Russian forces launched a large overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least eight people and injuring 34 others. The strikes damaged around three dozen locations across the city, while a direct hit caused part of a residential apartment building to collapse, leaving emergency crews searching through the rubble for survivors. […]
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Ukraine ramps up drone defences after strikes
Ukraine responded to renewed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure by upgrading its drone defence systems. Russian attacks have left thousands of homes without heat or power. Kyiv warned citizens to prepare for more blackouts as winter temperatures fell below minus 20 Celsius. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Russia struck energy targets 217 times this year. […]
Trump says Putin honored weeklong Ukraine pause
U.S. President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin kept his word on a weeklong pause in attacks on Ukrainian cities. Trump told reporters the truce lasted from Sunday to Sunday, after which Russia resumed missile strikes. He added, “We’ll take anything, because it’s really, really cold over there.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the pause actually […]
Zelensky to meet Trump at UN as Russian strikes escalate
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump next week. The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Zelensky aims to discuss Ukraine’s security needs and stronger sanctions on Russia. This comes as Russia intensifies its attacks across Ukraine, killing civilians and […]
Russian strikes kill 2 as fighting spreads to Dnipropetrovsk
Russian forces launched deadly overnight strikes on Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, killing two people and injuring several others. The attack hit the Synelnyky district, where a man and a woman died. Sergiy Lysak, the regional military head, confirmed the deaths and extended condolences to the victims’ families. A 50-year-old woman was also injured in the drone […]
Ukraine restricts electricity use after Russian strikes
KYIV: Ukraine restricts electricity use after Russian strikes. Ukraine has urged residents to drastically restrict their electricity consumption starting Thursday to cope with the destruction of power stations by the Russian army as winter approaches. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a meeting with energy companies that they were preparing “for all possible scenarios with […]