3 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Strike into Belgorod ‘destroys four Russian helicopters’

Russian missile attack injures 88 in Sumy, officials report; Saudi Arabia ceasefire talks to continue with nothing yet agreed. What we know on day 1,126Ukraine’s special forces said on Monday they destroyed four military helicopters in Russia’s Belgorod region with Himars rocket systems. The special operations command published drone footage and announced: “Special operations forces in cooperation with the GUR of the ministry of defence, missile forces and artillery destroyed two enemy Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.” The strikes occurred at a concealed “jumping-off point” for Russian aircraft used in surprise attacks on Ukrainian forces, the group said. Ukrainian forces have since 18 March been striking across the border into areas of Belgorod oblast including the village of Demidovka, according to Russian and Ukrainian war watchers. Some claimed Ukrainian troops had managed to seize a small amount of territory in Belgorod. Their rep...

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7 d. ago Russia has suffered its largest troop losses since WW2 with 900,000 dead or wounded on Ukrainian frontline, UK reveals as Zelensky says 'nothing has changed' despite Putin's ceasefire agreement

Russia has suffered the most losses in life since World War Two during its invasion of Ukraine, British intelligence has claimed. 

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1 week ago Ukrainian troops withdraw from Kursk amid ‘huge swarms’ of drones

Troops are outnumbered up to six to one in some areas

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1 week ago Ukraine’s troops vastly outnumbered and facing ‘huge swarms’ of Russian drones in Kursk retreat

Askold Krushelnycky speaks to a senior officer in Kyiv’s army about the pain being felt by troops as they withdraw from inside Russia

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy accuses Putin of seeking to prolong war amid buildup of forces

Ukrainian president maintains his troops are still fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and warns that Moscow is ‘doing everything’ to prevent a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,117See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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1 week ago US talks with Putin about Ukraine ‘very good and productive’, Trump says

US president also repeats refuted Putin claim that Ukrainian troops in Kursk are surrounded by Russian armyRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDonald Trump has said the US had “very good and productive discussions” with Vladimir Putin and that “thousands of Ukrainian troops” were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts.In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump added that there was a “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could “finally come to an end”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump warns Russian troops about to commit 'worst massacre since WW2'

The US President has warned that Russian troops are about to commit a horrific massacre as he called on Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops

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2 w. ago Donald Trump calls on Vladimir Putin to spare thousands of 'surrounded' Ukrainian troops in Kursk

US President also describes talks with Putin on America’s 30-day Ukraine ceasefire plan as ‘very good and productive’

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2 w. ago Ukrainian troops' bombshell allegation about US intelligence as they prepare to abandon Kursk: Soldiers also reveal whole country 'HATES' Elon Musk and why Zelensky is more popular than ever

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze cannot 'shake off the feeling' as Moscow appeared primed and captured key villages in the territory within hours of the decision.

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin makes ceasefire decision and gives Ukraine chilling 'surrender or die' ultimatum

Vladimir Putin broke his silence on the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine - and said the Kremlin would continue to reject the deal until Ukrainian troops in Kursk 'surrender or die'

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2 w. ago Putin’s troops say they’re close to retaking Kursk from Ukrainian forces – here’s why it matters

Russia has ramped up its attempts to try and push Ukrainian troops out of the region in the past weej

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2 w. ago Russia says operation to remove Ukrainian troops from Kursk in final stages as Putin makes surprise visit

Russia’s president orders top commanders to defeat Ukrainian forces in Kursk as soon as possible as he weighs Donald Trump’s 30-day ceasefire proposal

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2 w. ago Russia seizes hundreds of Ukrainian troops and threatens to treat them 'like terrorists'

Vladimir Putin made a public appearance in military uniform on Wednesday - hours after Donald Trump threatened to " devastate" Russia's economy in a chilling warning

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2 w. ago Putin visits Kursk as Russia pushes back Ukrainian troops in captured region

Moscow’s soldiers step up the offensive just hours after Kyiv backs 30-day, US-brokered armistice

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2 w. ago Ukrainian forces are cut off behind enemy lines as Russian troops surround them in Kursk 'aided by US pausing its intelligence sharing'

Kyiv's troops sustained significant losses with Russian forces taking back several settlements around the town of Sudzha just days after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv

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2 w. ago Russian forces ‘crept through gas pipeline’ to ambush Ukrainian troops

A pro-Kremlin blogger says special forces spent several days in the pipe before striking Ukrainian units from the rear near the town of Sudzha

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2 w. ago Russia uses a gas pipeline to strike at Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk

Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers say Russian special forces walked inside of a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region

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2 w. ago Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy ‘fully committed’ to constructive dialogue with US after Trump defends Putin

Zelenskyy’s statement comes after another significant overnight attack from RussiaAccording to Reuters, Two Majors, a pro-Russian war blogger, wrote on Telegram on Saturday that Russian troops had begun an assault on Sudzha, a major town about 6 miles (9.5 km) from the border, and that the situation for Ukrainian troops in Kursk was “close to critical”.The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the report. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ukraine war live: 14 killed in Donetsk as Russia steps up attacks after Trump defends Putin

High-rise apartment blocks in centre of Dobropillia town hit in attack a day after US suspended intelligence sharing with KyivSee all our Ukraine war coverageAccording to Reuters, Two Majors, a pro-Russian war blogger, wrote on Telegram on Saturday that Russian troops had begun an assault on Sudzha, a major town about 6 miles (9.5 km) from the border, and that the situation for Ukrainian troops in Kursk was “close to critical”.The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the report. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Buzz off Russians! Moment Ukrainian troops hurl BEEHIVES at Putin's troops after running out of grenades on frontline

This is the ingenious moment pinned Ukrainian troops threw beehives at Russian soldiers after running out of grenades on the frontlines. 

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