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.
Cold, mud and mice: Ukraine enters second winter of war
In a heated shelter near the eastern front line, Ukrainian serviceman, Dmytro, looked on as a mouse sniffed the air and then scuttled behind plastic sheeting insulating the walls and ceiling.
Ukrainian army advances at Dnipro river
The Ukrainian army yesterday said it pushed Russian forces back “three to eight kilometres” from the banks of Dnipro river, which if confirmed would be the first meaningful advance by Kyiv’s forces months into a disappointing counteroffensive.
Three Russian officers killed in Melitopol blast
Ukraine said yesterday a blast triggered by “local resistance movements” in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol the previous day killed Russian military officers at a headquarters of the occupation authorities.
Moscow targets Kyiv after long period of calm
A missile targeted Kyiv yesterday, ending nearly two months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital, while frontline regions fended off waves of drone attacks overnight.
Russia still trying to encircle Avdiivka
Russian forces are fighting to surround the war-battered frontline town of Avdiivka and capture a strategically-located factory nearby, a Ukrainian military spokesman said yesterday.
Russian drones hit Ukraine’s east, south
Russia launched a massive drone attack early yesterday, hitting critical infrastructure in the west and south of Ukraine and destroying private houses and commercial buildings in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, officials said.
118 Ukrainian settlements hit within 24 hours
Russia has shelled more than 100 settlements over the last 24 hours -- more than in any single day so far this year, Ukraine said yesterday.
Black Sea, Crimea: Russia downs 36 Ukrainian drones
Russian forces shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight, Moscow’s Defence Ministry said yesterday.
Russia shells Ukraine’s Kherson
Russian forces heavily shelled the centre of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson yesterday, injuring eight people and destroying or damaging at least 15 buildings, a senior city official said.
Drones hit area near Ukraine nuke plant
A Russian drone attack damaged buildings near the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine in the early hours of yesterday and 20 people were wounded, officials said.