20 h. ago Watch emergency services respond to deadly mass Russian drone attack

Five missiles and 30 drones hit 12 locations, and seven locations were hit by downed aerial objects

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22 h. ago Russia pounds Ukraine with over 300 drones, killing 1 in Odesa

Russia has launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing at least one person

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27 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: EU and UK increase sanctions on Russia as drone strike on Odesa kills one

EU agrees 18th package of sanctions against Moscow, including a moving price cap on Russian oil 15% below market rates. What we know on day 1,242One person was killed and at least one apartment building set alight in Odesa after Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port. The city’s mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov, said at least 20 drones had converged on the city. “Civilian infrastructure was damaged as a result of the attack. A residential high-rise building is on fire” and rescuers were pulling people out, he said. The Odesa region’s emergency service said later that five people were rescued from burning apartments but “one rescued woman died”.The Russian defence ministry said its air defence systems destroyed 87 Ukrainian drones in a five-hour period on Friday evening, including over the Bryansk region bordering northern Ukraine and the Moscow region. Russian aviation authorities were once again forced to suspend flights at Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo ai...

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7 d. 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 d. 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Red Sea cargo ships face new attacks as Houthis claim to have sunk vessel

Two crew members are missing after drone attack on Greek-operated Eternity C; Yemen’s Houthi rebels say MV Magic Seas sank after Sunday raidTwo crew members of a Greek-managed vessel have been wounded and two are missing after a drone attack off Yemen on Monday, hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on another bulk carrier in the Red Sea, saying the ship had sunk.Monday’s attack 50 nautical miles southwest of the port of Hodeidah was the second assault by the Houthis against merchant vessels in the vital shipping corridor since November 2024, said an official at the European Union’s Operation Aspides, assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine as Kremlin dismisses transport chief after travel chaos

Russia has launched over 100 drones targeting civilian areas in Ukraine

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1 week ago Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine as Kremlin dismisses transport chief

Ukrainian officials say at least 10 civilians have been killed and 38 injured in 24 hours

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1 week ago Russia fires more than 100 drones at Ukraine as Kremlin dismisses transport head

Ukrainian officials say at least 10 civilians have been killed and 38 injured in 24 hours

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2 w. ago US and Ukraine to work on strengthening air defences, Zelenskyy says, after call Trump says was ‘meaningful’ – Europe live

All-night attack on Kyiv followed conversation between US president and PutinRussian drone attack on KyivKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would continue its war on Ukraine as it was unable to achieve its goals through “diplomatic means.”“We are interested in achieving our goals in the course of the special military operation and it is preferable to do it by political and diplomatic means,” Peskov said, as reported by AFP.“But until that is not possible, we are continuing the special operation.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy has ‘important, meaningful’ call with Trump after huge Russian attack on Kyiv – Europe live

All-night attack on Kyiv as US president says he was ‘disappointed’ over his call with PutinRussian drone attack on KyivKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia would continue its war on Ukraine as it was unable to achieve its goals through “diplomatic means.”“We are interested in achieving our goals in the course of the special military operation and it is preferable to do it by political and diplomatic means,” Peskov said, as reported by AFP.“But until that is not possible, we are continuing the special operation.” Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Explosions rock Kyiv as Putin's forces bombard Ukraine's capital and Trump says 'no progress' on ceasefire

Air raid alerts sound through the night as Putin’s forces launch waves of attacks

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2 w. ago Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 14, triggers multiple fires, mayor says

Railway infrastructure was also damaged in the attack, the latest in a series of intensifying Russian assaults on the Ukrainian capitalAt least 14 people have been injured in an overnight drone attack on Kyiv that also damaged railway infrastructure, and set buildings and cars on fire throughout the city, the mayor has said, while separate explosions were reported in a city near Moscow.The attack was the latest in a series of Russian airstrikes on Kyiv that have intensified in recent weeks and included some of the deadliest assaults of the war on the city of three million people. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he ‘didn’t make any progress’ with Putin after call

Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv hours after presidents’ phone call; US company Techmet to bid in first pilot project of US-Ukraine minerals fund. What we know on day 1,227Read all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Three dead in Ukrainian drone strike on Russian industrial plant

The drone strike comes after Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine in June

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3 w. ago Radar systems significantly damaged after drone attack at US

Iraqi special forces are still figuring out who launched the attacks, which saw a wave of suicide drones targeted air bases across the sand-swept country in the early hours on Tuesday morning

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