19 h. ago NATO scrambles warplanes after devastating Russian strike on Ukraine

The devastating strikes follow reports that a proposed meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump is off after the Russian President refused to halt his war on Ukraine

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23 h. ago Children among six killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack

Explosions heard across Ukrainian capital after ballistic missile strikes, with further blasts reported in other regionsRussian drones and missiles have pounded the Ukrainian capital and other cities, killing six people in the Kyiv region, including a six-month-old baby, a 12 -year-old girl and a woman, and damaging key energy facilities and several high-rise residential buildings.The attacks lasted most of Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning as Kyiv was hit by at least four ballistic missiles. A series of loud explosions could be heard across the city. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Photos show Ukrainians dealing with blackouts as Russia strikes energy infrastructure

Ukrainians are preparing for another winter of blackouts as Russia renews its strikes on the country’s energy grid. In front-line areas, residents rely on generators and stored water. In the northern town of Shostka, a Russian strike cut power, water and gas, forcing hospitals to depend on costly generators to keep patients alive.

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3 d. ago Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peace

Ukrainian drones have struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, causing a fire

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5 d. ago Trump says giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles could escalate war with Russia as he meets Zelensky at White House

Tomahawk missiles could dramatically increase Ukraine’s strike capabilities — placing Russian military bases well within their reach

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6 d. ago NATO jets scramble to intercept Putin spy plane off Norway as WW3 fears escalate

Two NATO F35 stealth fighters have been sent to intercept a Russian spy plane flying near Norway amid heightened tensions as Vladimir Putin continues to test Western defences

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6 d. ago Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting

Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missilesA massive Russian drone and missile strike has hit gas facilities in eastern Ukraine as the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, flew to Washington for a meeting with Donald Trump to discuss the US providing Kyiv with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.Russia launched hundreds of drones, dozens of missiles, as well as glide bombs early on Thursday, sparking outages in eight regions in another large-scale bombardment targeting Ukraine’s energy network. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout

At least 20 injured after hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles target energy infrastructure in KyivA massive Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine’s capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a “cynical and calculated” attack.Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure”, and fragments from downed drones struck several parts of the city. Images posted online showed firefighters working to tackle burning blocks of flats. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Flames engulf Kyiv apartments after major Russian missile and drone strikes

A Russian drone strike set fire to a residential high-rise in Kyiv’s central Pecherskyi district early Thursday (October 10), Ukrainian officials said.

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2 w. ago Russian strike seriously damages Ukrainian power plant as winter approaches, officials say

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian strike has seriously damaged one of Ukraine’s thermal power plants in an overnight attack, as Moscow pursued its campaign to deny Ukrainians heat, light and running water as winter approaches

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2 w. ago NATO jets scrambled after Putin's missiles hit city close to Poland border in overnight strikes

Blasts pounded the city of Lviv, just 43 miles from Poland, sparking Nato warplanes to be scrambled to defend its airspace amid an overnight bombardment of Ukrainian cities

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2 w. ago Person killed in drone attack as Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting passenger trains

Two trains were hit in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, killing one and injuring about 30 others, officials sayTwo Russian drones struck trains at a station in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region, killing one person and injuring about 30 others, officials said on Saturday, with Ukraine’s foreign minister accusing Moscow of deliberately hitting passenger trains.“A brutal Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region,” wrote the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Telegram, posting a video of a wrecked, burning passenger carriage and others with their windows blown out. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dozens injured in 'savage' Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian drone strike on a railway station in Shostka injured dozens on Saturday

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2 w. ago Russian drone strike hits passenger train at station in Sumy region of Ukraine with at least 30 injured

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack was ‘savage’ with at least 30 victims’

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: ‘Political will’ needed to restore external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN watchdog says

Rafael Grossi says ‘security situation’ around plant must improve for repairs to be carried out; French photojournalist Antoni Lallican killed by Russian drone strike. What we know on day 1,319See all our Ukraine war overageThe head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he was discussing proposals with Russia and Ukraine to restore off-site power to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, calling it a “question of political will”. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been cut off from external power since 23 September, with the fuel in its reactors being cooled by emergency diesel generators. The International Atomic Energy Agency director general, Rafael Grossi, said: “Both sides say they stand ready to conduct the necessary repairs on their respective sides of the frontline. But for this to happen, the security situation on the ground must improve so that the technicians can carry out their vital work without endangering their lives.”French photojournalist Ant...

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3 w. ago Mother pregnant with twins, two young boys and their father are killed in a Russian drone strike on block of flats

A Ukrainian mother who was pregnant with twins has died after her village was struck by an overnight Russian drone attack.   

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3 w. ago Nato jets scrambled as Putin launches 'massive' drone and missile attack on Ukraine

The 'massive' air assault killed at least four people including a 12-year-old girl and left dozens injured after 500 drones and 40 missiles bombarded the Ukrainian capital and surrounding regions.

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3 w. ago Putin pounds Kyiv with 500 drones & 40 missiles in one of biggest attacks of war killing 4 as Nato scrambles jets

RUSSIAN forces launched one of the biggest air attacks of the war so far in Ukraine - leaving at least four dead and dozens wounded. Swarms of drones and a barrage of missiles were fired across several Ukrainian regions - before turning towards capital Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Putin's forces launched 500 drones...

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3 w. ago US fighter jets scrambled to intercept Putin's warplanes near Alaska amid NATO tensions

Russian warplanes have been detected flying close to Alaska, forcing the US to dispatch a number of fighter jets - it follows a spate of intrusions into NATO airspace

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4 w. ago Nato scrambles to fill US security void after Putin’s drone incursions

Stefan Wolff on what the latest developments in the Ukraine war mean for global relations

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