Ukraine’s army chief says situation in industrial east has ‘significantly worsened’ as Russia steps up attacks
Kyiv running short of missile defence systems while US military aid dries up Ukraine’s air defences are being overwhelmed by concentrated waves of Russian bombing aimed at its power stations, acknowledged a senior presidential adviser after the destruction of an entire plant on Thursday.Mykhailo Podolyak said Moscow was adopting new tactics of attacking power stations with up to “10 or 12 missiles at a time”, bypassing already stretched Patriot and other missile shields. Continue reading
A top Ukrainian official said Russia has been actively recruiting women from penal colonies to fight in its war with Ukraine.Andriy Yusov, spokesman for Ukraine's military intelligence service (GUR), told the Kyiv Post in a story published on Friday that Moscow's forces have been using the female convicts for active battlefield duty."We are not only talking about auxiliary units, but combat units as well, if needed," Yusov said.Newsweek could not independently verify the claims made by Yusov,...
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the United States House of Representatives last Saturday finally put aside partisan gamesmanship and did what they needed to do — vote and approve funding for Ukraine
Israel launched a limited attack on Iranian soil on Friday morning, in the latest tit-for-tat between the two countriesAll our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warIsrael launched an attack on Iranian soil on Friday, in a tit-for-tat battle between the two foes, days after Iran launched an unprecedented strike on Israel with a barrage of drones and missiles, most of which were shot down. The Iranian strike was a response to an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus on 1...
One of Ukraine's main electricity providers says the Trypillya plant can no longer generate power.
At least seven Russian officers have been killed in a missile strike near occupied Mariupol, a Ukrainian official has claimed.]]>
US House of Representatives moves closer to passing Ukraine aid; bureaucracy delays £500m in foreign assistance channelled through UK Ministry of Defence. What we know on day 787See all our Ukraine war coverageUkraine said it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber from a distance of 308km (180 miles) after it took part in a long-range airstrike that killed eight people including two children in Dnipro. “I can only say the plane was hit at a distance of 308km, quite far away,” said Kyrylo...
Two injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
Russian forces intensify attacks along the eastern front
Officers attended St John's Gardens at around 1.50am on April 12 where they found a 16-year-old girl who had been victim of an assault by an unknown man.
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereHere are some of the latest images coming through from photo agencies:We’ve got a bit more on Ukraine’s new mobilisation bill aimed at boosting troop numbers. Continue reading