42 h. ago Putin declares Russia will take all of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force

The Russian president stated Ukrainian troops must leave the Donbas region or Russia will use the military to take it

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62 h. ago Ukraine peace talks fail as two killed in overnight missile strikes

No peace deal as US envoy Steve Witkoff's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin fails, prompting overnight and pre-dawn missile and drone attacks between Kyiv and Moscow forces

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5 d. ago Putin's 'shadow fleet' suffers huge Black Sea blow after tankers 'explode'

The explosions were initially said to be a result of 'external causes', but were later confirmed to be as a result of a strike by Ukrainian naval drones targeting Putin's 'shadow fleet'

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6 d. ago Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign marketsUkrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil industry.The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the security service of Ukraine told Reuters. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russian drone and missile blitz on Ukraine's energy infrastructure leaves more than 600,000 in Kyiv without power

Three people were killed and more than 30 injured in the overnight air assault, involving more than 600 drones and 36 ballistic missiles. Among the wounded was a 13-year-old boy.

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6 d. ago Ukraine drones strike Russian ‘shadow fleet’ oil tankers in Black Sea

Sea Baby naval drones had disabled vessels capable of transporting oil worth almost $70 million

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6 d. ago Russian shadow fleet tanker bursts into flames and explodes in Black Sea after Ukraine drone strike

Two Russian sea tankers exploded into fireballs after they were hit by a coordinated Ukraine drone attack in the Black Sea.

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6 d. ago Ukraine's naval drones strike Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea off the Turkish coast

Ukraine has used Sea Baby naval drones to strike two Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea

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6 d. ago Russian attack on Kyiv cuts power to half of city and leaves two dead

Missile and drone attacks come amid Moscow’s campaign to break Ukrainian civil resistance by attacking energy gridTwo people were killed and 37 were injured in Kyiv by a Russian drone and missile attack on the capital that cut power to the western half of the city, leaving at least 500,000 residents without electricity.Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into the country in an attack that its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said highlighted Ukraine’s need for western help with air defence, as well as other financial and political support. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills two as Ukraine peace talks continue

Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that 15 people were wounded

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1 week ago Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to move forward with US plan and discuss ‘sensitive points’ with Trump

Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European allies; Trump says deal is closeUS optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remainIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded in another member state, after a complaint by two Poles married in Germany.The couple, one of whom also has German nationality, were living there and married in Berlin in 2018, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).The spouses in question, as EU citizens, enjoy the freedom to move and reside within the territory of the member states and the right to lead a normal family life when exercising that freedom and upon returning to their member state of origin.“Sweden’s defence needs to be strengthened against threats such as robots, drones and helicopters. The best way to guarantee peace and freedom is to invest in defence. The orders also contribute to growth, jobs and security of supply. It also imp...

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1 week ago Ukraine ‘supports essence of peace deal’ following Geneva talks, Ukrainian official reportedly says

Official tells Reuters news agency sensitive issues still to be discussed between Zelenskyy and TrumpIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded in another member state, after a complaint by two Poles married in Germany.The couple, one of whom also has German nationality, were living there and married in Berlin in 2018, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).The spouses in question, as EU citizens, enjoy the freedom to move and reside within the territory of the member states and the right to lead a normal family life when exercising that freedom and upon returning to their member state of origin.“Sweden’s defence needs to be strengthened against threats such as robots, drones and helicopters. The best way to guarantee peace and freedom is to invest in defence. The orders also contribute to growth, jobs and security of supply. It also improves the possibilities of increasing production capacity in the defence...

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1 week ago US & Russia meet for ‘secret talks’ over Trump’s peace plan as Putin unleashes brutal strikes on Ukraine killing 6

WASHINGTON has held secret, high-stakes talks with Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi as Donald Trump’s team races to lock down a reworked peace plan. It comes as Vladimir Putin unleashed one of his most brutal overnight strikes in weeks, killing at least six people. Donald Trump stoked expectations on Monday, hinting that the breakthrough...

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1 week ago Moment Ukrainian deep strike drone shoots down Russian helicopter in attack that ‘changes rules of war’

THIS is the moment Ukrainian forces down a prize Russian helicopter with a brutal new tactic for the first time. Troops shot down an £11million Mi-8 helicopter with a deep strike drone inside Russia, Ukraine's Special Forces said. Scope-view footage of the incredible take down shows the helicopter wavering in the bottom of the shot,...

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1 week ago G20 leaders reject Trump peace plan: Anger at US deal as critics warn it will leave Kyiv at mercy of Russian attacks

G20 leader said the proposals, which critics claim blatantly favour Russia, would leave Ukraine 'vulnerable to attack' and could not be accepted in their current form.

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2 w. ago Putin passes new law to force reservists to guard oil sites from Ukrainian drone strikes

Kyiv continues to find new ways to undermine Russia’s position from deep behind enemy lines

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2 w. ago Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes

Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites by reservists, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotageRussia has passed sweeping laws to bolster its defences at home against Ukrainian drone strikes and sabotage operations, reflecting the Kremlin’s expectation of a protracted war with Ukraine.Almost four years into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – a full-scale invasion he expected to last only weeks – Moscow is being targeted almost daily by Ukrainian drones striking energy facilities, while Ukrainian operatives have assassinated a number of high-profile Russian military figures deep inside the country. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Devastation in the Kharkiv region following Russia’s deadly strike that killed three

Video footage shows the aftermath of a deadly Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, which killed three and wounded 10.

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2 w. ago Putin's missile strike kills Ukraine teen kickboxing champ as she runs for shelter

Kickboxing champ Karina Bakhur was just 17 when she died in the Russian missile strike on Ukraine as she was running to a basement shelter in her residential building

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2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter

Agreement comes as Volodymyr Zelenskyy starts European tour aimed at shoring up Ukrainian energy supply and defences. What we know on day 1,363See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageGreece has signed a deal with Ukraine to supply US-origin liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the country amid the crippling of its energy infrastructure from Russian strikes. Sunday’s agreement came as Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Athens at the start of a European tour aimed at shoring up Ukraine’s defences and energy supply ahead of winter. The deal – to run from December until March 2026 – “marks an essential step in strengthening regional energy cooperation and European energy security”, said a joint statement from the Ukrainian president and the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after they met. The deal would make it possible to “support Ukraine in the midst of a difficult winter”, they said. The deal came as Ukrainian energy infrastructure was damaged by Russian drone strikes overnight into Sund...

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