Russian invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine studies debris from new Russian missile
Ukraine yesterday showed journalists fragments of the Russian missile used to strike the city of Dnipro last week, after Moscow said it had tested its new Oreshnik ballistic missile.
Ukraine lost over 40pc of the land it held in Kursk region: military
Ukraine has lost over 40 percent of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it rapidly seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.
Ballistic missile strike on Ukraine a warning to West
The Kremlin said yesterday that a strike on Ukraine using a newly-developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the West that Moscow will respond to moves by the US and Britain to let Kyiv strike Russia with their missiles.
Russia fires ICBM at Ukraine for first time
Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during an attack on Ukraine yesterday, Kyiv’s air force said, in the first known use in the war of such a powerful, nuclear-capable weapon with a range of thousands of kilometres.
US ‘doing everything’ to prolong war
Russia yesterday accused the US of prolonging the “war in Ukraine” by stepping up weapons deliveries to Kyiv ahead of Donald Trump entering the White House.
Ukraine fires first long-range US missiles into Russia
Ukraine used US ATACMS missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time yesterday, Moscow said, in an attack regarded by Russia as a major escalation on the war’s 1,000th day.
Russian missiles pound Ukraine’s energy grid
Russia yesterday unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes on Ukraine in almost three months, firing 120 missiles and 90 drones in a sweeping attack that killed at least nine people and caused “severe damage” to the power system, officials said.
We must do everything to end war next year: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday said that Kyiv would like to end the war with Russia next year through “diplomatic means”, as both countries prepare for Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Putin hosts BRICS summit in Russia under shadow of Ukraine war
Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow's partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find a way to end the war in Ukraine
Zelensky rules out ceding Ukrainian land in Victory Plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday unveiled his long-awaited Victory Plan to end Russia’s invasion, rejecting any territorial concessions and urging ramped-up Western backing, including an invitation to join Nato.
Ukraine destroys army transport plane in Russia
Kyiv said yesterday its forces had destroyed a Russian military transport plane stationed at an airfield deep inside Russian territory over the weekend, the latest Ukrainian claim of an attack behind Moscow’s lines.
Ukraine, Russia say foiled dozens of drone attacks
Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying yesterday that Ukrainian strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region.
Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine’s Odesa region
Russian strikes overnight on the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa killed four people, including a teenage girl, and wounded 10 more, the regional governor said yesterday.
Russia targets Kyiv, Odesa in latest drone attack
Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack across Ukraine targeting the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
Ukraine warns of water shortages in Donetsk region
Ukrainian officials have warned of possible water supply problems in the eastern Donetsk region, after heavy Russian aerial strikes.
Russian strike on Ukraine hospital kill 9
Russian forces hit a medical center in Sumy in northeastern Ukraine yesterday morning then struck again as the building was being evacuated, killing nine people and injuring 20 others, Ukrainian officials said.
Trump accuses Zelensky of refusing to strike a deal on war
Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky of refusing to "make a deal" to end his country's war with Russia
Russia says three killed by Ukraine border strike
Ukrainian shelling killed three people, including a child, in a Russian border village, the provincial governor said yesterday..Border settlements in both Russia and Ukraine have been subjected to near daily shelling and drone attacks since Moscow launched its full-scale military offensive