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The Irish Sun
9 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Chilling new Russian tactic to maim and kill civilians in Ukraine revealed as Putin cranks up attacks
RUSSIA is firing drones packed with shrapnel at Ukraine to kill and maim civilians — and wants to launch 1,000 every day. President Vladimir Putin has ordered even bigger and more deadly swarms of flying bombs and hypersonic missiles to be launched. Advertisement 5 Putin is firing drones packed with shrapnel at Ukraine to kill and maim civilians and wants to launch 1,000 every day Credit: Reuters 5 A fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region Credit: Alamy 5 Russia is launching the drones in a deadly new development in the war Credit: Alamy It follows US President Donald Trump's decision to supply weapons — expected to be defensive and offensive — via Nato to Ukraine to punish Putin for shunning peace moves since the start of the year. Trump said he would be making a 'major statement' about Russia on Monday. Russia has been cranking up attacks for weeks and, on Wednesday, 741 drones and missiles were launched. It was the biggest single attack of the 40-month war and 400 were fired next day. Advertisement READ MORE WORLD NEWS Ukrainians emerging from shelters have been horrified to find tungsten or steel ball bearings, nails , screws and metal fragments littering the strike sites. Ukraine 'These criminals and terrorists must take responsibility for this, and they will.' Putin has ordered regular 1,000-strong drone blitzes by the end of the year to try to wear down Ukraine's air defences. Advertisement Most read in The Sun Russian factories are adapting and improving drones supplied by Its other allies — North Korea and China — provide electronics for the devices. Russia launches biggest EVER Ukraine blitz with 728 drones & missiles Trump, meanwhile, accused Putin of throwing 'bulls***' at the US. He said: 'He is very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless.' Advertisement Nato Secretary General 'I've spoken with President Trump and am working closely with allies to get Ukraine the help they need.' 5 Some of the devastation caused by the new wave of Russian attacks on Kyiv Credit: Alamy 5 US President Donald Trump has slammed Putin for talking 'bull****' Credit: Splash Advertisement
Irish Examiner
15 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Thousands gather to mark 30th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide
Thousands of people from Bosnia and around the world have gathered in Srebrenica to mark the 30th anniversary of a massacre there of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim boys and men. Seven newly identified victims of the 1995 massacre, including two 19-year-old men, were laid to rest in a collective funeral at a vast cemetery near Srebrenica on Friday, next to more than 6,000 victims already buried there. Such funerals are held annually for the victims who are still being unearthed from dozens of mass graves around the town. Relatives of the victims often can bury only partial remains of their loved ones as they are typically found in several different mass graves, sometimes kmiles apart. Such was the case of Mirzeta Karic, who was waiting to bury her father. A flower is seen on a monument with the names of those killed in the Srebrenica genocide,(Armin Durgut/AP) 'Thirty years of search and we are burying a bone,' she said, crying by her father's coffin which was wrapped in green cloth in accordance with Islamic tradition. 'I think it would be easier if I could bury all of him. What can I tell you, my father is one of the 50 (killed) from my entire family,' she added. July 11 1995 is the day when the killings started after Bosnian Serb fighters overran the eastern Bosnian enclave in the final months of the inter-ethnic war in the Balkan country. After taking control of the town that was a protected UN safe zone during the war, Bosnian Serb fighters separated Bosniak Muslim men and boys from their families and brutally executed them in several days. The bodies were then dumped in mass graves around Srebrenica which they later dug up with bulldozers, scattering the remains among other burial sites to hide the evidence of their war crimes. The UN General Assembly last year adopted a resolution to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide on the July 11 anniversary. Scores of international officials and dignitaries attended the commemoration ceremonies and the funeral. Among them were European Council President Antonio Costa and Britain's Duchess of Edinburgh, Sophie, who said that 'our duty must be to remember all those lost so tragically and to never let these things happen again'. Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp said he felt 'humbled' because UN troops from the Netherlands were based in Srebrenica when Bosnian Serbs stormed the town. People mourn during the funerals in Srebrenica (Armin Durgut/AP) 'I see to what extent commemorating Srebrenica genocide is important,' he said. In an emotional speech, Munira Subasic, who heads the Mothers of Srebrenica association, urged Europe and the world to 'help us fight against hatred, against injustice and against killings'. Ms Subasic, who lost her husband and youngest son in Srebrenica along with more than 20 relatives, told Europe to 'wake up.' 'As I stand here many mothers in Ukraine and Palestine are going through what we went through in 1995,' Ms Subasic said, referring to ongoing conflicts. 'It's the 21st century but instead of justice, fascism has woken up.' On the eve of the anniversary, an exhibition was inaugurated displaying personal items belonging to the victims that were found in the mass graves over the years. The conflict in Bosnia erupted in 1992, when Bosnian Serbs took up arms in a rebellion against the country's independence from the former Yugoslavia and with an aim to create their own state and eventually unite with neighbouring Serbia. More than 100,000 people were killed and millions displaced before a US-brokered peace agreement was reached in 1995.
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Families fleeing ‘ghetto' in fear of loyalist mobs running riot over Twelfth of July
The Sunday World this week spent a day in Harryville talking to residents caught in the crosshairs of last month's anti-immigration riots Firefighters battle a house set on fire during disorder in the Clonoven area of Ballymena on June 9th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) FAMILIES are fleeing a Ballymena 'ghetto' in fear that racist mobs will attack again as loyalists gear up for the Twelfth of July. Sunday World spent the morning in Harryville talking to residents caught in the crosshairs of recent anti-immigration riots that came in the wake of the alleged attempted rape of a teenage girl on June 7. Many homes are now emblazoned with Union flags and 'locals live here' signs in the hopes it will keep those inside safe. running repairs remain the order of the day for the house that were attacked. Young Alfie's family is moving out of the area as the Sunday World called. Many homes are now emblazoned with Union flags and 'locals live here' signs in the hopes it will keep those inside safe. Arman Rai from Nepal said he 'doesn't have any problem with living' in Ballymena which he described as 'nice' but the recent onslaught also left him and his friends fearful. Many homes are now emblazoned with Union flags and 'locals live here' signs in the hopes it will keep those inside safe Families are fleeing a Ballymena 'ghetto' in fear that racist mobs will attack again as loyalists gear up for the Twelfth of July. The Sunday World this week spent a day in Harryville talking to residents caught in the crosshairs of last month's anti-immigration riots that saw rampaging gangs burn out homes – and it's clear that the terror has not abated. Many homes are now emblazoned with Union flags and 'locals live here' signs in the hope it will keep those inside safe. But on the now deathly quiet streets, lined with many boarded-up windows, empty and in some cases burned-out homes – fear still hangs in the air. One man, who requested anonymity in dread of reprisals, told us: 'We are just waiting for July Twelfth. Arman Rai from Nepal said he 'doesn't have any problem with living' in Ballymena which he described as 'nice' but the recent onslaught also left him and his friends fearful. 'I understand where I'm living, in what area. I have lived here for nine years. 'When I came [to] this country, I heard about Harryville, but that was 20 years ago. 'It changed and I came to live in this house.' The 45-year-old, a factory worker like many foreign nationals living in Ballymena, has called Northern Ireland home for two decades. But following recent attacks on the homes of Romanian, Filipino, Czech and Bulgarian families, he wants out. 'This year I am leaving,' he said. 'My brother left a few years ago and when I see this, what's happening here... I am alone here. It's like a ghetto. They burned houses – somebody burned a car. 'I couldn't sleep three nights, I slept in another house. Four, five o'clock in the morning, I couldn't sleep. 'Those houses with smashed windows were [Romanians] but over there, two houses with smashed windows are [people from] Czech Republic. Many homes are now emblazoned with Union flags and 'locals live here' signs in the hopes it will keep those inside safe. 'On the second night they were Bulgarian [victims], Romanians and a family from the Czech Republic.' Police have made multiple arrests following the violence, which erupted after a peaceful protest against an alleged sex crime that saw two 14-year-olds appear in court. The boys, who used a Romanian interpreter, face charges of attempted rape following an incident in the Cloneen Terrace on June 7. What began as a peaceful protest in the Co Antrim town on June 9 soon took on an anti-immigration pogrom, with hate-filled violence also flaring in Larne, Portadown and Derry. Young Alfie's family is moving out of the area as the Sunday World called. Many in the area were too nervous to speak this week for fear of repercussions. On one street a landlord was replacing a window in one home, while his tenants stayed inside the darkened living room. A young family whose home suffered fire damage also declined to be interviewed, saying they are 'still scared'. Arman Rai from Nepal said he 'doesn't have any problem with living' in Ballymena, which he described as 'nice' but added that the recent onslaught also left him and his friends fearful. The 23-year-old, who also works locally, said: 'One of my friends used to live over where the protests started. He was a little bit scared.' Firefighters battle a house set on fire during disorder in the Clonoven area of Ballymena on June 9th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott) He added that while the Nepalese community in the town 'don't face many problems' – an attack on Filipino people sparked concerns. 'We look like Filipinos but we are not, we are from Nepal,' he added. 'We were scared because we look like them.' A young mum who moved to Harryville last July with her disabled child was packing up a moving van to leave when we spoke to her. She told us: 'I'm glad I'm moving. 'This street was a sh*thole and it wasn't the foreigners, let me tell you. 'I moved here in July and I had already put in for a transfer. 'It's not great for children down here. My son is disabled and he has nowhere to play apart from a car park. The houses all need knocked down because they are not fit for purpose.' The 27-year-old, who asked not to be named, said she could understand why the riots erupted but added: 'I would not agree with the way it went – it went too far.' But she added: 'They did help me get out of here. 'It sounds really silly, but I'm quite grateful. If it wasn't for those riots, I would still be here.' Ballymena Sinn Féin councillor Bréanainn Lyness says he's aware of fears that any 'big gathering of people [around the Twelfth] will escalate in race riots'. He added: 'It's a terrible situation. At the start it was all targeted against the Roma community and spread out quite quickly. 'There are worries about where these people will draw the line. 'It's like something out of Nazi Germany. There's a website page saying 'we are targeting this street next, put in the addresses of who's not local'. PSNI riot squad officers respond to protesters throwing projectiles 'Then somebody came into that saying 'are we getting the Fenians out next?' There's a thin line between racism and sectarianism.' While he says many are leaving the area, he has also received reports of landlords refusing applications to rent from people with foreign names. He added: 'I have had a number of families call me looking for help with housing. They are being turned away.' In one case, he said, 'a landlord down there wanted them out of the house because the house was being attacked'. 'As soon as a private landlord hears the name, they put two and two together and then don't give them the house. Ballymena would be quite an industrial town – lot's of people come here to live and work. 'Racists would just feed into this stereotype that people who come here don't work.' Police have been more visible since last month's race riots, but residents say more needs done. 'The only thing that stands between us and a hate mob burning us out are the police,' said one foreign national, 'but they weren't there to save us last time and many of us don't believe they'll be there the next time. 'Putting out pictures of riot suspects after the event doesn't reassure us. By then our homes are burnt out and we were lucky no family was burned alive.' Many homes are now emblazoned with Union flags and 'locals live here' signs in the hopes it will keep those inside safe News in 90 Seconds - July 10th
