5 h. ago Nato scrambles jets as Russia launches most intense drone and missile blitz of the war

Russia is believed to have launched up to 30 missiles and 700 military drones in a major escalation overnight

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5 h. ago Nato scrambles jets as Russia launches one of the most intense drone and missile blitzes of the war

Russia is believed to have launched up to 30 missiles and 700 military drones in a major escalation overnight

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6 h. ago New WW3 fears as NATO warplanes scrambled after Putin launches major attack on Ukraine

As many as 700 different military drones were brought by Moscow over the border to cause destruction across Ukraine as it continues to plead with the West for more weapons

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8 h. ago Russian drone and cruise missile attacks kill at least 2 in Ukraine

Russia launched a massive drone and missile barrage on Ukraine overnight, killing at least two people and wounding more than 20

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9 h. ago Nato scrambles warplanes after Russia launches massive drone attack on Ukraine

NATO was forced to scramble fighter jets as between 20 and 30 missiles and up to 700 military drones were unleashed in Chernivtsi, close to the Romanian border.

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9 h. ago NATO scrambles warplanes as Putin launches fresh wave of deadly drone and bomber strikes on Ukraine

Russia staged the most intense attacks of the war on the west of the country - with estimates suggesting up to 30 missiles and 700 military drones were unleashed.

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10 h. ago NATO warplanes scrambled as Putin unleashes most destructive attack since war began

Estimates suggested between 20 and 30 missiles and up to 700 military drones were unleashed - marking the most intense attacks of Russia's war on western Ukraine

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57 h. ago Zelenskyy urges west to hit Russia with sanctions after huge attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian president wants allies to speed up action against Putin after two killed in second night of major strikesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Ukraine’s allies to speed up imposing new sanctions on Russia after another huge wave of strikes on his country’s capital killed two people and left more wounded.“Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror,” the Ukrainian president said on social media. Ukraine’s air defence force said Moscow sent 400 drones and 18 missiles across the country in the early hours. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Photos show Russia's latest large missile and drone attack on Kyiv

Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with yet another large missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires in areas across the city, a day after the heaviest aerial attack of the three-year war so far.

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61 h. ago Russian attack on Kyiv leaves two dead a day after largest assault of war

Another huge wave of Russian missiles and drones hit Ukraine’s capital as Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov due to meet with Marco RubioA huge wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed two people and left more wounded, Kyiv’s military administration said early on Thursday, with reports of loud blasts echoing over the city throughout the night.The administration warned of a threat from drones and ballistic weapons and told all residents to “immediately head to the nearest shelters”. Dozens of residents of the capital took shelter in a central metro station during the attack, an Agence France-Presse reporter said, sleeping on mats, calming pets or waiting out the attack on camping furniture. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Russia hits Kyiv with more missiles and drones, causing fires and injuring at least 10

Ukrainian officials say that Russia pounded the capital with yet another mass missile and drone attack, causing fires across the city and injuring at least 10 people a day after the heaviest aerial attack of the war so far

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3 d. ago NATO scrambles warplanes as Putin launches attack near European country's border

Vladimir Putin's forces hit Ukraine with 741 missiles and kamikaze drones in a record for the three-year conflict, triggering an emergency response from NATO forces

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3 d. ago Russia unleashes record number of rockets and drones in attacks across Ukraine with NATO jets scrambled hours after Trump ripped into Putin's 'bulls**t' as Donald

Kyiv revealed there were a total of 741 strikes on Ukrainian territory by the Russian armed forces, a record for the 40-month conflict

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8 d. ago Photos show the damage after the latest missile and drone strike targeting Kyiv

Kyiv was targeted with waves of drone and missile attacks overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials said, amid a renewed Russian push to capture more of its neighbor’s land.

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8 d. ago Russia launches its largest missile and drone attack of the war following Trump admission he got absolutely nothing out of Putin in phone call yesterday after scrapping Ukraine weapon deliveries

Air raid alerts lasted more than eight hours overnight as Russia launched a total of 539 drones and 11 missiles targeting the Ukrainian territory, Ukraine's Air Force said

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9 d. ago Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks

Officials say about 90 people killed since Wednesday night as Israeli security cabinet prepares for meetingIsrael has escalated its offensive in Gaza before imminent talks about a ceasefire, with warships and artillery launching one of the deadliest and most intense bombardments in the devastated Palestinian territory for many months.Medics and officials in Gaza reported that about 90 people were killed overnight and on Thursday, including many women and children. On Tuesday night and Wednesday the toll was higher, they said. Casualties included Marwan al-Sultan, a cardiologist and director of the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, who died in an airstrike that also killed his wife and five children. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NATO scramble warplanes to protect countries bordering Ukraine after Putin unleashes 537

The alliance sprang into action amid fears the Russian blitz could spill into neighbouring countries, with Poland confirming its fighter jets were launched and its air defences put on full alert.

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1 week ago NATO sends warplanes as Russia fires over 500 missiles in Ukraine attack to down jet

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1 week ago Astonishing moment North Korean missile launcher is destroyed by Ukraine drone

The footage released by Ukrainian military shows a projectile tearing through the 240mm calibre multiple rocket launcher (MLRS), known as the M1991, in the village of Novopavlivka.

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2 w. ago Eurostar facing severe delays after huge cable theft in France

Passengers urged to reschedule trips, with disruption affecting Nato summit in the NetherlandsBusiness live – latest updatesPassengers booked on Eurostar train services have been urged to cancel or delay their trips after a huge theft of cable in France, which threatened to disrupt the Nato summit in the Netherlands.Engineers are scrambling to repair the high-speed line after 600m of cable was stolen or cut at Lille Europe station, the key interchange for trains between London and Paris and between Paris and Brussels and Amsterdam. Continue reading...

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