1 hour ago ‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer is killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disasterThe widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disasterThe widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Ukraine starts crucial interceptor drone production as Russian attacks continue

Russia is investing heavily in long-range drones as the nation bombards Ukraine

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48 h. ago Watch Ukrainian helicopter gunner blast Russian drone out of the sky with minigun

Dramatic mid-air battle footage captures the moment a Ukrainian helicopter gunner blasts a Russian drone out of the sky with an aircraft-mounted minigun.

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48 h. ago Russian attacks on Kyiv and a drones portrait of David Hockney: photos of the day – Friday

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52 h. ago Russian drones and missiles strike Kyiv in big air attack on Ukraine

Four killed and dozens injured as 19 missiles and hundreds of drones target capital city

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52 h. ago Watch: Ukrainian helicopter gunner blasts Russian drone out of the sky with minigun

Dramatic mid-air battle footage captures the moment a Ukrainian helicopter gunner blasts a Russian drone out of the sky with an aircraft-mounted minigun.

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62 h. ago Stunning moment Ukrainian helicopter shoots down Russian drone mid

THIS is the incredible moment a Ukrainian helicopter blasts a Russian drone mid-air. Footage shows a US-made minigun, attached to a Soviet-era aircraft, fast-firing at the device - causing it to blow up and fall to the ground. The M134 minigun can fire up to 6,000 rounds per minute without overheating. Video captured by a...

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68 h. ago Ozzy Osbourne was hospitalised in secret two weeks before Black Sabbath reunion gig

Sharon has now revealed Ozzy suffered a major health scare before the concert and she hired extra security to keep his hospital stint private because she was 'terrified that people were going to find out'

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3 d. ago Israeli president condemns ‘serious’ attack by settlers on West Bank villages

Isaac Herzog makes rare statement on often-ignored violence as settlers injure Palestinians and attack soldiersDozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, injuring four Palestinians and attacking Israeli soldiers in the latest incident of rising settler violence.The settlers attacked the Palestinian villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf, setting vehicles on fire and damaging property belonging to a Bedouin community, with charred remains of cars left behind the next day. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmines that injured its soldiers

Bangkok accuses Phnom Penh of laying new mines along the disputed border

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6 d. ago Britain to send in military to help protect Belgium from ‘rogue drones’ at airports after ‘Russian incursions’

BRITAIN is providing military support to nearby Belgium after a series of worrying suspected Russian drone incursions into its airspace. Sir Richard Knighton, the new chief of the defence staff, said that his Belgian counterpart had asked for help and that equipment and personnel were on the way. This comes after Brussels Airport was forced...

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7 d. ago UK military to help Belgium combat suspected Russian drone flights

New chief of Britain’s armed forces announces specialists and equipment are on the way after Belgian counterpart asked for help

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7 d. ago National security is more than just military might, UK Defence chief warns as Britain sends drones to Belgium over 'Russian' drone attacks

Sir Richard Knighton said security also requires the 'support of a society that understands' what is at stake in an increasingly 'dangerous world'.

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7 d. ago British troops sent to help defend Belgium's skies against suspected Russian drones

Sir Richard Knighton, the new chief of the UK's armed forces, revealed the deployment as he described Russia as 'the most pressing threat right now' to Europe.

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8 d. ago Old fishing nets from France become vital protection against Russian drones in Ukraine

Fishers from the Brittany coast are sending horse-hair nets to catch weapons and shield civilians and soldiersIn the fishing ports along France’s Brittany coast, the discarded fishing nets pile up along the coastal quaysides.The lifespan of a deep-sea net is between 12 and 24 months, after which they become worn and beyond repair. Until now, the estimated 800 tonnes of nets scrapped every year have been a problem. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago A Russian drone strike at a tower block in eastern Ukraine kills a woman and injures 11 people

A Russian drone has slammed into a tower block in eastern Ukraine, killing a woman and injuring at least 11 people

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8 d. ago Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – as it happened

This blog is now closedThe 35-year-old French man suspected of ramming his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron earlier this week have been charged with attempted murder, French media reported.The local prosecutor’s office has also asked for him to be detained ahead of the trial. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – Europe live

Boris Pistorius warns that Russia continues to seek to ‘sow doubt, divide us and influence elections’ in EuropeBack to Belgium, news agency Belga is reporting that ministers have provisionally reached an agreement on the proposed €50m package of measures to strengthen the country’s anti-drone systems.The proposal still requires some finetuning before it can be formally adopted by the government, the agency added. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Russia mounts massive revenge strike in overnight attack on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders massive wave of drone and guided bomb attacks on Ukraine's civilian population in revenge for Kyiv's secret units smashing his oil refineries

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