5 h. ago Mapped: Inside fierce battle for Pokrovsk as Ukraine denies Russia has captured key city

Kyiv has denied claims that Russia has captured the key strategic town in the Donbas

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7 d. ago Kyiv hit by deadly Russian airstrikes as international talks to end war intensify

Vladimir Putin’s forces bombard Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with drones and missiles, striking at least two residential buildings and killing two people

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8 d. ago Ukraine fights for major city as hopes of peace deal continue

Ukraine's elite forces are battling for the city of Pokrovsk and cities yet again come under major Russian drone attack overnight causing deadly fireballs

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8 d. ago Reports from Ukraine peace talks ‘positive’ – Irish foreign affairs minister

Helen McEntee said further work was still needed to end the conflict with Russia.

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1 week ago Could Russia attack the UK and what would happen if it did?' Russian spy ship prompts concern

UK officials express readiness as Russian spy ship Yantar approaches, amid concerns of laser interference

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1 week ago RAF pilots targeted with lasers by Russian spy ship off British waters in Putin's 'grey warfare'

‘Military options’ may be ordered against the vessel if it gets close to the UK, says Defence Secretary

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1 week ago UK’s failure to back sustainable mackerel fishing condemned as ‘pitiful’

The EU had proposed setting quotas in line with scientific advice, which had called for a 77% cut on current fishing levels.

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1 week ago Nine dead as Russia bombards Ukraine with more than 500 drones and missiles

The wave of attacks wounded dozens more and damaged energy and transport infrastructure, President Zelensky said

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1 week ago Government must tackle high electricity prices in Budget, industry experts say

Electricity prices in the UK remain some of the highest in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 sparked the energy crisis.

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2 w. ago Russian spies blamed for sabotage of key railway line in Poland as Vladimir Putin tests Nato

‘This is the first act of sabotage of this scale on Polish tracks since the end of World War II,’ says Lukasz Wojdyga, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Warsaw’s Enterprise Institute

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Flamingo flies into battle, Zelenskyy defers to commanders over Pokrovsk

President suggests leaders on the ground will decide whether holding city is costing too many lives; Kyiv apartments hit in ‘massive’ attack. What we know on day 1,360 Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Russia stands to gain very little from the bloody battle for Pokrovsk

Recently returned from the front lines near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains that Russian claims they’ve encircled Ukrainian forces are bogus

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3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: battle for Pokrovsk ‘raging on’ as Russia claims advance on town to east

Kyiv says Moscow’s forces carrying out ‘fast manoeuvres’ in push for key city, while sides give conflicting reports of combat around Myrnohrad. What we know on day 1,357See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK to provide military support to Belgium after drone incursions

Devices suspected to be operated by Russia have been spotted above Brussels and Leige.

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3 w. ago Fears Pokrovsk will fall ‘within weeks’ as Ukraine sends in its elite units

Russian President Vladimir Putin claims his forces are on the cusp of winning

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3 w. ago James Bond ‘fantasist’ jailed for seven years for trying to spy for Russia

Howard Phillips was convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act

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3 w. ago Inside the year long battle for Pokrovsk as Russia closes in on key Ukrainian city

The city lies on a key road that has been used by the Ukrainian military, Alex Croft writes

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3 w. ago Putin orders plans to restart nuclear tests after Trump announced new weapon trials in US

The decisions sparked fears of a new nuclear weapons race

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4 w. ago Why Russia is so desperate to win the battle of Pokrovsk and what happens next

The city lies on a key road that has been used by the Ukrainian military

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