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‘It was all a blur’: Ukraine’s troops on their audacious incursion into Russia

Soldiers say they had no warning of what they were undertaking before the morale-boosting attack beganOn a recent morning deep in Ukrainian-occupied Russia, three soldiers from a Ukrainian special operations team jumped into their car, the back windscreen missing after being smashed out the previous...

03/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian
Russia’s Youngest Conscripts Unexpectedly See Combat Against Ukraine’s Invasion

The long-sacrosanct practice of keeping young Russian army conscripts off the front lines is eroding as the lack of troops in Russia’s Kursk region indicates a manpower shortage....

31/08/2024 13:21 New York Times
Middle East crisis: Israeli troops claim five Palestinian militants killed at mosque in West Bank operation – as it happened

Thursday’s attack follows major raids across the region which saw at least 10 Palestinians killed as part of an operation the military said could last daysSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warZainab Barakat woke early on Sunday morning to the sound of bombs. During more than 10 months of fig...

29/08/2024 14:00 The Guardian
Israeli Military Begins Major West Bank Raids

Hundreds of troops entered cities in the occupied territory, targeting Palestinian militants. It was a significant escalation after months of raids that have unfolded alongside the war in Gaza....

29/08/2024 03:09 New York Times
Why Hasn’t Russia Kicked Out Ukrainian Invaders? Its Own Invaders Are Busy.

Despite its overwhelming firepower, Russia has been unable for weeks to push Ukrainian troops back across the border, with the failure as much the result of priorities as a lack of personnel....

28/08/2024 14:58 New York Times
Ukraine says it has captured nearly 600 Russian soldiers during Kursk incursion

Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi also claims 100 settlements have been seized as forces try to repel Russian counterattackUkraine has captured 594 Russian soldiers during its three-week military operation in the Kursk region and has seized 100 settlements inside Russia, Kyiv’s commander-in-chief said on Tues...

27/08/2024 16:13 The Guardian
US elections live updates: Trump and Harris campaigns argue over rules for first debate

Former president questions whether to quit 10 September ABC News debate, claiming bias against him; Team Harris wants ‘hot mics’ in departure from CNN rulesAre Trump’s campaign rallies energizing base – or sowing doubt?Saginaw voters: tell us which issues will decide the US electionA judge i...

26/08/2024 14:56 The Guardian
Disabled Troops Used to Have to Leave the Military. Now Some Compete for Gold.

The Warrior Games have become a symbol of the military’s changing perceptions about who is fit to serve. Some of the athletes make it to the Paralympics, which start this week in Paris....

26/08/2024 09:00 New York Times
Macklemore cancels Dubai show to protest UAE role in Sudan civil war

US rapper says he will not perform in United Arab Emirates until it ‘stops arming’ the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, where thousands have been killedMacklemore has cancelled an upcoming October concert in Dubai over the United Arab Emirates’ role “in the ongoing genocide and humanitarian cr...

26/08/2024 00:58 The Guardian
Russian Attitudes About Putin Might Be Shifting

Negative remarks on social media have increased since Ukrainian troops launched an incursion, according to a firm that tracks Russian attitudes....

22/08/2024 16:21 New York Times
More than 200 unexploded second world war shells found near Solomon Islands school

Police dug up and removed the rust-caked projectiles, which belonged to US troops during the second world warWorkers at a school in Solomon Islands discovered a buried stockpile of the second world war munitions as they “dug a hole for sewage”, police said.More than 200 rust-caked projectiles ...

21/08/2024 00:49 The Guardian
Fierce fighting in Russia as Ukrainian forces attempt to seize more territory

Pontoon bridge across Seym River blown up as Ukrainian army reportedly captures another village in Kursk regionFierce fighting has continued inside Russia as Ukrainian troops tried to seize more territory and used kamikaze drones to blow up a Russian pontoon bridge across a strategic river crossing....

20/08/2024 17:03 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: 120,000 Russians flee border areas, says state media; Zelenskiy says situation in Ukraine’s east is ‘difficult’ – as it happened

Residents leave homes in huge numbers after surprise incursion; Russia making significant advances near PokrovskRussian forces said on Tuesday they had captured the key hub of New York in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow – under pressure by a Kyiv counterattack on its territory – presses on with its o...

20/08/2024 14:57 The Guardian
Ukraine Attacks Bridges in Russia’s Kursk Region, Aiming to Encircle Troops

The attacks aim to destroy or damage crossings over a river in the Kursk region that are Russian forces’ only routes for resupply or retreat, military analysts say....

19/08/2024 19:25 New York Times
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘achieving our goals’ in Kursk as third bridge is hit – as it happened

Ukrainian president says troops meeting their objectives and have taken more prisonersAn update to that earlier map, showing the three bridges hit by the Ukrainian air force:Ukrainian forces have struck and damaged a third bridge over the River Seym, near the village of Karyzh in the Kursk region of...

19/08/2024 14:55 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: key bridges destroyed in Kursk as Ukraine ‘leaves trail of destruction’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereRussia has lost 598,180 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces.This number includes 1,230 casualties Russian forces suffered ove...

17/08/2024 14:52 The Guardian
Ukraine’s extraordinary incursion into Kursk has changed the narrative of the war – but is a high-risk strategy

After months of being pushed steadily back – short of troops and ammunition – Kyiv’s offensive to occupy a chunk of Russian territory took the Kremlin by surprise. The move has a clear political logic but is fraught with military dangerThe immediate impact of Ukraine’s incursion into the Rus...

17/08/2024 11:35 The Guardian
Friday briefing: As Middle East peace talks continue, the threat of Iran looms large

In today’s newsletter: Israel’s reluctance to compromise is under mounting pressure – will Tehran’s intentions change the prospect of peace?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Ten months after Israel’s invasion of Gaza began, the death toll compiled by hea...

16/08/2024 05:55 The Guardian
Putin ally urges for war to end - as Ukraine captures key Russian town

A key ally of Vladimir Putin has urged Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to the conflict, as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's troops had captured a key Russian town....

16/08/2024 02:19 Skynews
Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Reveals a Dramatic Shift

The offensive was developed in secret, devised to divert Russian troops away from the front lines in Ukraine and seize territory to use as a bargaining chip....

15/08/2024 20:28 New York Times
Ukraine Claims to Capture Sudzha, Zelensky Says

The fall of Sudzha, about six miles from the border, would be Ukraine’s first capture of a Russian town since its troops crossed into Russian territory 10 days ago....

15/08/2024 18:03 New York Times
Zelenskiy: Ukraine’s troops now in full control of Russian town of Sudzha

Military commandant’s office is being established in city, says president as discussions over prisoner exchanges restart Ukraine’s president has claimed Kyiv’s troops have full control over the Russian town of Sudzha, which had a prewar population of 5,000 people and contains infrastructure p...

15/08/2024 17:21 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says Ukraine’s troops have full control of Sudzha in Kursk – as it happened

President says military commandant’s office being established in city. This live blog is closedRussia’s defence ministry said today that its forces had regained control of the settlement of Krupets in the Kursk region, Reuters reported.Here are some of the latest images from eastern Ukraine. Con...

15/08/2024 15:18 The Guardian
Ukraine forces continuing to advance into Russian territory, says Zelenskiy

Kyiv says it has also launched a major drone attack on four Russian airbases and shot down an enemy jetUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said his country’s forces are continuing to advance into Russian territory after their surprise offensive, as Kyiv said it had launched a “major...

15/08/2024 12:01 The Guardian
British tanks have been used inside Russia by Ukrainian troops

Ukrainian troops have used British Challenger 2 tanks in their offensive inside Russia, Sky News understands....

15/08/2024 09:40 Skynews
Thursday briefing: How Ukraine’s surprise attack will shape Russian views of the war

In today’s newsletter: As Ukrainian forces make further advances inside Russia, Vladimir Putin goes on an offensive to calm fears and mould perceptions at home. Will it work?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Ukrainian troops have made further advances in the Kur...

15/08/2024 05:46 The Guardian
Russia Begins Moving Some Troops From Ukraine to Repel Kyiv’s Offensive

Russia has begun moving some troops from Ukraine to deal with a Ukrainian incursion, the U.S. and Ukraine say. But Moscow appears reluctant to withdraw units from hot spots in eastern Ukraine....

15/08/2024 00:14 New York Times
Ukraine says troops making gains in Russia - as emergency declared in border region

Ukrainian forces are continuing to advance with their surprise invasion of Russia's Kursk region as a further 1km to 2km of territory being gained since the start of Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said....

13/08/2024 23:53 Skynews
How Ukrainian Troops Invaded Russia

Planned in secrecy, the incursion was a bold move to upend the war’s dynamics and put Moscow on the defensive — a gambit that could also leave Ukraine exposed....

13/08/2024 23:42 New York Times
Ukraine says it has seized 1,000 sq km in Kursk offensive as Putin vows ‘worthy response’

Claim by Kyiv comes as Russian official admits Ukraine has seized 28 settlements during attack on border regionUkraine’s top commander says his forces have captured 1,000 sq km (386 square miles) of Russia’s bordering Kursk region, while Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has vowed a “worthy r...

13/08/2024 00:52 The Guardian
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