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Ukraine says it shot down 33,000 Russian drones in March, monthly record

April 28, 2026 admin

An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine used interceptor systems to shoot down more than 33,000 Russian drones of various types in March, a record monthly figure since Moscow launched its…

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Russia pounds Ukraine’s Dnipro for 20 hours straight, killing eight

April 25, 2026 admin

Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine on April 25, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian barrages of drones and missiles pounded Ukraine’s central-eastern city of Dnipro for 20 hours straight, killing eight people and wounding dozens,…

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Russia arrests German woman in alleged bomb plot

April 20, 2026 admin

There has been a string of high-profile arrests of Western citizens since Moscow ordered its troops into Ukraine. File Russia said on Monday (April 20, 2026) it had arrested a German woman found with a homemade bomb in her backpack in what it alleged was a Ukrainian-hatched plot to blow up a security services facility…

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Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery, port in Russia’s Krasnodar region

March 14, 2026 admin

Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a ‌port overnight in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region, ⁠causing injuries and damage, local authorities said ‌on Saturday (March 14, 2026). In a statement on Telegram, Krasnodar ‌authorities said ‌three people ⁠had been injured ⁠in a strike on Port Kavkaz, which ships grains and LPG ‌and lies on the…

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Kremlin says Britain was involved in Ukraine’s missile strike on Russia

March 11, 2026 admin

Smoke rises amid explosions from a Ukrainian strike on a Russian missile plant, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Bryansk, Russia March 10. 2026 in this screen grab from handout video. Photo: General Staff of Ukraine Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters The Kremlin on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) accused British specialists of involvement in…

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Moscow war against Ukraine ‘triple failure for Russia’: Macron

February 24, 2026 admin

French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: AP Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is a “triple failure for Russia”, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) to mark the four-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the Western-backed country. Hundreds of thousands have died since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, unleashing…

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At summit, EU asked India to put ‘pressure’ on Russia to end war, says Kaja Kallas

January 27, 2026 admin

Europe and India can build a partnership that is “predictable”, Kaja Kallas, the foreign policy chief of the European Union, said on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), taking aim at the U.S., Russia, and China for increasing uncertainty in the world. Ms. Kallas said that during the EU-India Summit on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) between Prime…

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Ahead of Trump meeting, Zelenskyy says he held ‘detailed’ phone call with British PM Starmer

December 28, 2025 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer puts his hand on the shoulder of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he departs 10 Downing Street, London on December 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian ‍President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (December 28, 2025) ‌that he held a “detailed” phone call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead…

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Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital killing one, day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

December 27, 2025 admin

Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday (December 27, 2025), killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in early morning and continued for hours. Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

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Putin indicated Russia could be open to territory swap as part of Ukraine deal, report says

December 26, 2025 admin

File photo of Russian president Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin told some of Russia’s top businessmen that he might be open to swapping some territory ‌controlled by Russian forces in Ukraine but that he wanted the whole of Donbas, the Kommersant newspaper reported. Andrei Kolesnikov, the Kremlin correspondent for the Kommersant,…

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