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Ukraine calls for air defences as Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes

After an overnight assault that killed at least 20 people in Ukraine, the Kremlin stated it will increase the pace of its attacks to achieve its goals.

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Russians feel the bite of Moscow's war as petrol crisis worsens

A third of Russia's refining capacity has been knocked out by Ukrainian drone attacks, causing petrol shortages across more than half of Russia's regions.

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Ukraine will retaliate for Russian attack on Kyiv, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 570 air attack assets at Ukraine overnight, including 496 drones, 24 Iskander ballistic missiles, and four Zircon missiles.

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Ukraine launches mechanism allowing partner countries to buy weapons

According to the most recent reports, Ukraine is now producing over 4 million drones annually and could double that number with sufficient funding.

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Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief to run for president, reports say

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces and now Kyiv’s envoy to the UK, is reportedly willing to run in the next presidential election once the situation allows. Zaluzhnyi is seen as Zelenskyy’s main rival.

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Ukraine hits Russian oil refinery for second time, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s domestically developed and manufactured drones and missiles have been hammering Russian oil facilities, including refineries, terminals, storage depots and pipeline pumping stations, for months.

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Russia closes railway borders with Finland, Estonia and Latvia

In an unexpected move, Russia announced several railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia to be “temporarily” shut down. Could this indicate an upcoming mobilisation in Russia as Moscow lacks troops for its ongoing all-out war against Ukraine?

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Kyiv backed out of 'drones for MiGs' deal with Warsaw, minister claims

As relations between Ukraine and Poland remain at their worst state in years, the Polish defence minister claimed that Kyiv backed out of the two countries' "MiGs in exchange for drones" deal and threatened to veto Ukraine’s EU accession.

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Ukraine in talks with France on SCALP licence, defence minister says

Ukraine’s defence minister hailed the talks as an important first step toward expanding the country’s production of critical weapons, amid Kyiv’s push to obtain a US licence for Patriot interceptors.

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On NATO's eastern flank: How Lithuania is strengthening its defences

Military exercises, a historic German deployment and sitting in Moscow's shadow: Lithuania's Chief of the Defence Staff tells Euronews why the country believes deterrence is its strongest defence.

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Ukraine's battered energy grid braces for 'intense' temperature spike

Russian drone and missile attacks have decimated Ukraine's energy network since Moscow invaded in February 2022, causing tens of billions of euros worth of damage and leading to frequent power outages.

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Putin admits oil deficit amid Ukrainian strikes on refineries

A fresh overnight Ukrainian assault set southern Russia’s major Sloviansk refinery on fire, killing one person.

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Ukrainian forces strike two oil refineries in Russia

Ukraine's air force said local air defences had shot down six Russian ballistic missiles, one anti-ship missile and 125 drones overnight.

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Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’

Kyiv announced a 40-day operation aimed at “pressuring Russia to end its war," prompting the Russian-installed occupation authorities in Crimea to announce a regional state of emergency on Friday.

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Trump says 'courageous' Zelenskyy 'doing pretty well' against Russia

"You have to say he's courageous, he's got great equipment, he's got great men, he's got fighters," Trump said of Zelenskyy.

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Two workers for a Norwegian demining charity killed in Ukraine

The NPA has more than 450 staff based in Ukraine, where it has been carrying out mine clearance activities since 2023.

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Ukraine says key Crimea rail bridge ‘no longer exists’ after drone strikes

Ukraine said it struck a major blow to Russia’s grip on the occupied Crimean peninsula, announcing the destruction of a key railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal in a series of strikes. The bridge is the “first one” to be eliminated, Kyiv’s troops said.

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Russia brands Europe a ‘threat to peace’ but says it’s ready to talk

Moscow said the US is no longer trying to be an "objective mediator" in its efforts to broker an end to Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine.

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Inside Ukraine’s campaign to turn occupied Crimea into an 'island'

No petrol sales for civilians, a rolling power-outage schedule and a cancelled tourism season: what is happening in Russia-annexed Crimea amid Kyiv’s campaign to cut off the peninsula from Moscow’s control?

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Row between Poland and Ukraine over medals intensifies

After Poland’s president stripped his Ukrainian counterpart of the country’s highest state honour, current and former Ukrainian officials are renouncing their own awards.