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06-07-2025
- Politics
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Russia and Ukraine trade massive drone attacks amid new arms deals
The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Moscow's all-out invasion read more A service member of a drone unit of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces controls a heavy combat drone while it flies over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. File image/ Reuters Shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced agreements with Western partners that would allow Kyiv to expand up drone manufacturing, Russia and Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at one other on Sunday, causing chaos in Russian air travel. According to Russia's Transport Ministry, hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Saturday and overnight due to Ukrainian drone strikes, with photos spreading on social media showing masses huddling at Russian airports, including important international hubs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The flight interruptions occurred at Moscow's Sheremetyevo and St. Petersburg's main Pulkovo airports. Other airports in western and central Russia experienced difficulties. Russian air defenses shot down 120 Ukrainian drones during the nighttime attacks, and 39 more before 2 p.m. Moscow time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, Russia's Defense Ministry said. It did not clarify how many had hit targets, or how many had been launched in total. Early on Sunday, Ukrainian drones injured two civilians in Russia's Belgorod region near the border, its Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said Sunday. Russia pounded Kyiv last week The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummelled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Moscow's all-out invasion. The seven-hour onslaught killed at least two civilians, wounded dozens more and caused widespread damage, Ukraine said, while Moscow ramped up its push to capture more of its neighbor's land. In total, Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine that night, according to the country's air force. The barrages have coincided with a concerted Russian effort to break through parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where Ukrainian troops are under severe pressure. Large-scale Russian drone strikes on Sunday injured three civilians in Kyiv and at least two in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast, officials said. A Russian attack involving Shahed drones also targeted port infrastructure in Mykolaiv in central Ukraine, according to local Gov. Vitaliy Kim. He reported warehouses and the port's power grid were damaged but there were no casualties. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor's office said. The drone struck a car in which a married couple were travelling, killing the 39-year-old woman and 40-year-old man on the spot, it said. Ukraine seeks to ramp up drone production Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukraine had inked deals with European allies and a leading US defense company to step up drone production, ensuring Kyiv receives 'hundreds of thousands' more this year. Zelenskyy did not name the US business in his nightly video address to Ukrainians, but said Ukraine and Denmark have also agreed to co-produce drones and other weapons on Danish soil. His remarks came days after the US paused some shipments of military aid to Ukraine, including crucial air defense missiles. Ukraine's main European backers are considering how they can help pick up the slack. Zelenskyy said plans are afoot to build up Ukraine's domestic arms industry, but scaling up will take time. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Ukraine has previously used homemade drones to hit high-value military targets deep inside Russia, demonstrating its capabilities and denting Moscow's confidence. Last month, Kyiv said it destroyed more than 40 Russian planes stationed at several airfields deep inside Russia in a surprise attack. Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine's army has also turned to drones to compensate for its troop shortage and shore up its defenses. While Russia has ramped up offensives this summer on two fronts in Ukraine, analysts say the front isn't about to collapse. On Friday, Zelenskyy said he had a 'very important and productive' phone call that day with US President Donald Trump, discussing possible joint drone production alongside U.S-led efforts to end the war. Trump said his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday left him 'very disappointed,' adding he did not think Putin was serious about ending the fighting.
The Star
06-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, Defence Ministry says
FILE PHOTO: A service member of a drone unit of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces controls a heavy combat drone while it flies over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk Region, Ukraine June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Serhii Korovainyi/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's anti-aircraft systems downed 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly in regions bordering Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, reporting no damage. More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly been using drones to attack targets deep inside Russia. The Defence Ministry said the drones that were intercepted overnight included 30 over the western Bryansk region, 29 in the Kursk region and 17 in Belgorod - all of which share a border with Ukraine. Another 18 drones were downed over the Oryol region, which borders Kursk and has been hit by previous Ukrainian drone attacks targeting oil facilities. Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, said it had lifted restrictions that were introduced overnight to ensure safety due to the drones at airports in St. Petersburg, Kaluga, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin;Editing by Helen Popper)
Straits Times
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, Defence Ministry says
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox FILE PHOTO: A service member of a drone unit of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces controls a heavy combat drone while it flies over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk Region, Ukraine June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Serhii Korovainyi/File Photo MOSCOW - Russia's anti-aircraft systems downed 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly in regions bordering Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, reporting no damage. More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly been using drones to attack targets deep inside Russia. The Defence Ministry said the drones that were intercepted overnight included 30 over the western Bryansk region, 29 in the Kursk region and 17 in Belgorod - all of which share a border with Ukraine. Another 18 drones were downed over the Oryol region, which borders Kursk and has been hit by previous Ukrainian drone attacks targeting oil facilities. Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, said it had lifted restrictions that were introduced overnight to ensure safety due to the drones at airports in St. Petersburg, Kaluga, Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod. REUTERS
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First Post
19-05-2025
- Business
- First Post
Safe: European Union countries agree on $168 bn mega defence fund as Trump resets security ties
At a time when the Russian aggression has plunged Europe into its worst security crisis since the World War 2, the European Union (EU) has in principle agreed on the proposals for a $168.3 billion (€ 150 billion) fund to boost the continent's defence read more Servicemen of the 24th Mechanized brigade, named after King Danylo, of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system toward Russian troops, on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 15, 2025. (Photo: Reuters) The European Union (EU) members have in principle agreed on the proposals for a $168.3 billion (€ 150 billion) fund to boost Europe's defences, an EU diplomat told Reuters on Monday. The defence plan, the Security Action for Europe (SAFE), has set in motion at a time when the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's shadow war on Europe has plunged the continent into its worst security crises since the World War 2. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD (This is a developing story. It will be updated as more details emerge.)
The Irish Sun
10-05-2025
- General
- The Irish Sun
‘Your family awaits' – Boy, 7, who died from cancer after moving to Ireland given ‘hero's farewell' at Dublin Airport
A YOUNG child, who died following a brave cancer battle, has been remembered as a "beautiful little boy". Little Danylo, who had moved from 2 A little boy who died was escorted with honour to Dublin airport Credit: Getty The owners of of Oscar's Kids Club, the first of its kind Irish club for kids with palliative The charity said: 'A hero's farewell for a true hero. "Our wonderful member Danylo, who died so recently, was Ukrainian and with his heartbreaking passing came a great deal of planning to get this family home and reunited with wider family for his funeral, something we were privileged to do. 'His family left on Wednesday but Danylo could not leave until yesterday which meant his hearse was travelling alone to the READ MORE IN NEWS 'All our families' become part of our family and so we could never let him take this last journey without some friends by his side.' The group thanked Dublin Fire Brigade crews for carrying out a very special request to help escort Danylo with honour to the airport. They said: 'With an immense amount of work and coordination at very short notice, our truly exceptional friends at Dublin Fire Brigade volunteered their services and also secured the kind help of gardai for an escort and the help of Dublin Airport Fire and Rescue to take care of Danylo within the airport. 'Thank you also to Patrick McGuill Funeral Directors in Carlow for their hard work.' Most read in Irish News Volunteers and loved ones joined to travel with Danylo's hearse on his final journey to Dublin Airport. The charity continued: 'He was escorted down the motorway with all the fanfare and care he deserved, with all eyes wondering who this very special person was. Linda Nolan's stepson dies from cancer after pair 'fought side by side' "He was gently carried by firefighters from his hearse and treated with the utmost care. 'And yesterday afternoon Lar and I travelled back to Dublin Airport to watch his flight leave under the watchful eyes of Dublin Airport Fire and Rescue, sending Danylo's family videos and pictures of everything happening so they knew that he was treasured and cared for here. 'His family said they had no words for how much it meant. It was an honour to do and we are so grateful for knowing the best people with the kindness hearts. 'Thank you Greg, Elaine, Stephen and all at DFB (including Tallaght Fire Station) for being the best of people and for showing such unfailing care and kindness. 'Thank you to the gardai for being so incredibly helpful with the escort and for Dublin Airport Fire and Rescue for your kindness and care. 'Safe travels home Danylo, your family awaits you.' The People took to the comments to remember little Danylo. One person said: 'Amazing send off for a beautiful little boy. Fly high Danylo. You left a mark on everyone.' Another said: 'What an amazingly beautiful thing to do. The strength of all of ye is incredible. Thinking of Danylo's family.' While another added: 'Such an act of great kindness by all of those involved. I am in awe.' 2 Danylo sadly died at the age of seven Credit:
