3 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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4 d. ago Moment British soldier bravely declares 'I'm going to f***ing shoot them' as Russian troops surround him on battlefield before being captured

James Anderson , 22, was seen in the clip watching on as heavily armed Russian soldiers approached him and his team as he threatened: 'I'm gonna f****** shoot them.'

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5 d. ago ‘The only thing still working’: Russia and UK agreement to tend war graves transcends bitter international relations

Private understanding ensures tending of British military graves in Russia and Crimea, and Soviet graves in UKIn graves at Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok, in Russia, lie the bodies of 663 British military personnel. Most of the dead lost their lives in the period just after the first world war, when allied troops were sent to support rightwing White forces in the Russian civil war against the Bolsheviks, while 41 are casualties from the second world war Arctic convoys.Their resting places have been tended over decades by the Russian military and by private contractors, paid by the UK’s Commonwealth War Graves Commission. But after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, economic sanctions meant Britain could no longer pay for the graves to be maintained. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Wales sink Kazakhstan to get World Cup campaign up and running

It was not pitch perfect but Wales made a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, the substitute Rabbi Matondo capping victory in stoppage time after Ben Davies and Daniel James scored either side of a Kazakhstan penalty. The hush of trepidation that filled the Cardiff air approaching the final whistle confirmed what proved an awkward but satisfying night as Wales edged past Kazakhstan, 110th in the world, to preserve Craig Bellamy’s unbeaten record, though an improved performance is surely required if that is to remain in North Macedonia on Tuesday.Wales hope this is the start of another memorable journey. And one with a happier ending than three woeful group-stage performances. This week even Davies, a typically uber-cautious talker, did not dress up Wales’s showing at the last World Cup. “The best moment of Qatar was probably just the Ukraine [playoff] game in getting there,” said the defender, whose header 79 seconds into the second half offered Wales comfort befor...

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5 d. ago Heathrow chiefs and ministers were warned 10 years ago that power supply was 'key weakness' that could cripple Europe's busiest airport

A report by Jacobs, a major consultancy, highlighted in November 2014 how electricity outages could completely shut Europe's busiest airport.

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5 d. ago Wales sink Kazhakstan to get World Cup campaign up and running

It was not pitch perfect but Wales made a winning start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, the substitute Rabbi Matondo capping victory in stoppage time after Ben Davies and Daniel James scored either side of a Kazakhstan penalty. The hush of trepidation that filled the Cardiff air approaching the final whistle served to confirm what proved an awkward night as Wales edged past Kazakhstan, 110th in the world, to preserve Craig Bellamy’s unbeaten record in charge, though an improved performance is surely required if that is to remain in North Macedonia on Tuesday.Wales hope this is the start of another memorable journey. And one with a happier ending than three woeful group-stage performances. This week even Ben Davies, a typically uber-cautious talker, did not dress up Wales’s showing at the last World Cup. “The best moment of Qatar was probably just the Ukraine [playoff] game in getting there,” said the defender, again captain in the absence of Aaron Ramsey, who is out for the ...

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7 d. ago Prince William arrives in Estonia to visit British troops on front line of Russian aggression

Prince William to meet Estonia’s president Alar Karis before travelling to visit UK’s largest permanent overseas deployment of troops at Tapa army base

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8 d. ago Zelensky claims Putin is ‘amassing troops to strike us’ following Russian leader’s phone call with Trump

Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed Vladimir Putin is “amassing troops and wants to strike us” following the Russian leader’s phone call with Donald Trump.

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8 d. ago Prince William arrives in Estonia to visit British troops on frontline of Russian aggression

Prince William to meet Estonia’s president Alar Karis before travelling to visit UK’s largest permanent overseas deployment of troops at Tapa Army Base

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1 week ago Road of death: The Kursk highway where Russian drones hunt down Ukrainian soldiers

The R200 highway in Kursk is a crucial route in Ukraine for the transportation of supplies and troop rotation - but it has been subject to attacks from Russian drones. In one clip, a drone can be seen following a Ukrainian vehicle before the feed cuts.

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1 week ago Moment tiny Russian drone hurtles toward Ukrainian military vehicles on 'road of death'

In what appears to be a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, Russian drones hunted down Ukrainian soldiers on the war-torn country's infamous R200 highway in a relentless barrage of attacks.

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1 week ago Ukraine’s troops vastly outnumbered and facing ‘huge swarms’ of Russian drones in Kursk retreat

Askold Krushelnycky speaks to a senior officer in Kyiv’s army about the pain being felt by troops as they withdraw from inside Russia

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1 week ago Russian propagandist warns Brit and French troops 'we will kill you all' and threatens to sink London under a nuclear tidal wave in TV rant

His message echoes senior Russian security council official Dmitry Medvedev who predicted World War Three if Starmer and Macron deploy troops in Ukraine

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1 week ago Russian propagandist warns Brit and French troops 'we will kill you all' and threatens to sink London under a

Russian propagandist warns Brit and French troops 'we will kill you all' and threatens to sink London under a  Daily Mail

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1 week ago Donald Trump to speak to Vladimir Putin as UK minister issues 'extraordinary escalation' warning

Wes Streeting suggested the prospect of a clash between Russian soldiers and British peacekeeping troops would be sufficient to deter Vladimir Putin from breaching a ceasefire

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1 week ago Moment Ukraine blows up bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in the occupied Kherson region

A dramatic video shows how Ukraine blew up a bridge used by Russian troops on a key supply route in occupied Kherson region.

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1 week ago Incredible moment Ukrainian sniper kills Russian soldier from two kilometres away after stalking him for four days

The gunman, known as Lektor, stalked his target for more than four days in heavy rain and strong winds, before eliminating him at a distance of 2,069 metres - one of the longest shots in history.

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1 week ago US talks with Putin about Ukraine ‘very good and productive’, Trump says

US president also repeats refuted Putin claim that Ukrainian troops in Kursk are surrounded by Russian armyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has said the US had “very good and productive discussions” with Vladimir Putin and that “thousands of Ukrainian troops” were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts.In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump added that there was a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could “finally come to an end”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump warns Russian troops about to commit 'worst massacre since WW2'

The US President has warned that Russian troops are about to commit a horrific massacre as he called on Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops

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2 w. ago Donald Trump fears Russian troops about to commit 'worst massacre since WW2'

US President Donald Trump has warned of a 'horrible massacre' one he says has 'not been seen since World War II' as he urged Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukranian troops

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