Tag: Russia -Ukraine war

Russia says destroyed dozens of Ukrainian drones as polling stations open

September 18, 2026 admin

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station on the first day of Russia’s parliamentary election in Vladivostok, Russia, September 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia destroyed a wave of Ukrainian drones bound for Moscow, the city’s mayor said on Friday (September 18, 2026), as polling stations opened for the country’s first parliamentary…

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Poland warns Russia planning drone or rocket strikes on NATO territory, says attacks will be called ‘accidental’

September 17, 2026 admin

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. File | Photo Credit: Kay Nietfeld Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that Russia is planning hybrid strikes with drones or rockets on European countries supporting Ukraine, among them Poland. Russia will pretend the attacks are “accidental” in order to “paralyze or at least weaken…

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NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Lithuania

September 14, 2026 admin

Power lines from the key electricity link between Poland and Lithuania, are seen at the Suwalki Gap area, flanked by Russia and its close ally Belarus, near Filicijanavas, Lithuania. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A NATO fighter jet shot down a ‌drone in Lithuania shortly after midnight on Tuesday (September 15, 2026), ⁠the Lithuanian national…

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Ukraine wants specifics from partners over halting strikes on Russia: Zelenskyy after Trump’s post

September 14, 2026 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyytalks with Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, at Mariinsky palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on Russia if its partners ensure ‌that Moscow will refrain from hitting Ukrainian energy facilities, infrastructure and ⁠food supply routes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday…

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Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, says attacks causing shortage

September 13, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One toward Air Force One at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, on September 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (September 13, 2026) called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure used to produce and…

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Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after Boris Johnson, other visiting dignitaries passed through

September 13, 2026 admin

A diplomatic train carrying Boris Johnson, Carl Bildt and security advisers from several European Union states had purposely left the station at Yahodyn ahead of schedule. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday (September 13, 2026) shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former…

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Russia imports record fuel from India as Ukraine strikes hit refineries

September 13, 2026 admin

Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, including gasoline refined from Russian crude at a refinery in India that is partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft, as Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Moscow’s domestic refining capacity, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). India supplied…

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Putin says European troop deployment in Ukraine would be ‘war against Russia’

September 12, 2026 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin. File. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday (September 11, 2026) that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to “a war against Russia” and said Moscow did not “pose a threat”. “At the moment, they say they are considering how to send troops onto Ukrainian…

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Russian drones kill, injure people at Ukraine-Moldova border crossing

September 9, 2026 admin

The flag flies on a roof as smoke rises in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian drones hit ⁠a border crossing between Ukraine ‌and Moldova overnight, ‌Ukraine’s ‌border ⁠guard said in ⁠a Facebook post on Wednesday (September…

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Russia will welcome India’s efforts toward peaceful resolution of Ukraine conflict: Peskov

September 8, 2026 admin

Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov speaks to the media, in New Delhi, on September 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Russia on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) said it will welcome any efforts by India to resolve the Ukraine conflict through peaceful means and Moscow is in sync with New Delhi on ways to end it….

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