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15 hours ago
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Ukrainian F-16 pilot killed while repelling large Russian aerial attack
A Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilot has died in a crash while repelling a Russian night-time attack that involved hundreds of drones and missiles, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. It was Ukraine's third such loss of an F-16 since it first deployed the US-made jets last year, with Moscow intensifying its air barrages. Kyiv has not revealed the size of its F-16 fleet, but they have become a central and heavily used part of Ukraine's defences. "The pilot used all of his onboard weapons and shot down seven air targets. While shooting down the last one, his aircraft was damaged and began to lose altitude," Ukraine's air force said on Telegram. The air force said the pilot did everything he could and flew the jet away from a settlement, but did not have time to eject. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for more support from Washington and Western allies to bolster Ukraine's air defences after the attack, which damaged homes and infrastructure across the country and injured at least 12 people, according to local authorities. In Kyiv, families huddled in metro stations for shelter after air raid sirens rung out. Machine-gun fire and explosions were heard across the capital, as well as in the western city of Lviv, where such attacks are less common. The Ukrainian military said Russia had launched a total of 477 drones and 60 missiles of various types into Ukraine overnight. "Moscow will not stop as long as it has the capability to launch massive strikes," Mr Zelenskyy said on X. Meanwhile, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency said one person was killed by a Ukrainian drone in the Russian-controlled part of Ukraine's Luhansk region. Both Ukraine and Russia say they do not attack civilian targets. Ukraine says recent attacks by Russia highlight the need for further support from Washington, which under President Donald Trump has not committed to new military aid for Ukraine. Mr Trump said he was considering a Ukrainian request for more Patriot missile batteries after he met Mr Zelenskyy at a NATO summit last Wednesday. "This war must be brought to an end — pressure on the aggressor is needed, and so is protection," the Ukrainian president said on Sunday after the attack. He added that Ukraine was ready to buy American air defence systems, and was counting on "leadership, political will, and the support of the United States, Europe, and all our partners". Russia has launched large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities every few days over recent weeks, killing dozens of civilians, injuring hundreds more, and causing widespread damage. During the latest barrage, explosions were heard in Kyiv, Lviv, Poltava, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and the Ivano-Frankivsk regions, witnesses and regional governors said. The Ukrainian military said air strikes were recorded in six locations. Eleven people, including two children, were injured in the central Cherkasy region, its governor Ihor Taburets said on Telegram. Three multi-storey buildings and a college were damaged in the attack, he said. Also on Sunday, Ukraine's presidential website said Mr Zelenskyy had signed a decree beginning the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention, which bans the production and use of anti-personnel landmines. Ukraine ratified the convention in 2005. A senior Ukrainian lawmaker, Roman Kostenko, said that parliamentary approval is still needed to withdraw from the treaty. "This is a step that the reality of war has long demanded. Russia is not a party to this convention and is massively using mines against our military and civilians," Mr Kostenko, secretary of the Ukrainian parliament's committee on national security, defence and intelligence, said on his Facebook page. "We cannot remain tied down in an environment where the enemy has no restrictions," he added. Reuters/ABC
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a day ago
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Protesters take to streets of Venice rallying against Jeff Bezos' wedding
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SBS Australia
a day ago
- SBS Australia
Midday News Bulletin 29 June 2025
Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts . TRANSCRIPT Home Affairs Minister says the listing of Terrorgram as a terrorist group aims to protect Australians Ukraine accuses Western nations of supplying Russian military with equipment Oscar Piastri to start the Austrian Grand Prix in third position Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the formal listing of the violent online extremist group Terrorgram as a terrorist group is a necessary action to keep Australians safe. The federal government revealed the formal listing was partly motivated by an incident in June last year, involving an alleged plot to kill a New South Wales Labor M-P. The formal listing makes it an offence for anyone to be a member of, associate with, or support Terrorgram, with a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. Mr Burke told Sky News that constant effort is needed to counter the activities of terrorist groups online. "Look, I won't confirm more than the New South Wales attack on Tim Crakanthorp because we have given that one as part of formal reasons for the listings. But I can tell you Australians are much safer in a situation where the moment we know that somebody is part of this group, we can charge them." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Western countries, including the United States, Germany and France, of supplying Russia with military components and equipment. Speaking at a conference in Kyiv, he says experts in Ukraine have identified hundreds of different components contained in Russian drones and missiles. "Unfortunately, even Western countries continue to supply Russia with equipment and critical components. In the past year alone, deliveries of machine tools to Russia's military-industrial complex were recorded from at least 12 countries, including China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, and the United States." The EU Special Envoy for sanctions, David O'Sullivan, says actions have been taken to stop Russia accessing the latest weapons technology. "I think we have made it more difficult, more complicated and slower for Russia to obtain the kind of technologies that we are seeing here. We have not succeeded in stopping it totally and I'm sorry for that, because I know the suffering of the Ukrainian people. But I believe we have actually been quite successful in pressuring Russia; and we need to maintain that pressure while at the same time holding out the prospect that if Russia behaves correctly, we could have some kind of ceasefire and some kind of sensible negotiation. But for the moment, Russia doesn't seem to want that." The world's leading economies have agreed to a deal sparing the US's largest companies from paying more corporate tax overseas. In a statement, the Group of Seven says there's been agreement to exempt American companies from much of a 2021 deal imposing a 15 per cent global minimum corporate tax. The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves says in exchange, they have secured the removal of Section 899 from Donald Trump's major tax bill, which would have imposed additional tax on businesses. She says the removal of the section provides a better environment for G7 nations to take the next steps in tackling aggressive tax planning and avoidance. In Formula One, Oscar Piastri will start the Austrian Grand Prix from third place, while his teammate Lando Norris will be in pole position. Piastri was unable to go for a final flying lap at the end of qualifying, after being forced to slow down due to yellow flags prompted by the actions of Frenchman Pierre Gasly who spun on the track, bouncing through the gravel and onto the grass. The Australian says it was frustrating. "I mean I am pretty disappointed - but on in myself. I didn't get to do my last lap of Q3 because of the yellow flags. So, you know I think pole was going to be a tough battle to win. But the front row was definitely for the taking. It's a shame to have that kind of bring it all undone a bit - but it still could have been worse. So, I will try make sone progress tomorrow."
