launch surprise attack on Ukraine’

It comes as the US suspends military and intelligence assistance to Volodymyr Zelensky’s nation

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3 w. ago Trump threatens Putin with sanctions and tariffs on Russia after missile and drone blitz on Ukraine

His angry words are a startling shift in his stance on how to end Putin’s three-year war in Ukraine

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3 w. ago Russia is preparing for a major spring offensive in Ukraine with Zelensky's men deprived of US supplies and intelligence, Moscow's gloating state media claims

Citing how Volodymyr Zelensky's troops will be deprived of American military equipment and intelligence, Russian state-controlled media warns that Ukraine will be in for a 'nasty surprise' this spring.

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