50 m. ago Tusk warns prospect of military conflict ‘closer than at any time since second world war’ amid Russian drone incursion – follow live

Tusk says the first signals from Nato members show the understanding of how serious the situation is Full report: Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine, says militaryLubelskie region governor Krzysztof Komorski is leading an emergency meeting with the police this morning. In a post on X, he urged residents to follow the guidance from the relevant authorities.Prime minister Donald Tusk meanwhile said in his latest update that he is in “constant contact” with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Huge number of Russian drones’ violated our airspace, says Poland’s PM – follow live

Tusk says that those which posed a threat were shot down as Zelenskyy says incursion sets ‘extremely dangerous precedent for Europe’Full report: Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine, says militaryLubelskie region governor Krzysztof Komorski is leading an emergency meeting with the police this morning. In a post on X, he urged residents to follow the guidance from the relevant authorities.Prime minister Donald Tusk meanwhile said in his latest update that he is in “constant contact” with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Poland shoots down Russian drones in NATO first as leaders condemn 'act of aggression'

Poland hits out at ‘act of aggression’ as it shoots down Russian drones for first time since Putin launched invasion of Ukraine

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3 h. ago Nato destroys Russian suicide drones in first military clash since Ukraine invasion

Poland has shot down Russian suicide drones in a dramatic escalation after the deadly devices "repeatedly violated" its airspace during a savage attack on Ukraine.

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4 h. ago Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine

Donald Tusk says operation was launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’Follow the latest updates livePoland scrambled its own and Nato air defences to shoot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday during a Russian attack on Ukraine in what the Polish army called an “act of aggression” as Warsaw got involved in the war in its neighbouring country for the first time.The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said early on Thursday that operations were continuing and that he was in “constant contact” with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte. Tusk called for an emergency meeting of the council of ministers at 8am local time, a government spokesman said. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Poland shoots down Putin's suicide drones in first Nato military clash since invasion

Poland has shot down Russian suicide drones in a dramatic escalation after the deadly devices "repeatedly violated" its airspace during a savage attack on Ukraine

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5 h. ago Nato military shoots down Putin's suicide drones in first military clash since Ukraine invasion

Poland has shot down Russian suicide drones in a dramatic escalation after the deadly devices "repeatedly violated" its airspace during a savage attack on Ukraine

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5 h. ago Poland shoots down Russian suicide drones that invaded its airspace: Dramatic escalation sees Nato nation's first clashes with Putin's forces since Ukraine war began

The nation was forced to scramble its air defenses in the early hours of Wednesday to take out the craft in what is said to be its first engagement since Ukraine war began.

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6 h. ago Poland shoots down Russian drones after airspace was 'repeatedly violated' in first military clash since Ukraine invasion

The nation's military command said Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by 'drone-type objects' during the Russian attack across the border in Ukraine.

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7 h. ago Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine, prime minister says

Donald Tusk says operation launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’Poland has shot down drones over its territory after repeated violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine, prime minister Donald Tusk has said, marking the first time in the Ukraine war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.“An operation is underway related to the repeated violation of Polish airspace,” Tusk wrote on X early on Wednesday. “The military has used weaponry against the objects.” He said he was in “constant contact” with President Karol Nawrocki and the operational commander. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia assaults Ukraine with over 800 drones and decoys, the largest such attack in the war

Russia has attacked Ukraine with 805 drones and decoys in the largest such attack since the full-scale invasion

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4 d. ago Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, Putin says

Russian president’s threat follows French proposal for postwar support for Kyiv that would include presence of Nato countries’ forcesVladimir Putin has said any western troops placed in Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes, upping the stakes as Kyiv’s allies scramble to come up with a convincing offer of postwar support to Ukraine.Speaking a day after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced still-vague plans for a package of support for Ukraine backed by 26 nations, Putin on Friday said any guarantees that involved boots on the ground would violate Moscow’s longstanding objections to Nato troops in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago As Ukraine marks 24 years of independence: 'Putin will just build up his forces and when Trump's term ends, all this will flare up again. Next time we won't be able to cope'

Once, in what now feels like an age ago, I described the Donbas coal-mining town of Dobropillia as a 'safe haven'.

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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 West must not be cowed by Putin in pursuit of peace in Ukraine, head of British armed forces warns

Sir Tony Radakin stressed that ‘Russia is weak’ and that Nato allies needed to demonstrate confidence

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3 w. ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory... as US and Russia 'plan West Bank

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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3 w. ago Zelensky tells Trump 'Putin is bluffing' and says he WON'T surrender territory as Western leaders meet... while Ukraine orders women and children to FLEE region where Russia is advancing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday warned Donald Trump that Putin was 'bluffing' about his desire to end the war.

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3 w. ago Women and children are told to FLEE Ukrainian region where Russian forces have made rapid gains as Putin pushes for territory ahead of Trump meeting

Critics say the offensive is a last-minute push by Vladimir Putin to grab territory before his high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump this week, where it is feared he will demand Ukrainian territory.

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4 w. ago Russian forces break through Ukraine frontline days before Putin

Around 100,000 Russian troops are believed to have travelled at least 10km north of the Ukrainian frontline - days before upcoming peace talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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