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Jailed Russian opposition leader ridiculed backlash to controversial event in first public appearance since disappearanceThe jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has ridiculed the backlash to a “nearly naked party” in Moscow during his first appearance since being banished to an Arctic prison, as authorities temporarily shut the nightclub where the party happened.“Did you have a party?” Navalny asked the representative of the prison...

The surprise visit to the Baltic Nato member country will see Zelenakiy travel to Tallinn and Riga after VilniusZelenskiy has posted an update via his X account. In the statement, he calls Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania “reliable friends and principled partners” to Ukraine.He has confirmed that while in Vilnius he will hold talks with the president, prime minister, speaker of the Seimas, as well...

Maria Kartasheva’s in-absentia conviction over blogposts about Ukraine war threatened application for Canadian citizenshipCanada has reversed course after initially blocking a Russian anti-war activist from receiving citizenship because she had run afoul of Moscow’s harsh laws criminalizing dissent over the invasion of Ukraine.Maria Kartasheva’s plight had baffled immigration lawyers and exposed the confusing reality of Canada’s immigration bureaucracy. Last year, the 30-year-old was charged...

Spokesperson for the air force says it is ‘clear there is a deficit’ of guided missilesThe death toll from a Russian missile attack against the western Ukrainian region of Khmelnytskyi on Monday has risen to three as another body has been found by rescuers, Oleksandr Symchyshyn, the mayor of Khmelnytskyi, has said.Regional officials said on Monday that two people had been killed and critical...

Conscription will not cover women, says Ukrainian MP; Russian warplane ‘accidentally’ drops bomb; Black Sea corridor moves 15m tonnes of cargoSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussia targeted Ukraine with dozens of missiles, killing at least four civilians early on Monday, Ukrainian authorities said. Two people were killed in the western Khmelnytskyi region, local officials said. In Kryvyi Rih, a 62-year-old was reported to have...

Governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region says 11 people died in strikes on PokrovskAt a glance: what we know on day 683Here are some of the latest images coming out of Donetsk:Five children were among the 11 people killed by a Russian missile strike that hit in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of...

Local governor says relocation of some Belgorod residents has already begunRussia says it downed four Ukrainian missiles over Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, AFP reportsThe attack came a day after Russia said it repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on Crimea, downing 36 drones over the peninsula.Air defence on duty intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian missiles over the Crimea peninsula.I see several appeals on social media where...

Kyiv says Russia has hit Ukraine with North Korean-supplied missiles for the first time; US official warns of diminishing time to resupply aid to UkraineSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageRussia hit Ukraine with missiles supplied by North Korea for the first time during its invasion, a senior Kyiv official said, corroborating an earlier assertion by the White House. Grant Shapps, the British secretary of...

Work permits to leave Nepal for those countries halted as 10 men killed and dozens more reported missingThe government of Nepal has banned its citizens from travelling to Russia or Ukraine for employment after 10 young men were killed and dozens more reported missing while fighting, predominately in the Russian military.More than 200 Nepali soldiers are believed to have enlisted in the Russian army...

Breach of UN sanctions on Kim regime will be taken to security councilGermany has delivered more air defence for Ukraine, as well as ammunition and infantry fighting vehicles.The latest British defence intelligence update on Ukraine notes that “over the last week, ground combat has continued to be characterised by either a static front line or very gradual, local Russian advances in key sectors.” Continue...

White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchangeRussia has started using ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack Ukraine, the White House has said.Washington also alleged Russia was in talks with Iran to buy short-range ballistic missiles. The US intelligence assessment is that Iranian missiles have not yet arrived in Russia, but that the deal will eventually be...

Alexander Lukashenko’s law also bars exiled opposition leaders from standing in presidential electionsThe Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, has signed a new law granting him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution and preventing opposition leaders living in exile from running in future presidential elections.The law theoretically applies to any former president and members of his or her family. In reality, it is only relevant to the...

Ukraine’s cyber spy chief says attack on Kyivstar should serve as a ‘big warning’ to the westPolish farmers blockaded the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine on Thursday, private broadcaster Polsat News reported, resuming a protest intended to secure government subsidies for corn and prevent tax increases.The farmers, who are demanding a written agreement with the government, had suspended their protest at the crossing in...

Both sides release more than 200 troops in first exchange since August after UAE-mediated negotiationsUkraine and Russia have announced the largest exchange of prisoners since the start of the war, involving the return of more than 200 soldiers from each side in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates.The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said on Wednesday in a message on social media, along...

Kyiv and Kharkiv recovering from wave of missile and drone strikes; Turkey blocks British minehunter ships from Black SeaUkraine launched 12 missiles and several drones in the early hours of Wednesday on Russia’s southern region of Belgorod, Russia’s defence ministry and local authorities said.Regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the situation “continues to remain tense” in Belgorod, where Russia says 25 civilians including five children...

At least five people die in wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv; Russia accidentally bombs its own citySee all our Russia-Ukraine coverageRussian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the north-eastern city of Kharkiv killed at least five people on Tuesday and injured dozens of others, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks caused widespread damage and hit power supplies, Ukraine’s authorities said.Kyiv’s mayor,...

Explosions echo across capital a day after Russian president warned of retaliation over Belgorod strikeRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesKyiv has come under heavy attack as at least 10 people were injured in a missile strike a day after Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would “intensify” its assault on Ukraine.Explosions were heard in all districts of the Ukrainian capital on Tuesday morning, as two...

Putin says Russia will ‘intensify’ strikes on military targets in Ukraine; Zelenskiy says Moscow is suffering major lossesRussian president Vladimir Putin said that his forces would intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, after an unprecedented Ukrainian attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod. “We’re going to intensify the strikes. No crime against civilians will rest unpunished, that’s for certain,” Putin...

Most of Shahed-type drones targeting Odesa and Lviv intercepted, say officials, although teenage boy is killed by falling debris Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia marked the new year with the launch of a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin vowed to further intensify attacks after a Ukrainian strike on the south Russian city of Belgorod.Ukraine said it had intercepted 87...

Ukraine says 87 out of 90 drones successfully shot down; Zelenskiy praises resilience in face of Russian attacks Russia launched a “record number” of attack drones in the hours leading into New Year’s Day, Ukraine’s Air Force said this morning.In an update on messaging platform Telegram, it said 87 out of 90 drones had been successfully shot down. Continue reading...

New Year’s address made almost no direct reference to the situation on the 1,000-km front line or the limited success of a counteroffensiveSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has vowed in his New Year’s address to unleash “wrath” against Russian forces in 2024, saying Ukraine had become stronger as the war moves toward its second year.But Zelenskiy’s slick 20-minute video message,...

Wave of drone and missile strikes that wounded dozens was retaliation for ‘terrorist attack’, says MoscowRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMoscow has said the wave of drone and missile strikes that wounded at least 28 people in Ukraine’s second-biggest city late on Saturday was launched in retaliation for the “terrorist attack” on the Russian border city of Belgorod earlier the same day that reportedly...

An 18-hour Russian aerial barrage across Ukraine that killed 41 civilians has been followed up by further bombardment of Kharkiv on New Year’s EveRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia pounded the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with missiles and drones in the hours leading into New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow accused Kyiv of carrying out a deadly air assault just across the...

Russia launches overnight air assault targeting Kyiv, Ukraine says; Moscow reports 21 dead after Ukrainian strike on BelgorodRussia launched a bombardment on Ukrainian regions in the hours leading into New Year’s Eve, targeting Kyiv and inflicting damage on residential areas of the city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine’s air defence systems in the region surrounding Kyiv were engaged in repelling Russia’s drone attack,...