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.
Russia launches new ‘massive’ attack, says Kyiv
Ukraine yesterday said Russia had launched a “massive” overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died from Moscow strikes elsewhere.
Ukrainian drones strike 4 Russian oil refineries
Ukrainian long-range attack drones struck four Russian oil refineries as well as radar stations and other military targets in Russia in a major attack in the early hours of yesterday, Kyiv’s military said.
Russia strikes Ukraine energy sites in ‘mass’ attack
Russian attacks overnight damaged a Ukrainian power plant and several energy facilities, Kyiv said yesterday, the latest in a series of bombardments that have pushed its power grid to the brink.
Putin hails North Korea's support for Ukraine war ahead of Pyongyang visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed North Korea for "firmly supporting" Moscow's war in Ukraine ahead of a visit to Pyongyang set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries
Ukraine fighting ‘tense’ battles outside key town
Ukraine said yesterday its forces were fighting fierce battles near Chasiv Yar, a strategic hilltop settlement whose capture would give Moscow a powerful foothold in the eastern Donetsk region.
8 killed, 21 hurt in Russian strike on Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that a Russian strike on his home town in southern Ukraine had left eight people dead and wounded 21 more.
Strikes on Russia-held Ukraine kill 26
Ukrainian strikes on parts of the Russian-held Lugansk and Kherson regions killed 26 people and injured dozens more on Friday, occupation authorities said.
Ukraine downs 22 of Russia’s 27 drones launched overnight
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 22 of the 27 Shahed-type drones launched over five Ukrainian regions in Russia’s overnight attack yesterday.
Russia attacks Ukraine energy sites
Russia fired a combined 100 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, in a barrage that targeted energy sites across the country, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
Biden allows Ukraine limited use of US arms to strike inside Russia
President Joe Biden quietly has authorised Kyiv to launch US-supplied weapons at military targets inside Russia that are supporting an offensive against the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, four US officials said on Thursday