8 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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23 h. ago Russian forces closing in on Sumy city three years after Ukraine forced them out of region

Independent monitors confirm Kremlin claims of new and symbolically important advances in east of UkraineRussian military units appear to be within 18 miles (29km) of the city of Sumy, three years after Ukraine forced them out of the northern region, while also making new and symbolically important ground in the east.Independent monitors confirmed Kremlin claims to have retaken the village of Loknia, which had been liberated along with the rest of the Sumy region during Ukraine’s 2022 spring counteroffensive. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago A Russian rocket attack kills 3 in Ukraine's city of Sumy, drawing condemnation from Zelenskyy

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a Russian attack on the city center of Sumy, saying that's all one needs "to know about Russia’s ‘desire’ to end this war.”

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1 week ago Russian forces take four border villages in Ukraine’s Sumy region

A Ukrainian official says Russian forces have taken over four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region

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2 w. ago Putin makes shock unannounced visit to nuclear plant after retaking Kursk

Vladimir Putin made a surprise inspection at a nuclear plant in Kursk, in his first visit to the region since Russian forces claimed they ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month.

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2 w. ago Putin visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kursk region for the first time since Russia said it expelled Ukrainian forces from the area in April

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3 w. ago Guyana soldiers attacked three times in 24 hours amid tensions with Venezuela

Countries dispute ownership of Essequibo, oil-rich region where Venezuela claims it will hold elections this monthGuyanese soldiers have come under attack three times in 24 hours in an oil-rich border region also claimed by neighboring Venezuela, which says it will hold elections there this month.Armed men in civilian clothing carried out three separate attacks on troops conducting patrols on the Cuyuní River in the disputed Essequibo region, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said. Continue reading...

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last month Toxic cloud forces 160,000 people indoors in Spain’s tourism region

Residents in five towns were sent a message telling them to remain inside

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last month Toxic cloud warning forces 160,000 inside in Spain’s tourism region

Residents in five towns were sent a message telling them to remain inside

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