Child among 12 injured as Russian glide bomb hits Ukraine apartment block

Child among 12 injured as Russian glide bomb hits Ukraine apartment block

A Russian glide bomb struck a five-story apartment block in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, injuring at least 12 people including a three-year-old girl, local officials said on Thursday. The bomb hit between the third and fourth floors of the building on Wednesday night, igniting blazes, Kharkiv regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Firefighters searched for survivors through smoke and rubble. The city of Kharkiv, located around 30 kilometres (18 miles) from […]

October 3, 2024 3

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Zelensky urges West to overcome ‘fear’ of ‘strong’ decisions to defend Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for the UK and US to give permission for Ukraine to use western missiles to strike Russian targets as Vladimir Putin’s forces carried out another bombing raid. The Ukrainian president called for “decisiveness” as he urged leaders to overcome the “fear” of making the choice. Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden met in Washington on Friday for talks on giving Ukraine permission to use long-range missiles […]

September 16, 2024 13

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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US and UK accuse Iran of sending Russia ballistic missiles to use in Ukraine

The United States and the UK have formally accused Iran of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine, and plan to take measures to punish those involved. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a visit to London, said sanctions will be announced later on Tuesday. “Russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles and will […]

September 11, 2024 5

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Russia declares federal emergency in area under attack from Ukrainian forces

Russian officials have declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appears to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. Meanwhile, a Russian plane-launched missile struck a Ukrainian shopping centre in the middle of the day, killing at least 12 people and wounding 44 others, authorities said. The shopping centre […]

August 10, 2024 2

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