Zelensky: Iranian drones used in Russia’s attacks on Ukraine
Zelensky on Facebook: We are dealing with terrorists. Dozens of missiles, Iranian ‘Shaheds’
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Putin makes Chechnya’s Kadyrov an army general
Kadyrov said Putin had "personally" informed him of the decision
Ukraine downgrades relations with Iran over supply of UAVs to Russia
Ukraine has downgraded its diplomatic relations with Iran and withdrew the accreditation of the Iranian ambassador over Tehran’s supply of drones to Russia. Ukrainian military forces yesterday shot down four Iranian-made ‘kamikaze’ Shahed-136 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the sea near the port of Odesa, confirming earlier reports months ago that Tehran has been supplying […]
Kremlin dismisses mass burial discoveries as ‘lies’
Attacks around Ukrainian nuclear facilities have spurred calls from Kyiv and its Western allies to de-militarise surrounding areas
Vladimir Putin announces partial mobilization for Russian citizens
Russian leader says decision to partially mobilize was ‘fully adequate to the threats we face’
Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking power grid in revenge for offensive
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the “deliberate and cynical missile strikes” against civilian targets as acts of terrorism
Iraq’s Moqtada Sadr gives followers one hour to end protests
Tensions have soared in Iraq amid a political crisis that has left the country without a new government, prime minister or president for months
Ukraine war: Russia’s Lavrov says ready to expand war aims
Russia’s military focus in Ukraine is no longer “only” the east of the country, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. In an interview with Russian state media, he implied Moscow’s strategy had changed after the West supplied Ukraine with longer-range weapons. Russia would now have to push Ukrainian forces further from the front line to […]
Russian shelling kills six in Donbas town Toretsk
Ukrainian emergency services said Monday that Russian shelling had destroyed a building, killing six people in the town of Toretsk in the eastern region of Donetsk. “Early in the morning, the town of Toretsk was shelled. A two-story building with people inside was destroyed,” the emergency services said in a statement on social media. “Rescuers […]
Russia says it shot down three Ukrainian military aircraft
Russia’s defense ministry said that its forces had shot down two Su-25 fighter-bombers and a MiG-29 fighter jet in eastern Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday. The military also said it had destroyed two Ukrainian army hangars housing US M777 howitzers, Interfax reported. Reuters was not able to independently verify the reports.