6 h. ago ‘Our boys survived’: Ukrainian soldiers rescued from Russian

An emotional video shows the moment the troops were reunited with friends and family

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63 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says nearly 60% of weapons are domestically made as role of drones increases

President says production of arms has already exceeded target set in July; one person killed in Russian strike. What we know on day 1,292Nearly 60% of weapons used by Ukraine’s military are domestically produced, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, already exceeding a target he set two months ago. “During this war, Ukraine has reached the point where nearly 60% of the weapons we have, the weapons in the hands of our soldiers, are Ukrainian-made,” the Ukrainian president said on Saturday in his nightly video address. “And these are powerful weapons, with many advanced features.” In his address, he also pointed to a joint project to undertake weapons production in Denmark. The president in July called on his reshuffled government to take measures to boost production of weapons made in Ukraine to more than 50%, higher than at any other time since independence from Soviet rule in 1991.Ukraine has focused on drone production and on providing air defences to counter Russia’s intensive drone and mis...

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5 d. ago Miracle recovery for boy, 8, who was mauled by shark... as it's revealed his brave 10

A boy miraculously survived a shark bite thanks to the help of his older sister, father, and a nearby dive boat.

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8 d. ago Britain's richest divorcee £350million Kirsty Bertarelli's boyfriend Marc survives 'massive' stroke

Bertarelli received a $454million (£350million) divorce settlement from her billionaire ex-husband Ernesto Bertarelli (pictured right) in 2021 before finding love with Marc (pictured left).

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1 week ago Ukrainian soldier watched comrades' genitals be sliced before miraculously escaping mass grave

A Ukrainian soldier has recalled the gruesome torture he and his comrades suffered at the hands of Putin's goons before he was forced to crawl for five days to escape

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1 week ago Hero Ukrainian soldier has his throat cut and is buried alive by Russian torturers before crawling to safety for FIVE DAYS as he describes comrades being castrated and having eyes gouged out

The 33-year-old National Guard serviceman, identified only as Vladislav, was captured earlier this month near the city of Pokrovsk after Russian forces overran his unit's position.

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2 w. ago Rescuers 'give up last hope' of reaching Russian climber stranded for 13 days 22,000ft up mountain with a broken leg

Rescuers today gave up hope of reaching a brave woman mountaineer 'left to die' on a 24,406ft peak.

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2 w. ago Fears that Russian climber is dead despite attempted rescue mission after she was stranded 22,000ft up mountain with broken leg for TEN days

Rescuers now believe Russian mountaineer Natalia, also known as Natasha, Nagovitsina, 47, who has been trapped for ten days at 22,965ft on Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan, has died.

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2 w. ago Ukrainian soldiers to be trained by Britain for another year

The Defence Secretary announced the UK was “ramping up” its support for Ukrainian forces, ahead of independence day celebrations 34 years since their country left the Soviet Union

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3 w. ago Ukrainian sniper claims to have killed two Russian soldiers with ‘longest ever shot’ of 2.5 miles

The sniper was part of the ‘Pryvid’ sniper unit defending the key Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk from advances by Putin’s forces

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3 w. ago How Ukrainian sharpshooter used AI to kill two Russian soldiers with one bullet in world record 4,000m shot as Kyiv's elite marksmen 'rewrite the rules of global sniping'

The shot was made using a 14.5mm Snipex Alligator rifle, a domestically produced anti-materiel weapon, on August 14.

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3 w. ago Putin's troops 'sent on death missions to stage fake videos to fool Trump' over territorial Ukraine gains

Putin's commanders are sending soldiers on death missions into Ukrainian villages to hoist a flag and pose for photos or videos taken by Russian drones to use by the Kremlin's propaganda machine

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3 w. ago Miracle as boy SURVIVES three days trapped at bottom of ravine after 240ft plunge

Dakota "Cody" Trenkle Jr had a skateboarding accident near his grandmother's home in Goose Creek Lake, Missouri, and became trapped down the ravine as a result

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3 w. ago ‘I have been fighting with Ukrainian soldiers for two years. Trump and Putin can’t bring peace overnight’

Drew Scott, a former British soldier, joined Ukraine’s International Legion in 2023 and has fought in some of the war’s most vicious battles. As the US and Russian leaders prepare to meet in Alaska, he tells Askold Krushelnycky the mood on the frontline is one of weary resignation to more conflict

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3 w. ago Miracle as boy, 13, who fell down 240ft ravine and survived days with no food or water WAKES UP from coma two weeks later

The teenager was missing for days before being discovered at the bottom of the ravine - completely exposed to the elements. He was airlifted to the hospital and placed in a medically-induced coma.

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3 w. ago Moment Ukrainian forces wipe out Russian platoon on front line as drone footage shows personnel carrier destroyed and soldiers picked off

It comes amid the Russian army's biggest 24-hour advance into Ukraine in over a year, just ahead of the Trump-Putin summit

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