11 h. ago What you need to know about Russia’s hypersonic Oreshnik missile

The Oreshnik, whose name means Hazel Tree, is an intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile

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12 h. ago Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile

A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region, according to regional authorities

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32 h. ago Healey condemns ‘cynical’ strikes on Ukraine as Russia fires hypersonic missile

The Defence Secretary condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin following drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities overnight.

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35 h. ago Russia's use of its hypersonic missile in western Ukraine is seen as a warning to Kyiv's allies

Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage

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39 h. ago WW3 fears as devastation of Russia's 'unstoppable' Oreshnik hypersonic missile revealed

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39 h. ago Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack

Kyiv dismisses as ‘absurd’ Moscow’s attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residenceEurope live – latest updatesRussia’s military has said it fired its new hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine during a massive overnight strike.Ukraine confirmed the attack, saying it took place in the west of the country near the European Union border. Moscow said the launch of the intermediate-range ballistic missile was retaliation for a supposed attempted Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence late last month – an allegation both Kyiv and Washington have said is false. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago Russia says it fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile. Here’s what that means

The Oreshnik, whose name means Hazel Tree, is an intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile

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60 h. ago Russia warns Western troops will become 'legitimate targets' as part of 'axis of war' with Kyiv if stationed in Ukraine after Britain vowed to send in soldiers under peace deal

The warning from Moscowcomes after President Volodymyr Zelensky's allies said they had agreed to key security guarantees for Ukraine at a summit in Paris.

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine will fight on if peace talks fail, Zelenskyy vows

Ukraine’s top allies hold security talks in Kyiv; Russia condemns US attack on Venezuela. What we know on day 1,411The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says he hopes for a leaders’ summit in the US by the end of January to discuss proposals on how to end the war with Russia. Security advisers from Ukraine’s top allies met in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on a US-brokered plan to end the war, days after Kyiv announced a deal was “90%” ready. Officials from 15 countries including the UK, France and Germany as well as representatives from Nato and the EU joined the meeting. The US special envoy Steve Witkoff also joined virtually, a Ukrainian official said, although the US military attack on Venezuela earlier in the day overshadowed proceedings.Next week, the talks will continue during a European leaders’ meeting in Paris and then with US negotiators. “And after that we will be preparing for a meeting in the United States at the leadership level. We would like all of this to happ...

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7 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russia makes biggest battleground gains since first year of war, analysis shows

Russian army captured more Ukrainian territory in 2025 than previous two years combined; Zelenskyy names new top aide. What we know on day 1,410Russia’s battlefield gains in Ukraine last year were the highest since 2022, an analysis showed, as Kyiv prepared to host security advisers from allied states despite Moscow’s unrelenting strikes. The Russian army captured more than 5,600 square kilometres, or nearly 1%, of Ukrainian territory in 2025, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War. The land captured is more than in the previous two years combined, though far short of the more than 60,000 sq km Russia took in 2022.As Russia pressed its advantage against outgunned Ukrainian troops, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said about 15 countries would attend security talks in Kyiv on Saturday, the latest in a flurry of efforts to end the nearly four-year war. The meeting will include representatives from the EU and Nato, while a US delegatio...

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3 w. ago Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks

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3 w. ago Allied defence ministers to meet after US offers Kyiv security guarantees

A meeting in Berlin on Monday night saw European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer set out conditions for any peace deal with Russia.

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