11 h. ago Revealed: How Mossad commandos launched secret operations deep in Iran before Israel attack on nuclear sites

The covert missions included setting up an attack-drone base near Tehran

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2 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Latest prisoner exchange includes Mariupol defenders; European Commission unveils 18th round of sanctions. What we know on day 1,204At least two people were killed and 28 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel ...

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3 d. ago Ukraine maternity hospital hit in deadly Russian drone strikes

A Ukraine maternity hospital has been hit after Russia launched a deadly wave of drones and missiles in an attack on Odesa early Tuesday morning (10 June).

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kyiv and Odesa a day after massive drone bombardment

Russia launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine on Monday in the biggest overnight drone attack of the war. What we know on day 1,203See all our Ukraine war coverageKyiv and the port city of Odesa came under “massive” drone attacks from Russia early Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. An AFP journalist in central Kyiv heard at least a dozen of explosions and gunfire, as air defences tried to down the drones. Buildings and cars in several districts were burning and debris fell near a school. Russian strikes on Odesa hit maternity and medical facilities that had been evacuated, local officials said, reporting no casualties there.The attack came a day after Russia launched almost 500 drones at Ukraine in the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the three-year war, according to the Ukrainian air force, as the Kremlin presses ahead with its summer offensive. In addition to the 479 drones, 20 missiles of various types were fired at different parts of Ukraine from Sunday to Monday, according...

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4 d. 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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5 d. ago Zelensky says Russia is ‘ignoring all peace proposals’ after ‘brutal’ Kharkiv attack

Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is “ignoring all peace proposals” after launching two rounds of attacks in Kharkiv on Saturday (7 June).

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6 d. 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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6 d. ago Ukraine denies Kremlin’s claims over prisoner swap as Kharkiv hit by Russian drone attack – Ukraine war live

At least three people killed and a further 21 injured after night-time attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombs, mayor saysUkraine’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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6 d. ago Kremlin claims Ukraine has postponed prisoner swap as Kharkiv hit by Russian drone attack – Ukraine war live

At least three people killed and a further 21 injured after nighttime attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombs, mayor saysUkraine’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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6 d. ago At least three killed in Russia’s ‘most powerful’ strike on Ukraine’s second city – Russia

Kharkiv mayor says a further 22 people were injured after nighttime attack involving drones, missiles and guided bombsThe large Russian drone-and-missile attack that targeted Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, has killed at least three people and injured 21, local Ukrainian officials said, according to the Associated Press (AP).Kharkiv’s mayor Ihor Terekhov said the attack also damaged 18 apartment buildings and 13 private homes. Citing preliminary data, he said Russia used 48 Shahed drones, two missiles and four aerial glide bombs in the attack. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russian drones and missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, officials say

A large Russian drone-and-missile attack has targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, killing at least three people and injuring 21

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7 d. ago Putin's nuclear revenge: Why Kyiv's devastating drone attack could be trigger for Russia to use tactical nukes in Ukraine

Putin in November signed off on an updated version of the Kremlin's nuclear doctrine that broadened the scope for Moscow to turn to its fearsome atomic arsenal

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7 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Multiple people killed and injured by Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv

A Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Friday has killed multiple people and injured many others, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said. It was part of a wider overnight assault and the latest in a series of large-scale attacks targeting regions across Ukraine.

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7 d. ago Putin hits Kyiv with another huge missile and drone attack, killing at least four people, as he continues to take revenge for Ukraine's Operation Spider's Web

The Russian President earlier this week told US President Donald Trump that he would retaliate, with the Kremlin sharing it would choose 'how and when' to respond.

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7 d. ago Trump secretly admired Ukraine’s ‘badass’ drone attack – but worries it’ll make Russia ceasefire harder: report

President was impressed by Ukraine’s audacious attack on Russian airfields

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7 d. ago Kyiv under major drone attack after Putin threatened response to Ukrainian strikes in Russia

The attack comes after Ukraine hit 41 Russian military aircraft last Sunday

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7 d. ago Ukraine under ongoing Russian missile and drone attack that has wounded at least 3

Officials say Ukraine was under an ongoing Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Friday that wounded at least three people

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7 d. ago Russia blames UK for drone attack as Putin signals retaliation and rising WW3 risk

Many of Vladimir Putin's notorious nuclear doomsday planes destroyed in the meticulous Ukrainian attack, but now Russia's ambassador to the UK is placing the blame on London

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8 d. ago Russia's ambassador to the UK blames BRITAIN for Ukraine's attack on its airfields that saw 40 planes destroyed

As many as 40 Russian aircraft at five separate bases were destroyed by Ukraine as part of the covert Operation Spiderweb launched on Sunday.

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8 d. ago London was involved in Ukrainian drone attack, says Russia’s UK ambassador

London was involved in Ukrainian drone attack, says Russia’s UK ambassador  The Telegraph

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