3 h. ago Nato scrambles fighters as Putin savages Ukraine with one of the harshest missile and drone onslaughts of the war while US claims 'constructive discussions' in peace talks

Russian forces unleashed 51 missiles and 653 drones overnight into Saturday - even as Washington insisted 'constructive discussions' had been held in peace talks.

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3 h. ago Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue

Targets of more than Russian 650 drones and 51 missiles include western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday, as US and Ukrainian officials continue talks in Miami that the White House hopes will bring an end to the conflict.Russia used more than 650 drones and 51 missiles overnight, Ukraine’s armed forces said, with drones targeting locations across the country, including in the western regions hundreds of miles from the frontline. Warning sirens also sounded in parts of eastern Poland, close to the Ukrainian border. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago NATO scrambles fighter jets as Putin unleashes deadly strikes threatening Europe

Vladimir Putin's forces launched one of the harshest missile and drone onslaughts of the Ukraine war overnight, with NATO fighter jets scrambled following the attacks

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5 h. ago EU says US ‘still our biggest ally’ despite release of policy paper supporting Europe’s far

The Trump administration released a policy paper on Friday that made explicit Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right partiesOvernight Russian missile and drone strikes left parts of Ukraine without power on Saturday morning, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Telegram.The strikes hit energy infrastructure in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Lviv, Odesa, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions, according to the ministry. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue

Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, firing 653 drones and 51 missiles across the country as it marked Armed Forces Day, Ukraine’s air force said

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9 h. ago Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown siteThe protective shield over the Chornobyl disaster nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was hit by a drone in February, can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced.In February a drone strike blew a hole in the “new safe confinement”, which was painstakingly built at a cost of €1.5bn ($1.75bn) next to the destroyed reactor and then hauled into place on tracks, with the work completed in 2019 by a Europe-led initiative. The IAEA said an inspection last week of the steel confinement structure found the drone impact had degraded the structure. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago France intercepted drones flying over nuclear submarine base, defence minister says

Europe on high alert for foreign interference as Irish police probe drone incursion against Ukrainian president’s plane

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18 h. ago France intercepted drones flying over nuclear base, defence minister says

Europe on high alert for foreign interference as Irish police probe drone incursion against Ukrainian president’s plane

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25 h. ago Spy HQ 'attacked' by Ukraine as Russian drone attack kills boy, 12

Horror Russian drone attack kills boy, 12, as Ukraine's shadowy kamikaze drone teams target Chechnyan spy headquarters in latest war twist as Zelensky lashes out at Putin delays

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48 h. ago Zelenskyy plane 'targeted by drones' moments after Dublin Airport landing

Four unidentified drones reportedly headed towards the Ukrainian president's plane just after it landed at Dublin Airport on December 1 - the plane had landed ahead of schedule

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55 h. ago Moldovan police investigate a drone that a resident thought was a toy and took home

Police in Moldova have deployed bomb disposal experts to a community miles from the Ukrainian border after a resident mistook a grounded drone for “a toy” and took it home

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66 h. ago Drone video shows devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces

Military leaders said they are relying on ground-robot drones to carry food and water to remaining soldiers

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69 h. ago Exclusive drone footage shows devastated Ukrainian town almost encircled by Russian forces

Exclusive drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control

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4 d. ago Ukraine targets Russia’s shadow fleet as it steps up drone war

Kyiv admits striking ships to squeeze Moscow’s war revenues as peace talks enter new phase

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5 d. ago Putin's 'shadow fleet' suffers huge Black Sea blow after tankers 'explode'

The explosions were initially said to be a result of 'external causes', but were later confirmed to be as a result of a strike by Ukrainian naval drones targeting Putin's 'shadow fleet'

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6 d. ago World holds its breath: Ukraine flies to the US for Russia peace talks as Turkey condemns drone attacks on two Putin tankers amid fears of war spreading

Ukrainian negotiators are flying to the US for peace talks as the Turkish government has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers in the Black Sea. 

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6 d. ago Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign marketsUkrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil industry.The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the security service of Ukraine told Reuters. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russian drone and missile blitz on Ukraine's energy infrastructure leaves more than 600,000 in Kyiv without power

Three people were killed and more than 30 injured in the overnight air assault, involving more than 600 drones and 36 ballistic missiles. Among the wounded was a 13-year-old boy.

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6 d. ago Ukraine drones strike Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers in Black Sea

Sea Baby naval drones had disabled vessels capable of transporting oil worth almost $70 million

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6 d. ago Russian shadow fleet tanker bursts into flames and explodes in Black Sea after Ukraine drone strike

Two Russian sea tankers exploded into fireballs after they were hit by a coordinated Ukraine drone attack in the Black Sea.

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