19 h. ago Ukraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night

Special forces reportedly launched assault on Russian airfield about 400 miles from Ukrainian borderUkrainian special forces claim to have damaged two fighter jets in a night-time raid on an airfield deep inside Russia as Kyiv sought to disrupt Vladimir Putin’s steady advances on the frontline.A week after the spectacle of Operation Spiderweb, when drones struck the Kremlin’s nuclear-capable bombers, the general staff of the Ukrainian army claimed a fresh success. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland scrambles planes to secure airspace as Russia targets western Ukraine

The Polish response comes as Russian troops advance on east-central Ukraine. What we know on day 1,202See all our Ukraine war coveragePoland and allied countries scrambled aircraft early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the Polish border, the operational command of the Polish armed forces said. “The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” it said on X.All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts in the early hours of Monday after the Ukrainian air force warned of Russian missile and drone attacks.Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv, which Ukraine’s air defence units were trying to repel, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.Russia says its forces are advancing to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in the three-year war, raising the prospect of a...

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40 h. ago Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ in planned swap of dead troops

Russia and Ukraine each accused the other on Saturday of endangering plans to swap 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action

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43 h. ago Russia continues to accuse Ukraine of delaying planned exchange of dead fighters

Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting confirmation from Kyiv on a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action, accusing Ukraine of delaying the process

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62 h. ago Kyiv accuses Russia of ‘dirty games’ over prisoner swap delay claims as Kharkiv hit by drone attack – Ukraine war live

Kyiv and Moscow in dispute over prisoner swap as at least three people killed in night-time attack on Ukraine’s second cityUkraine’s air forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet on Saturday morning, the Ukrainian military said.“This morning, on 7 June 2025, as a result of a successful air force operation in the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down,” the military said on the Telegram messenger, according to Reuters. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Russia accuses UK of involvement in Ukraine drone strike that risks 'World War 3"

Sunday's surprise attack targeted Russian airbases holding bombers.

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4 d. ago Fury as Labour peer accuses 'out of control' Ukrainian president Zelensky of 'scuppering' Russia peace deal with drone strikes on Kremlin airfields

Lord Dale Campbell-Savours stunned the House of Lords by suggesting Mr Zelensky had been 'allowed to run amok' with his country's celebrated weekend attack on Russian airfields.

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5 d. ago Transgender American who joined Ukrainian army and said Kyiv should 'hunt down' Russian journalists is given 20

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, 47, was yesterday found guilty of mercenarism and spreading fake news about the Russian military by the Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic in occupied Ukraine

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5 d. ago Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time

Ukraine's Western backers are gathering to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the country's efforts to repel Russia's all-out war

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9 d. ago Russian doctors face prison after 'selling babies' in twisted £500K plot

Eight doctors and senior clinic officials have been detained in Russia after being accused of orchestrating a sinister scam which saw embryos arranged for birth - for the purpose of selling them abroad

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of doing ‘everything it can’ to sabotage peace talks

President hasn’t committed to Ukraine attending Monday’s meeting with Russia in Istanbul, saying Moscow first has to provide its proposals. What we know on day 1,193See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine has said it does not expect any results from talks with Russia in Turkey, unless Moscow provides its peace terms in advance, accusing the Kremlin of doing “everything” it can to sabotage the potential meeting. Moscow said it was sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul for a second round of talks on Monday but Kyiv has yet to confirm if it will attend. “For over a week now, the Russians have been unable to present the so-called memorandum,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X on Friday, referring to a document Russia says it has prepared outlining its conditions for peace. “For a meeting to be meaningful, its agenda must be clear, and the negotiations must be properly prepared,” the Ukrainian president added. “Unfortunately, Russia is doing everything it can to ensure that the next pote...

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1 week ago Russia accuses ally Serbia of betrayal for supplying arms to Ukraine: ‘Stab in the back’

Russia has criticized Serbia for exporting arms to Ukraine, saying it’s a stab in the back by its traditional Slavic Balkan ally

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1 week ago North Korea accused of ramping up military aid to Russia in clear breach of UN sanctions, say US and allies

The United States and 10 allies say the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea flagrantly violates U.N. sanctions and has helped Moscow increase its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities

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1 week ago US and allies accuse North Korea of ramping up military aid to Russia in UN sanctions breach

Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team says Russia sent air defense systems to Pyongyang and trained its forces in return

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Flood of North Korean arms to Russia, say US, Japan and others

20,000 cargo containers of ammo, shells, missiles and gear sent, says watchdog replacing UN panel scuppered by Moscow. What we know on 1,192North Korea has supplied to Russia as many as nine million rounds of artillery and rocket launcher ammunition, as well as at least 100 ballistic missiles along with self-propelled artillery guns and long-range multiple rocket launchers, according to the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team, a group comprising 11 UN members. The shipments have enabled Russia to increase attacks against civilian targets, and there have been 20,000 containers of the gear transferred by Russian cargo ships, in violation of UN sanctions. The monitoring group comprises the US, South Korea, Japan, and eight other UN member states. It was set up after Russia and China cooperated to scrap an official security council panel that did the job.The multilateral group has said in its first ever report that Russia is helping North Korea improve its missiles’ guidance systems ...

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1 week ago US and allies accuse North Korea and Russia of flagrantly violating UN sanctions in military deals

The United States and 10 allies say the military cooperation between Russia and North Korea flagrantly violates U.N. sanctions and has helped Moscow increase its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities

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1 week ago Russian army's 'official' video game promises more levels if Ukraine doesn't surrender

One gamer said Squad 22 ZOV 'encourages players to do horrible things on Ukrainian civilians including children deportation', while another described the twisted game as 'fun'

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1 week ago London to allocate $3 billion from Russian assets to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine

London to allocate $3 billion from Russian assets to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine  Мілітарний

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2 w. ago Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv

Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against RussiaThe German chancellor has said that Germany, along with Ukraine’s other main western supporters, will remove range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv for the first time, to enable it to defend itself against Russia.Friedrich Merz said Germany, Britain, France and the US had lifted the restrictions to enable Ukraine to be better able to hit military targets on Russian territory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Merz says ‘no restrictions’ on range limits for Ukraine arms as Kyiv hit by record drone attack – Russia

The Kremlin says giving Ukraine long range missiles is a ‘dangerous move’ as German chancellor says Kyiv can now hit Russian targetsKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has held his regular media briefing with journalists. When asked for reaction to Donald Trump’s criticism of Vladimir Putin (see post at 08.41) by the BBC’s Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, Peskov thanked the US for its role in trying to bring an end to the war through its mediation efforts, which have so far faltered, but suggested Russian strikes against Ukraine are being launched for security and self-defence. He said in the conference call with reporters:It’s a very important achievement. Of course, at the same time this is a very important moment which is connected to an emotional overload of everyone involved and emotional reactions.We carefully monitor all the reactions. However, President Putin takes those decisions which are necessary for the security of our country.Only a sense of total impunity can allow Russi...

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