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Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Russia bombards Ukraine hours before key meeting on Trump NATO weapons deal
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight Monday and into the morning, killing two and injuring 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. "Russian strikes are always an assault on humanity — in Kyiv, a kindergarten caught fire, along with residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. Ordinary apartment buildings were damaged in Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and the region. 15 people have been injured, the youngest is a 12-year-old boy. Everyone is receiving assistance. Two people were killed in the attack," Zelenskyy noted in the post on Monday. "Throughout the night, Russia launched more than 420 drones and over 20 missiles, including ballistic ones. The waves of attacks lasted all night and continued into the morning. In the morning, "shaheds" once again targeted the Kharkiv region. During the shelling, mobile fire groups, army aviation, electronic warfare units, Air Force warriors, and interceptor drones were in action. Many targets were shot down — but unfortunately, not all. That is why we must continue scaling up our interceptor capabilities. This is the kind of solution that can protect us from massive attacks," he noted in another part of the lengthy post. Last week while speaking alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump spoke about a plan involving other countries purchasing military equipment from the U.S. and supplying military equipment to Ukraine. Trump indicated that equipment will be swiftly delivered to the battlefield for Ukraine's use. A NATO press release indicated that Rutte was slated to participate in a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on Monday. "Last week, President Trump announced a new plan for large scale NATO weapons transfers and committed to getting these 'quickly distributed to the battlefield,'" UK Defense Secretary John Healey MP was expected to say, in part, when opening the meeting, according to a UK government press release. "The UK government backs this policy, and we will play our full part in its success to bolster Ukraine's immediate fight and to support our own and wider European security." Russia's Defense Ministry indicated that its forces downed 74 Ukrainian drones overnight, The Associated Press reported.
CNN
2 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Ukraine's drones spark Moscow airport disruptions as deadly wave of Russian missiles pound major cities
New waves of deadly Russian missiles pounded Ukraine overnight Sunday while long range drone attacks by Kyiv sparked travel chaos at Moscow's airports. Residents of Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities faced another sleepless night on Sunday as Russia launched 450 missiles and drones overnight into Monday, Ukraine's Air Force said. The majority were shot down but 23 struck across three locations and debris from intercepted missiles landed in 12 areas, it added. Nationwide air raid warnings were issued, except in three regions, with local authorities reporting at least two people killed and 16 wounded in the past 24 hours. 'Russian strikes are always an assault on humanity — in Kyiv, a kindergarten caught fire, along with residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure,' Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said. In Kyiv, the alert was raised at 11pm Sunday local time and remained in place for eight hours, with one killed and six wounded, police said. Kateryna, who only gave her first name, was among residents who rushed into Lukianivska subway station for shelter, in the city's northwest, where the entrance was damaged in the strikes. 'It was very scary when the attack happened,' she told Reuters, sitting on the station escalator with her husband and pet dog which the couple carried over shards and splinters in the aftermath of the strike. 'There was lots of smoke and dust, we all got very scared. There was a little panic but, because life has taught us how to behave, we've all gotten used to it. We cared for each other and for the animals too,' she said. Fires broke out on the roof across several buildings and a supermarket in the city's southeastern Darnytskyi district. Fires were also reported in the more central districts of Shevchenkivskyi and Dniprovskiy, affecting two residential buildings and a shopping mall, with debris falling on a kindergarten in Dniprovskiy. In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, city mayor Ihor Terekhov reported 12 hits including one that ignited a blaze near a multistory residential building in the Kyivskyi district to the north. Elsewhere in the city, windows were blown out and there was damage to a road, tram tracks and electric wires. This latest attack includes cruise and ballistic missiles as well as powerful advanced Kinzhal missiles, which are difficult to intercept, Ukraine's Air Force confirmed. Russia has intensified its overnight strikes in recent weeks, targeting cities far from the frontline. Earlier this month it launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine involving 728 attack and decoy drones and 13 missiles, Ukraine's Air Force said. Kyiv's forces have also continued to find ways of striking deep inside Russia. Over the weekend thousands of passengers were forced to queue or sleep on the floor due to flight delays and cancelations at major Moscow airports sparked by long-range drone attacks, as seen in videos from Russian media. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the military downed 49 drones between Friday evening and Monday morning with no injuries or significant damage. Dozens more were intercepted in west and southwest regions including Kursk, Rostov, Bryansk, Kaluga, Tula and Lipetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed. In his daily address on Saturday, Zelensky called for talks with Russia this week, to push forward ceasefire negotiations amid growing US pressure on Moscow to reach a deal. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was 'ready to move quickly' on achieving a peace deal with Ukraine, but its 'main goal' was to achieve its 'objectives'. The last round of ceasefire talks in Istanbul ended swiftly in early June, with Russian and Ukrainian delegates meeting for barely over an hour before calling it quits. Russia put forward maximalist territorial demands as part of preconditions for a ceasefire. Ukraine has previously refused to consider any territorial concessions in exchange for peace.
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Politics
- Telegraph
Russia strikes Kyiv metro entrance as civilians shelter inside
Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital killed at least one person and left parts of the city heavily damaged, including a school and the entrance to a metro station where residents were sheltering to keep safe. Four of Kyiv's districts were attacked on Monday morning, with reports of burning residential buildings, a kiosk and a kindergarten, according to Vitali Klitschko, the city's mayor. The entrance to the Lukianivska metro station was also damaged by missiles and drones as residents shielded inside. Emergency services said smoke spread underground, with footage showing the makeshift bomb shelter being filled with fumes. Oleh Synehubov, the governor of Kharkiv, reported multiple explosions in the country's second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage. It was the latest in a series of escalating attacks by Russia targeting densely populated civilian areas. Moscow has been known to launch repeated attacks on the same area once emergency services have arrived. In Moscow, a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack forced thousands of passengers to wait in lines or sleep on the floor at airports with a number of flights being delayed or cancelled. Videos published by Russian media showed people sleeping on the floor of Sheremetyevo, Russia's busiest airport by passenger numbers, amid long queues. Russia's defence ministry said it had downed 117 drones overnight, including 30 over the Moscow region, forcing restrictions on flights at Moscow's main airports – Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovskiy. Ukraine's air force meanwhile said Russia had launched 426 drones and 24 missiles in Monday's attack. It downed or jammed 224 drones and missiles, while another 203 drones disappeared from radars, most likely having been jammed by electronic warfare, the air force said. The renewed attacks came after Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, said he had proposed a new round of talks with Moscow this week. The two sides have already held two rounds of direct negotiations in Istanbul but have so far been unable to make any meaningful progress beyond exchanging prisoners and repatriating the dead. The UK announced on Sunday that along with Germany it would launch a '50-day drive' to arm Ukraine and force Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, into peace. 'As members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, we need to step up in turn with a '50-day drive' to arm Ukraine on the battlefield and force Putin to the negotiating table,' John Healey, the Defence Secretary, is expected to say on Monday. The Kremlin said on Sunday it was open to peace but insisted achieving its goals remained a priority after Donald Trump, the US president, gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to agree to peace and confirmed the US would send billions of dollars' worth of weapons to Ukraine via Nato, including Patriot air defence missiles. Putin has 'repeatedly spoken of his desire to bring the Ukrainian settlement to a peaceful conclusion as soon as possible. This is a long process, it requires effort, and it is not easy,' a spokesperson for the Russian president said. 'The main thing for us is to achieve our goals,' he said. 'Our goals are clear.' The Kremlin has insisted that any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 – Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia – but never fully captured. It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join Nato and accept strict limits on its armed forces, demands Kyiv and its Western allies have rejected.
France 24
2 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Russia launches deadly missile, drone attack at Ukraine
Russian strikes on Ukraine 's capital Kyiv on Monday killed at least one person and left a shop and school on fire, according to city officials. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said rescuers and medics were working on sites across four districts of the capital. A subway station in central Kyiv, commercial property, shops, houses and a kindergarten were damaged, city officials said. In another tense and sleepless night for Kyiv residents, many rushed to take shelter in underground stations. Explosions were heard across the city as air defence units engaged in repelling the attack. In eastern Ukraine, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synehubov reported multiple explosions in the country's second-largest city, but gave no immediate details on the damage. Ukrainian drone attacks sow chaos at Moscow airports Meanwhile in Russia, major Ukrainian drone attacks sowed chaos at major airports serving Moscow on Monday, with thousands of passengers waiting in lines or sleeping on the floor after flights were cancelled or delayed, Russian media reported. Videos published by Russian media showed people sleeping on the floor of Sheremetyevo, Russia's busiest airport by passenger numbers, amid long queues. Russia's defence ministry said it had downed 117 drones overnight, including 30 over the Moscow region. Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, briefly imposed restrictions on flights overnight at Moscow's main airports – Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovskiy. Several thousand people were stranded in the far east of Russia due to the cancellation of flights in European Russia, while extra trains were put on to bring passengers back to Moscow from the northern Russian city of St Petersburg, Russian media said. Moscow and its surrounding region has a population of at least 21.5 million. French foreign minister arrives in Kyiv Monday's Russian attack on Ukraine came hours before France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Kyiv for a two-day visit aimed at supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion. Barrot is expected to meet his counterpart Andriy Sybiga, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and newly-nominated Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. "In the wake of the unprecedented sanctions adopted by France and the European Union against Russia, the minister will take stock of France's support for Ukraine," the French foreign ministry said in a press release. The EU on Friday adopted a sweeping new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, lowering its price cap on Russian oil exported to third countries around the world to 15 percent below market value. Barrot is set to Chernobyl nuclear power plant during his visit. "As Russian forces continue to carry out regular strikes against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, threatening its security and that of the European continent, the minister will visit the Chernobyl nuclear power plant," the French foreign ministry said. France has contributed to help fix a radiation cover at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine allegedly hit by a Russian drone in February, in an attack that did not result in any radiation being released.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian strikes kill three across Ukraine
Russian strikes killed three people across Ukraine on Saturday, authorities said, while Moscow had to briefly suspend trains in its southern Rostov region after an overnight drone attack by Kyiv. Russia has escalated long-range aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities as well as frontline assaults and shelling over recent months, defying US President Donald Trump's warning that Moscow could face massive new sanctions if no peace deal is struck. Two people died after a Russian missile hit Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region, an important industrial hub, which Russia's forces have recently advanced into. According to the regional governor Sergiy Lysak, the strike destroyed "an outpatient clinic, a school and a cultural institution" in the Vasylkivska township, with some private houses and cars damaged as well. Russia, meanwhile, had to suspend trains for about four hours overnight in the southern Rostov region when it came under a Ukrainian drone attack which injured one railway worker. Many passengers remained stranded, and the suspension caused mass delays of trains in the region, which borders Ukraine and over which air traffic has been halted since the beginning of the war three years ago. Separately, the Russian military said it had intercepted six aerial bombs and 349 drones on Saturday. An earlier Russian salvo of 20 drones on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed at least one person overnight, its mayor said. "Civilian infrastructure was damaged as a result of the attack. A residential high-rise building is on fire" and rescuers were pulling people out, mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov wrote on Telegram. The Black Sea port, a UNESCO World Heritage listed city known for picturesque streets and 19th-century buildings, has been regularly targeted by Russian strikes. The European Union on Friday agreed an 18th package of sanctions on Moscow that targets Russian banks and lowers a price cap on oil exports, in a bid to curb its ability to fund the war. bur-sco-asy/rmb Solve the daily Crossword
