4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Drones target Moscow forcing suspension of some flights

Air raid alerts in Ukrainian regions; Zelenskyy visits Berlin amid promising noises about long-range strikes. What we know on day 1,190 A major Ukrainian drone attack late over Tuesday night into Wednesday led to at least two Moscow airports, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky, suspending flights, Russian authorities said. The defence ministry said 112 Ukrainian drones targeted six different regions in the three hours up to midnight.Russian drones hit the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, injuring eight people including a child, the regional military governor said on Wednesday morning. Ukraine’s air force issued an air raid alert due to drones across regions including Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, Kyiv and others.Russian authorities were again dismissive of Donald Trump after the US president said Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” and putting Russia at risk of “really bad things”. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former prime minister and president, responded: “I only know of one really bad thing – WWIII. I hope...

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5 d. ago London to allocate $3 billion from Russian assets to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine

London to allocate $3 billion from Russian assets to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine  Мілітарний

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5 d. ago Russian forces take four border villages in Ukraine’s Sumy region

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region

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5 d. ago Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages as its massive bombing campaign slows

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region

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6 d. ago From Kyiv to the Kelpies: Dad conquers fear of heights to protect Scotland’s children

A brave dad who was forced to flee his home in Ukraine is hoping to conquer his fear of heights by abseiling down Scotland’s largest equine sculptures to raise funds for Children First, Scotland’s national children’s charity.

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6 d. ago Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’

At least six people die in what Kyiv claims is largest drone attack since Moscow launched full-scale invasion in February 2022Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMoscow has launched its third consecutive night of massive drone strikes against Ukraine, killing at least six people, as Donald Trump broke his silence to suggest the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, had “gone crazy”.Overnight on Monday, Russia fired a record 355 Shahed drones as well as nine cruise missiles, in an escalating drone campaign targeting Ukraine’s cities and communities, with Ukraine’s air force spokesperson, Yuriy Ignat, confirming it was the largest drone attack since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Donald Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg calls for ‘ceasefire now’ after Russia's ‘shameful’ bombardment on Kyiv

Russia launched its largest aerial bombardment on Ukraine this week. Ukrainian forces shot down six missiles and neutralized 245 drones — 128 drones were shot down and 117 were thwarted

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attacks for second night running

At least seven injured as officials warn more drone and missile strikes likely, while large-scale prisoner swap continues. What we know on day 1,187See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early on Sunday and injured at least seven people, as debris set an apartment building on fire and damaged homes, officials said. The head of Kyiv city’s military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said “more than a dozen enemy drones” were flying around the capital early on Sunday. The Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said the city was “under attack” but “air defences are operating”, telling citizens to stay in shelters.A day earlier, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones on Kyiv, injuring 15 people in one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war more than three years ago. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the attacks indicated Moscow was “prolonging the war On...

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8 d. ago Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war

Attack occurs hours after Russia and Ukraine begin prisoner exchange in deal seen as first step towards ceasefireRussia has launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Kyiv, injuring 15 people in one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the beginning of the war more than three years ago.The attack came in waves, with Russia launching 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones in the early hours of Saturday, although Ukrainian forces shot down six missiles and stopped most of the drones before they reached Kyiv. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Putin makes shock unannounced visit to nuclear plant after retaking Kursk

Vladimir Putin made a surprise inspection at a nuclear plant in Kursk, in his first visit to the region since Russian forces claimed they ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month.

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1 week ago Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April

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2 w. ago Ukraine reports largest drone attack from Russia since war began

One person was killed in the Kyiv region, in an attack that came after peace talks between the two sides on FridayThe largest known Russian drone attack since full-scale war began in 2022 killed a woman in the Kyiv region and injured at least three people, Ukrainian authorities said early on Sunday, as Moscow stepped up strikes after peace talks on Friday.Russia launched 273 drones by 8am local time, targeting chiefly the central Kyiv region and the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions in the country’s east, Ukraine’s air force said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Russia sends Aussie to jail for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces

Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins has learned his fate after being captured fighting alongside Ukrainian forces.

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2 w. ago Russia launches smallest nighttime attack on Ukraine in months in run

Russia launched 10 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday

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2 w. ago Why is Putin massing troops on the border of Finland? Military build

Moscow is building troop accommodation, aircraft deployment infrastructure and other facilities at key military bases, analysts have said.

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2 w. ago Russian drones attack Ukraine after Kremlin turns down a ceasefire proposal

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, after the Kremlin rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in the more than 3-year war

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3 w. ago Trump craves recognition as the peacemaker president. Will diplomatic wins in South Asia and Ukraine spur him on?

A U.S.-led ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, and a renewed push to force Russia to end attacks on Ukraine, add to Trump’s quest for recognition on the world stage as the peacemaker president, writes Oliver O’Connell

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3 w. ago Putin's rapist red army: As Russia is accused of committing vile atrocities in Ukraine, historian PATRICK BISHOP reveals the chilling similarities to the Soviet forces' march through Germany

The frightened women huddled in a dormitory in the German town of Bunzlau listened to the sounds of battle getting nearer - with rising hope in their hearts...but their relief would soon turn to horror.

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3 w. ago Chinese troops march with Russian forces as Xi joins Putin for Victory Day parade

Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasionRussian troops fighting in Ukraine marched together with Chinese forces on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, in a Victory Day celebration marked by greater spectacle than in recent years.After several scaled-back Victory Days – with reduced military displays and few foreign guests – Vladimir Putin on Friday addressed the largest parade since his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The Soviet Union took upon itself the most ferocious, merciless blows of the enemy,” the Russian president said of the victory over Nazi Germany, before turning to his invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine ceasefire as he marks 'Victory Day' in Russia

The Russian President has declared a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine, after his forces spent the past few days bombarding Ukrainian cities and towns with missiles and drones

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