27 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: We bomb their warplanes, they bomb our civilians, says foreign minister

Repeated shutdowns at Moscow airports due to drone threat; military airfields and fuel depots inside Russia hit. What we know on day 1,200Russia’s missile and drone barrage against Kyiv on Friday killed at least six people, Ukrainian officials said. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, said three emergency workers who went to a bomb site were “killed in a repeat Russian strike”. Two died in an attack on the northern city of Chernihiv and at least one more in the north-western city of Lutsk. Eighty people were injured in attacks across Ukraine.Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, said Russia had “‘responded’ to its destroyed aircraft by attacking civilians in Ukraine Multi-storey buildings hit. Energy infrastructure damaged.” Ukrainian spies last weekend destroyed Russian strategic bomber aircraft on the ground using quadcopter drones hidden on top of trucks in Operation Spiderweb.Russian aviation authorities restricted flights at Moscow regional airports on Friday nig...

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49 h. 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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55 h. 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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2 d. ago Operation Spiderweb: Satellite images show Russian bombers destroyed in massive Ukrainian drone attack

Satellite imagery confirm extensive damage to Russian aircraft on the Belaya airfield in Russia’s Irkutsk

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3 d. ago Operation Spiderweb: Satellite imagery shows Russian bombers destroyed in massive Ukrainian drone attack

Satellite imagery confirm extensive damage to Russian aircraft on the Belaya airfield in Russia’s Irkutsk

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5 d. ago Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine’s destruction of Russian aircraft

In a spectacular attack planned over 18 months, Ukrainian agents moved drones and explosives deep inside Russia to strike four airbasesA Ukrainian drone attack has destroyed billions of dollars worth of Russian aircraft stationed at bases across the country, including at locations as far away as Siberia, in what Kyiv claims is its longest-range assault of the war.The spectacular operation, known as Spiderweb, was prepared in secret over 18 months. Ukraine’s agents moved short-range drones and explosives inside Russia before they were launched remotely for a coordinated strike on Sunday that was intended to strike at Moscow’s air superiority. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukraine delegation arrives in Istanbul for talks with Russian officials following drone attack in Siberia – Russia

Second round of peace talks follows Kyiv drone attack on Russian air bases A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Istanbul for talks with Russian officials with a meeting planned for Monday afternoon, the spokesperson for Ukraine’s foreign ministry said.The two sides are set to hold their second round of direct peace talks since 2022, but are still far apart on how to end the war amid an increase in fighting.Ukraine said on Sunday it had destroyed Russian bombers worth billions of dollars as far away as Siberia, in its longest-range assault of the war. In a spectacular claim, Ukraine said it had damaged $7bn worth of Russian aircraft parked at four airbases thousands of kilometres (miles) away, with unverified video footage showing aircraft engulfed in flames and black smoke. A source in the Ukrainian security services (SBU) said the strikes hit 41 planes that were used to “bomb Ukrainian villages”.Several Russian and Ukrainian media outlets reported that Ukraine had carried out the ...

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6 d. ago Zelensky: drone strike on Russian planes was organised next to Russian secret police HQ

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that a drone strike which wiped out 40 Russian aircraft, including "irreplaceable" nuclear-capable warplanes, was launched from inside Russia

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6 d. ago Footage shows aftermath of planes destroyed in Russian airbase drone blitz

More than 40 Russian military aircraft have been destroyed in a large-scale drone attack

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2 w. ago Terrifying moment hot air balloon crashes back down to earth near Mexican pyramids

The balloon made a 'forced landing' in San Martin de las Piramides after hitting an air pocket, according to a statement from the civil protection agency for the state of Mexico.

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3 w. ago Final images of doomed Soviet spacecraft before it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space

Kosmos 482 splashed down to Earth after a lengthy stay in orbit– and now its final images have been released

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3 w. ago Millions of Brits can now visit Mars – without having to blast off in a rocket

A chunk of Mars dropped off and plunged 250 million miles to Earth, crashing down as a meteorite in the North African desert, meaning that millions of people can now pay the Red Planet a visit

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3 w. ago Exact location failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years

Failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 came crashing back down to Earth after more than half a century in space - and scientists have now confirmed where it ended up

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3 w. ago Where failed Soviet spacecraft hit as it crashed back to Earth after 53 years in space

Komos 482 has finally come home after a lengthy stay in Earth's orbit

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4 w. ago Russian aircraft Kosmos 482 may have just crashed on Earth, according to experts

The spacecraft was originally made to land on Venus, and was launched 53 years ago.

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4 w. ago When Soviet spacecraft is due to crash back to Earth today after 50 years in space

The European Space Agency has updated its predictions for when Kosmos 482 will crash back down to Earth today

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4 w. ago The Guardian view on the impact of Trump’s film tariffs: a disaster movie waiting to happen | Editorial

The US president’s proposed levies will badly hit the UK industry just as it is recovering from a series of blowsBarbieland, the Emerald City and a galaxy far, far away were all built – at least in part – at film studios just outside London. Now the UK film industry has come crashing down to earth with Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on all movies “produced in foreign lands”. “Hollywood is being destroyed,” Mr Trump announced, like an action hero on a mission. “Other nations have stolen our movie industry.” In the UK the news was met with warnings that the British film sector would be “wiped out” by such a “knock-out blow”. Brian Cox, the Succession star, called the proposed tariffs “an absolute disaster”. Roll the opening credits.Mr Trump has a point. New instalments of Marvel’s Avengers and Spider-Man are filming around London this summer. No wonder the president wants “MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” The UK’s generous tax incentives, skills base and state-of-the-art ...

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4 w. ago Soviet spacecraft set to hit Earth this weekend after 53 years in space

The half-ton spacecraft is expected to impact over water

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4 w. ago Where doomed Soviet spacecraft could strike tomorrow as it crashes back into Earth

Kosmos 482, a doomed Soviet spacecraft, is set to return to Earth in an 'uncontrolled reentry' after 50 years in space

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