10 h. ago ‘War can knock on everyone’s door’, warns Ukrainian soldier after training in UK

The training programme is called Operation Interflex.

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21 h. ago Ukraine has relied on trains during the war. Russia is creating new technology to target them

Deadly Russian drones smashed into the Shostka train station in northeastern Ukraine earlier this month

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7 d. ago Campaign to save swimming pool which was once used as a training camp for the World War Two's 'cockleshell heroes'

Protesters have vowed to 'not give up' despite crews beginning work to dismantle the historic Eastney swimming pool, which was used in a feature film released in the 1950s.

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7 d. ago ‘War is a business’: the Colombian mercenaries training Sudan’s child fighters to ‘go and get killed’

A soldier of fortune tells of lucrative contracts, the siege of El Fasher and training child fighters to ‘go and get killed’For Colombian mercenaries hardened by decades of jungle warfare, Sudan’s conflict seemed slow at first.“In Sudan, they spend the night sleeping – they don’t even have security because everyone goes to bed,” said Carlos, one of hundreds of Colombians hired to fight in the African country. “Colombians are different – we are used to a different kind of war.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'Ghost' village where everyone forced to leave in 1943 as time stopped and gates locked

Tyneham village in Dorset was abandoned in 1943 when the British military requisitioned the village for training purposes during World War Two - and the villagers were never able to return

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1 week ago Wonderful moment orphaned lion from Ukraine sees others of his kind in Doncaster

A young lion rescued from Ukraine is relishing his new life in the UK after being saved from the bombs in Ukraine. He is seen fascinated by his new neighbours at Yorkshire Wildlife Park as he meets others of his own kind for the first time

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2 w. ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine can help Europe counter Russian drone incursions

Ukrainian leader offers to assist Poland and others and says some launches may have come from Baltic SeaUkraine’s president has offered to help Poland and other European countries in countering the recent wave of Russian drone incursions – and suggested some of the uncrewed aircraft may have been launched from the Baltic Sea.Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to a security forum in Warsaw, said his country was offering “to Poland and all our partners to build a joint, truly reliable shield against Russian aerial threats”, drawing on Ukraine’s experience. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Britain will create 'drone wall' to protect Nato and Ukraine from Russia amid rising tensions over suspected Kremlin incursions

The British made drones have been developed in collaboration with Ukraine as the countries scramble to protect the alliance's eastern flank amid threats from Vladimir Putin's jets and drones.

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2 w. ago Ukraine's front line grows bigger as Russia shifts tactics, top commander says

Ukraine's top military commander says the front line in Ukraine created by Russia’s full-scale invasion has expanded to nearly 1,250 kilometers

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump’s support for Ukraine: a welcome but not reliable vote of confidence | Editorial

Having exhausted a failed policy of appeasement, the US president may at last be ready to put pressure on Moscow The judgment of a man who fails to distinguish between aggressor and victim when describing the Russia-Ukraine war is not worthy of respect. Unfortunately, when that man is the US president, his opinion cannot be ignored.Earlier this year, Donald Trump asserted that Vladimir Putin had “all the cards” and urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make peace in terms that resembled surrender. This week, Mr Trump declared that Kyiv might achieve total victory, liberating all territory currently under Russian occupation.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s dizzying corkscrews & swerves on Ukraine may wind up back where he began here’s the concrete action Kyiv needs

DONALD Trump doesn’t do U-Turns. He does rollercoaster loop-the-loops. So with all his dizzying corkscrew turns and sudden policy swerves there is every risk he ends up back where he began – sucking up to tyrant Vladimir Putin and scorning President Volodymyr Zelensky. Before Ukraine shows any relief at Trump’s sudden, full-throated support they will...

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3 w. ago Photos from Russia's Intervision song contest created after exclusion from Eurovision

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc won the inaugural Intervision song contest in Moscow taking home 30 million rubles, approximately $360,000 U.S. dollars.

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4 w. ago Russia has network of 200 camps for ‘brainwashing’ Ukrainian children – report

Investigation uncovers documents and satellite imagery that confirm children being taken to sites for patriotic indoctrination, weapons training and combat drillsRussia is running an extensive network of more than 200 camps to re-educate, Russify and militarise Ukrainian children, a new investigation has found.The facilities, across Russia and occupied Ukraine, include camps as well as schools, military bases, medical facilities, religious sites and universities. Continue reading...

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