Russian air defense units have brought down a military transport plane carrying Western arms outside Odessa, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday. “Near Odessa Russian anti-aircraft defense forces have shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, which was
As we commemorate one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014, it’s important to reflect on the global response and the subsequent impact on the international community. Following the invasion, the West formed what appeared to be an overwhelming global coalition with 141 countries supporting a U.N. measure demanding Russia’s unconditional withdrawal, while only
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The United Kingdom will send anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine to help defend its skies against Russian attacks, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced. The Amraam rockets are the first donated by Britain that are capable of shooting down cruise missiles. The attacks were widely seen as Russian retaliation for a bombing targeting the Kersch bridge
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France will not respond with nuclear weapons should Russia use them against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. “Our doctrine rests on the fundamental interests of the nation,” Mr Macron told public broadcaster France 2 on Wednesday. “They are defined clearly and wouldn’t be directly affected at all if, for example, there was a ballistic nuclear attack in Ukraine, in
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Many governments in Africa and in the Middle East have tried to stay out of the conflict, seeking to maintain access to Russian exports, despite pressure from the West.
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The soaring temperatures across Europe have claimed the lives of at least 1,500 people.
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Russian sympathizers are reporting the locations of Ukrainian targets like garrisons or ammunition depots, officials say.
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North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened military tensions on the peninsula after a spate of larger missile launches by the nuclear-armed North. While they garner much less attention than the massive intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), North Korea has displayed several new types
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Around 1,300 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and between 500-600 Russian soldiers had surrendered to Ukrainian forces on Friday. Volodymyr Zelensky said today. The Ukrainian president, speaking at a news briefing, said that negotiating teams from Kyiv and Moscow had started discussing concrete topics rather than
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Earlier today, there was a 75-minute conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin, French president Emmanuel Macron and German leader Olaf Scholz. In the last few minutes, a French presidency official has been giving some details of the call. The official said that Mr Putin “did not appear ready to end the war” in Ukraine. The
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