3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland minister shows Shahed drone and warns of ‘deep’ Russian threat

Radoslaw Sikorski, speaking in London, urges drone wall and three-year plan to back Ukraine; Odesa mayor’s ‘citizenship suspended’. What we know on day 1,330 Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK sends 85,000 drones to Ukraine in six months as Russia steps up strikes

Defence Secretary John Healey will co-host the latest Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.

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28 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Crimea oil refinery burns as Russia feels effects on fuel supply

Glide bombs knock out power supply and hit hospital in Kharkiv; Zelenskyy lining up Trump meeting with Tomahawks hot topic. What we know on day 1,329An oil terminal at Feodosia in the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula was burning on Monday after an attack by Ukrainian drones. A Ukrainian security official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the drones, launched by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service and military special forces, hit at least five reservoirs. The source said drones also hit at least two Russian electrical substations on the peninsula, which Russia took from Ukraine in 2014.Large heat signatures around the Feodosia terminal were visible on Nasa’s satellite fire monitoring service, Firms, and Crimea’s Moscow-installed governor confirmed the fire. The Feodosia terminal also came under attack last week. Ukraine has launched more than 30 strikes on Russian energy sites since the beginning of August, aiming to hamper funding of the Kremlin’s war machine and also tri...

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3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Latest refinery strike shows ‘no safe places in Russia’s deep rear’

Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa is 1,400km from Ukrainian border; Zelenskyy says Trump can repeat Middle East peace success in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,327Ukrainian drones have struck Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, 1,400km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, a source in Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. “This is the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.”Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine “[like in] the Middle East” during a phone call on Saturday. “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war,” Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump’s “outstanding” Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukra...

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4 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Power restored to Kyiv after Russia drone attacks

Zelenskyy says attacks targeted energy infrastructure as winter looms; boy killed as drones and missiles hit Zaporizhzhia. What we know on day 1,326Power was restored to 270,000 consumers in Kyiv after attacks from Russia knocked it out, Ukraine’s energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk wrote on Facebook on Friday. People in Kyiv heard blasts throughout Thursday night and many woke up without power on Friday after the huge air attack targeted Ukraine’s energy system. Images posted online showed firefighters working to tackle burning blocks of flats. Hrynchuk did not say how many people had lost power. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the Russian strikes targeted civilian and energy infrastructure as Ukraine prepares for winter temperatures.Russian drones and missiles damaged 12 apartment buildings in the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring four people, according to the regional governor. The Kyiv mayor, Vitali Klitschko, sa...

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4 d. ago Man Utd send fans survey asking if they’d pay £5,000 for season ticket at new stadium – a 300% increase on Old Trafford

MANCHESTER UNITED have asked fans whether they would be willing to pay more than FOUR TIMES as much for a season ticket at a new stadium than what they currently pay at Old Trafford. Red Devils chiefs are pressing ahead with plans for a stunning new £2billion stadium, which aims to be completed by 2030...

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4 d. ago Flames engulf Kyiv apartments after major Russian missile and drone strikes

A Russian drone strike set fire to a residential high-rise in Kyiv’s central Pecherskyi district early Thursday (October 10), Ukrainian officials said.

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5 d. ago ‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital triggers blackouts and sets high

Powerful blasts reported in Kyiv as missiles and drones target energy infrastructure, injuring nineThe Ukrainian capital was plunged into darkness early on Friday by what the air force called a “massive attack”, as Russia pummelled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies and triggering a fire in a high-rise apartment building.Kyiv’s mayor said Russian forces had targeted “critical infrastructure” and nine people had been injured, with five of them taken to hospital. Vitali Klitschko also said power cuts and disruptions to the water supply had hit districts on the east bank of the Dnipro River that runs through the city. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Putin admits Russian air defences were to blame for Azerbaijani jet crash

Russian president said air defences were targeting a Ukrainian droneVladimir Putin has said that Russia’s air defences were to blame for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner in December that killed 38 people, his first admission of responsibility for the crash.Putin said on Thursday that the missiles fired by Russia to target a Ukrainian drone exploded near the Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku as it was preparing to land in Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, on 25 December 2024. Ukrainian drones have regularly struck deep inside Russia. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Alexander Isak in 'better position' after Newcastle exit as Liverpool star offers fitness update

Alexander Isak has not completed a full 90 minutes since the final day of last season but the Liverpool striker insists he is ready to take the next step in his fitness plan

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5 d. ago Zelenskyy says he will nominate Trump for Nobel peace prize if he secures Ukraine ceasefire – Europe live

US president has claimed he deserves the award for what he has described as his work in securing ‘numerous’ peace dealsBelow is a video published by the Guardian showing Ukrainian firefighters tackling blazes in burning shipping containers after a Russian drone attack injured at least five people in Odesa.The attack cut power to 30,000 people and damaged the city’s port infrastructure. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukrainian counteroffensive has derailed Russian plans to capture parts of Donetsk, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

Ukrainian president accuses Russia of wanting to sow ‘chaos’ with overnight attacks on energy and rail infrastructure, but says Ukrainian long-range strikes have caused gas shortages in RussiaBelow is a video published by the Guardian showing Ukrainian firefighters tackling blazes in burning shipping containers after a Russian drone attack injured at least five people in Odesa.The attack cut power to 30,000 people and damaged the city’s port infrastructure. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Horror moment enormous blasts light up night sky as Putin’s suicide drones slam Ukraine port ‘bringing in Western ammo’

THIS is the terrifying moment apocalyptic explosions light up Ukraine's night sky during a brutal Russian blitz. Putin pummelled the port of Chornomorsk, south of Odesa, which is thought to have received a large shipment of Western ammo. Footage shows drones slamming down into the horizon followed by numerous fireball explosions. Clouds of flame and...

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5 d. ago Ukraine's new missiles and drones cause gas shortages in Russia, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine's new long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia

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6 d. ago Huge fireball erupts as Russian attack ‘hits oil depot’ in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region

A Russian drone attack struck an oil depot in Ukraine's Chernihiv region on Wednesday morning (October 8), local governor Vyacheslav Chaus said in a statement posted on Facebook.

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6 d. ago Horror moment Putin missile blows up apartments INSIDE Russia in devastating friendly fire blunder during drone blitz

THIS is the horror moment a Russian missile blew up an apartment block inside Vladimir Putin's territory in a friendly fire blunder. Footage shows the missile tearing through the sky before hitting the residential building in Belgorod. It is understood that the rocket was launched from an air defence battery to intercept Ukrainian drones, but...

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7 d. ago Putin humiliated on birthday as Ukraine suicide drones blow up key facility

Ukraine bombarded Russia with suicide drones hitting the city of Tyumen deep in Siberia in one if longest distance attacks so far on Vladimir Putin's 73rd birthday

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8 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump says he would want to know Kyiv’s plans for Tomahawk missiles before supplying them

US president says he has ‘sort of made a decision’ on whether to supply long-range missiles; Denmark to step up checks on oil tankers after drone sightings. What we know on day 1,322See all our Ukraine war overage Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 'British parts' found in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine, says Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russian weapons contained components from allied countries including Britain, Germany, and the US as he called for more 'effective' sanctions on Russia

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8 d. ago Vladimir Putin 'discussing attack on NATO' as warning issued to all of Europe

EU defence chief Andrius Kubilius said the continent should be prepared to defend itself from Russia and take a leaf out of Ukraine's book when it comes to drones

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