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Russia blames Ukraine for Moscow drone attack - as three shot down near Putin residence

30/05/2023 07:40 Skynews

Russian Guards Beat and Tortured Kherson Prisoners, Leading to Deaths

Ukraine has charged four members of Russia’s National Guard with war crimes in Kherson. The four acted with such impunity, the authorities say, they did not mask their identities....

30/05/2023 06:09 New York Times

Tuesday briefing: The Met police is taking a step back from mental health crisis care – but who steps in?

In today’s newsletter: From September the force will stop attending to non-urgent mental health care calls – but should they? And who will step in now?Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. It’s an intuitive proposition: the police’s primary duty is to protect the...

30/05/2023 05:56 The Guardian

Russia Targets Kyiv With Third Wave of Strikes in 24 Hours, Killing One

The attack followed a rare daytime assault on Monday. Russia has stepped up attacks on the capital this month as Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive....

30/05/2023 05:27 New York Times

Kyiv Residents Scramble for Shelter From Daytime Russia Missile Barrage

A drone attack on Tuesday came after a barrage of missiles on Monday sent schoolchildren running for shelter as explosions echoed across the Ukrainian capital, rare daytime aerial assaults on the city....

30/05/2023 03:31 New York Times

One person dies in third wave of strikes on Kyiv in 24 hours

‘Massive’ strikes early on Tuesday morning, with falling debris setting an apartment building on fireAt least one person has died in Kyiv and three were injured when falling debris reportedly from a destroyed Russian drone hit a high-rise apartment building early on Tuesday and started a fire, o...

30/05/2023 02:50 The Guardian

Elina Svitolina advocates for Ukraine on spectacular return

Svitolina beats Martina Trevisan 6-2, 6-2‘These moments bring joy to people of Ukraine’Sixteen months since Elina Svitolina last competed in a grand slam tournament, the Australian Open, life has changed significantly. She is now a mother, having taken maternity leave from the tour before giving...

29/05/2023 19:18 The Guardian

Suspected Russia-trained spy whale reappears off Sweden’s coast

Beluga whale was first spotted in Norway wearing a harness marked ‘Equipment St Petersburg’ in 2019A beluga whale that turned up in Norway wearing a harness in 2019, prompting speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has reappeared off Sweden’s coast.First discovered in Norway’s...

29/05/2023 18:02 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war live: morning explosions in Kyiv after Ukraine claims to have downed 37 missiles overnight – as it happened

Capital’s mayor warns residents to take shelter after explosions reported in central areaAt a glance: what we know on day 460 of the invasionSuspilne, Ukraine’s state broadcaster, offers this roundup of overnight events in the skies over Ukraine:At night, Russia launched up to 40 cruise missiles...

29/05/2023 17:55 The Guardian

Russia launch morning missile strikes on Kyiv after overnight barrage

Residents run for shelter during attack that appears to have been part of effort to exhaust air defencesUkraine war – latest news updatesRussian forces have launched an intense and unusual daytime missile barrage at Kyiv, forcing residents to flee to bomb shelters, in what appears to be an effort...

29/05/2023 15:09 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 460 of the invasion

At least one person hospitalised after daytime missile attack on Kyiv; Ukraine claims to have shot down 37 missiles and 29 drones overnight Continue reading...

29/05/2023 14:26 The Guardian

Ukraine Bets on Wind Power, Which Missiles Can’t Damage as Easily

Bombarding the power grid has been an essential part of Russia’s invasion, but officials say it would take many more missile strikes to badly damage a wind farm than a power plant....

29/05/2023 12:58 New York Times

A Wagner Fighter’s Escape to Norway Creates a Problem for His Host

Andrei Medvedev fought with Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine, then requested asylum in Norway. The authorities there must now weigh his plea against solidarity with Ukraine....

28/05/2023 21:33 New York Times

West caught between fear and hope as Erdoğan extends 20-year rule in Turkey

Re-elected president could take Nato country further towards Russia, or may instead be more open to alternativesWestern capitals remained silent through Turkey’s presidential campaign – privately hoping Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s erratic 20-year rule would come to a surprise close – but now he...

28/05/2023 20:24 The Guardian

Ukraine Repels Large Russian Drone Attack on Kyiv

More than 40 drones were intercepted over Kyiv, where city officials said at least one person had been killed, probably by falling debris....

28/05/2023 19:16 New York Times

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘We haven’t started yet to act very seriously,’ says Kremlin ambassador – as it happened to UK

Andrei Kelin tells BBC: ‘It is an idealistic mistake to think that Ukraine will prevail’What we know on day 459 of the invasionThe death toll from a Russian missile attack on a clinic in Dnipro has risen from two to four people, according to the region’s governor.In a post on Telegram, Serhii...

28/05/2023 17:47 The Guardian

Russia launches biggest drone attack yet on Kyiv as city marks its founding

Ukraine says it shot down 52 Iranian-made devices but debris killed one person and injured twoRussia-Ukraine war – latest coverageRussia unleashed the biggest drone attack against Kyiv of the war so far overnight as the city prepared to mark the annual celebration of its founding. However, accordi...

28/05/2023 13:52 The Guardian

US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official

Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to prepare for orbital skirmishesThe US is ready for conflict in outer space, according to a senior military official, after developing anti-satellite technologies to counter the threats posed by “provocative” countries...

28/05/2023 12:52 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 459 of the invasion

Man killed in Kyiv as Russia launches large drone attack; Russian ambassador to UK says Moscow has ‘yet to act very seriously’See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageExplosions shook the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday. A 41-year-old man was killed by falling debris of Russian dron...

28/05/2023 12:16 The Guardian

EU steps up support for Moldova with leaders due to attend summit

Meeting of European Political Community in Chișinău will show solidarity in face of Russian threatThe EU is stepping up support for Moldova as 46 EU and European leaders descend on its capital in a show of financial and political solidarity in the face of the threat from Russia.Nestled between Ukr...

28/05/2023 10:28 The Guardian

Ukraine built more onshore wind turbines in past year than England

Revelation about war-torn country is ‘terrible indictment’ of UK government, says Ed Miliband Ukraine has completed more onshore wind turbines than England since it was occupied by Russian soldiers – despite the UK’s government’s promise to relax restrictions on onshore wind farms.Only two...

28/05/2023 10:19 The Guardian

David Miliband calls his support for Iraq war one of his ‘deepest regrets’

Speaking at Hay festival former foreign secretary said some may see the west as being hypocritical in its anti-Russia stanceDavid Miliband has said that his support for the Iraq war was “one of the deepest regrets” from his time in politics.The former foreign secretary also said that the war and...

28/05/2023 10:00 The Guardian

Kamala Harris becomes first woman to give West Point commencement speech

Vice-president addresses graduating cadets at elite US military academy and warns of threats of Russian and Chinese aggressionVice-President Kamala Harris on Saturday became the first woman at West Point’s 221-year history to deliver a commencement speech.Addressing over 900 graduating cadets at t...

27/05/2023 18:53 The Guardian

Defeat would leave Russia brutal and vindictive even if Putin ‘disappeared’, says RAF chief – as it happened

Air Chief Marshall Sir Mike Wigston says Russian threat to UK could get worse if Putin was ousted. This blog is now closed ‘The intensity is increasing’: Ukraine says first steps in counteroffensive have begunDay 458 of Russia’s war against UkraineRussian forces have temporarily eased their at...

27/05/2023 17:27 The Guardian

Ukraine’s Top Commander Signals Counteroffensive Could Be Imminent

A blunt statement, accompanied by a slickly produced video of Ukrainian troops preparing for battle, appeared designed to rally the nation and to spread anxiety among Russian forces....

27/05/2023 13:22 New York Times

‘The intensity is increasing’: Ukraine says first steps in counteroffensive have begun

Presidential adviser says supply lines and depots already being destroyed as preliminary operations get under way• Russia-Ukraine war – latest updatesPreliminary operations have already begun to pave the way for a counteroffensive against Russian occupying forces, a Ukrainian presidential advise...

27/05/2023 12:53 The Guardian

Putin’s Ukraine Strategy: Ignore War in Public and Outlast Foes

Vladimir V. Putin of Russia looks like a commander in absentia, treating the war in Ukraine as unfortunate but distant. His options have narrowed, but he is still betting on outlasting his foes....

27/05/2023 10:44 New York Times

Russian Missile Strike Hits Ukrainian Hospital

A Russian missile killed at least two people and wounded dozens more at a hospital, while apparent Ukrainian strikes hit occupied cities in the south....

27/05/2023 06:43 New York Times

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 458 of the invasion

Toll from Russian missile attack on Dnipro rises to two; Medvedev says conflict could last decades; Blinken to visit Finland, Sweden and NorwaySee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe death toll from a Russian missile attack on an outpatient clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen...

27/05/2023 00:42 The Guardian

For Ukraine Military, Far-Right Russian Volunteers Make for Worrisome Allies

Some fighters who led an incursion into Russian territory this week have neo-Nazi ties. “I worry that something like this could backfire on Ukraine because these are not ambiguous people.”...

26/05/2023 22:58 New York Times

Russia-Ukraine war live: two dead and 30 injured in Russian attack on Dnipro clinic – as it happened

Zelenskiy says rocket attack on Friday morning hit medical facility after night of heavy bombardment across countryWhat we know on day 457 of the invasionUkraine struck two regions in southern Russia with a rocket and a drone, though the missile was shot down by air defences, according to Russian of...

26/05/2023 17:58 The Guardian

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