22 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: mass production of Ukrainian ‘Octopus’ interceptor drones begins

Defence ministry says locally developed technology tested in combat and shown to work against Russia’s deadly Shaheds. What we know on day 1,361See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageUkraine says it has started mass production of its new domestically developed interceptor drones to strengthen air defences. The first three manufacturers had begun production and 11 more were preparing to set up production lines, the defence ministry said on Friday. The drones would be based on a domestically developed technology called “Octopus” to intercept Shahed drones. It had been tested in combat and proved to be working “at night, under jamming and at low altitudes”, the ministry said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the goal is to manufacture up to 1,000 of the interceptors a day. Russia has been steadily increasing the number of drones it uses in a single strike on Ukraine.Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described Russia’s latest attack against Ukraine as “deliberate, calculated and wicked” aft...

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34 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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39 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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39 h. ago Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s ‘wicked’ overnight attack on Ukraine – Europe live

Drones and missiles used to target Kyiv with at least four people killed and ‘dozens’ woundedRussia attacks every district of KyivElsewhere, Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a key outlet for Russian commodity shipments, suspended oil exports after what authorities said was a major Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources told Reuters.The attack, one of the biggest on Russian oil-exporting infrastructure in recent months, comes after Ukraine in August stepped up strikes on Russian oil refineries in an attempt to degrade Moscow’s ability to finance its war, Reuters noted. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Ukraine launches huge blitz on Russian port blasting missile launchers & oil depot – as Kyiv endures night under siege

UKRAINIAN forces launched a huge attack targeting a critical Russian oil depot and port in the Black Sea. Footage showed the Russian oil port Novorossiysk up in flames as Kyiv blitzed the key oil port with drones, causing massive damage. The Ukrainian strike is said to have targeted several key facilities required for oil export...

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49 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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63 h. ago Ed Miliband dismisses US rebuke over nuclear power plant snub

Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband said he made 'no apologies' for choosing a UK firm to build the country's first small reactor on the site instead.

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4 d. ago Britain to tighten restrictions on Russian gas exports – here’s why

Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to face a ban on access to UK maritime services

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5 d. ago Major 'hugely disruptive' escalation in strike action by First Cymru drivers

Unite union is fighting for better pay for drivers, claiming First Cymru rates are amongst the lowest in the industry

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7 d. ago Dramatic moment Ukrainian kamikaze drone destroys one of Putin's most valuable air defence systems in Crimea special forces mission

Footage released by Kyiv shows Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) wiping out an S-400 Triumph missile launcher in the occupied Crimean village of Uyutne, near Yevpatoria.

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8 d. ago Trump says ‘looking at’ exemption for Hungary from Russian oil and gas sanctions – live

US president calls Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán a ‘great leader’ as they meet at the White HouseAndrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ukraine's 'Deep Strike' special forces deal Putin's warchest devastating blow

Kremlin hit by overnight attacks by Urkaine's secretive special forces "Deep Strike" unit smashing a major oil refinery and power plants - in huge blow to Putin's war-effort

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9 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Bulgaria moves to seize Russian refinery while Poland seeks to be US gas conduit

Lukoil’s Burgas plant is Bulgaria’s only refinery; Slovakia running out of reasons to buy Russian gas as US import deal takes shape. What we know on day 1,352Bulgaria is preparing to seize control of Lukoil’s Burgas oil refinery and sell it to a new owner after the Russian oil company came under US sanctions, according to Bulgarian media reports. Burgas is Bulgaria’s only oil refinery and as part of Lukoil is at risk of having to shut down because of the sanctions. The US joined Britain last month in imposing sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, Lukoil and Rosneft, over Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Legislation was being drafted to allow the seizure, Bulgarian outlet Mediapool reported on Wednesday. Lukoil said last week that it was moving to sell foreign assets because of the sanctions.With international action progressively choking off Russia’s petroleum exports, Poland said on Wednesday that it was working on a deal to import liquefied natural gas from the US to su...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk

Deep Ukrainian drone strikes hit petrochemical plant 1,300km inside Russia and Lukoil refinery east of Moscow. What we know on day 1,351 Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops in the Pokrovsk area of Donetsk oblast on Tuesday. “I met with our warriors at the command post of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine Azov, which is conducting a defensive operation in the Dobropillya sector,” said the Ukrainian president, referring to a town about 20km (12 miles) from Pokrovsk.Russian forces had pushed further into Pokrovsk and its environs, though much of it remained beyond firm control of either side, mapping by the Ukrainian project DeepState indicated on Tuesday. “The situation remains critical,” said Deepstate, adding that in some districts Russian forces were digging in and building up positions.The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its most recent assessment at time of writing, posted on 3 November: “Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and ap...

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1 week ago Ukraine mounts massive 'revenge strike' drone attack on Russia

Waves of Ukrainian explosive drones smash Russian oil, petrol depots and substations across Russia causing huge blackouts - as Kyiv tries to put the Kremlin on the back foot back home

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1 week ago Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city rages on

Ukrainian long-range drones have reached an industrial plant deep inside Russia, officials said Tuesday

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1 week ago Ukraine turns drone war into a game with points from kills to win new kit

A video game-style drone war system has gone “viral” among Ukrainian troops, with soldiers competing for points that can be swapped for new weapons in an “Amazon-for-war” online store

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1 week ago The Nord Stream riddle: echoes of mistrust ripple through Europe

Three years after explosion that crippled Russian-German gas link, Polish court’s refusal to extradite Ukrainian suspect reignited old tensionsChunky steel pipes run through one of the exhibition rooms at Warsaw’s Museum of Contemporary Art, part of an installation that purports to show “how gas flows, propaganda and conspiracy theories intertwine”.The exhibit is an artistic nod to Nord Stream 2, the undersea gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, which was completed in 2021 but had not entered service when mysterious underwater explosions took it out of action in September 2022. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘not really’ considering supplying Tomahawks

Turkish refineries cut back on Russian oil in response to sanctions; Ukrainian special forces join defence of embattled Pokrovsk. What we know on day 1,349Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not really considering supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. Asked about it by a reporter aboard Air Force One, Trump responded: “No, not really.” Reports in recent days said the Pentagon had told the White House that the US stockpile of Tomahawks was sufficient to be able to supply them to Ukraine.Ukraine has been seeking the Tomahawk missiles to carry out long-range strikes against Russia, but without them has still been able to wage a successful campaign using its own drones and missiles against Russian military and strategic targets such as oil depots and refineries. A Ukrainian drone attack struck Russia’s Tuapse oil port on the Black Sea on Sunday, causing a fire and damaging two ships, according to Russian authorities. Russian airports in nearby regions also had to be...

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2 w. ago Cooper to visit Middle East as UK pledges demining help for Gaza

The UK on Thursday pledged £4 million to help a UN peacekeeping body clear land mines in the enclave.

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