Russian invasion of Ukraine
UK cross-Channel small boat arrivals top 30,000 this year
The number of undocumented migrants arriving in Britain after crossing the Channel in small boats this year has surpassed 30,000, provisional statistics showed yesterday.
Russia takes two Ukrainian towns
Russia said yesterday it had taken two eastern Ukrainian towns and open-source data indicated that Moscow’s forces were advancing at their fastest pace in at least a year amid signs the conflict is drawing in new players such as North Korea.
Russian army claims new advance in east Ukraine
Russia said yesterday its military had advanced further in east Ukraine, capturing a frontline village just a few kilometres north of a key Ukrainian-held industrial hub.
7 dead in overnight attacks on Ukraine
Russian missile strikes killed five people including a child in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro Friday night, while a teenager and another person died in attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, officials said yesterday.
Russia to deploy N Korean troops on Oct 27-28
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that Russia plans to deploy North Korean troops to the battlefield starting October 27-28, citing intelligence reports.
Peace talks ‘depend’ on US election: Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the prospect of peace talks with Russia “depends” on the outcome of next month’s US presidential election.
Ukraine population 8 million less since Russia invasion: UN
Ukraine’s population has declined by around eight million since Russia invaded in February 2022, sparking an exodus and sending birth rates plunging, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv wounds 21
A Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv wounded 21 people including three minors, the regional governor said yesterday.