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Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv, injuring three and killing one
President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to amp up pressure on Russia after it launched a deadly assault on Kyiv.
As one person died in Kyiv, and three were injured, Ukraine’s leader said that “pressure on Russia is still insufficient, and the daily Russian strikes on Ukraine prove it.”
He said Kyiv wasn’t the only region which suffered strikes, as the Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Cherkasy regions were also hit.
“The number of air attacks is increasing. This is how Russia reveals its true intentions—to continue the terror for as long as the world allows it” he said. “Every strike targets our people, our children. They are waging war against children playing on playgrounds.”
Zelensky continued that the entire world had seen Russia “intends to continue the war and the killing” so there could be “no easing of pressure” in a pursuit of peace.
This comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the world will know “in a matter of weeks” if Russia is “serious about peace or not.”
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They said Zinovkin was detained for a minor infraction and would be released soon. They used his key to enter, said his wife, Liusiena, and searched the flat so thoroughly that they tore it apart “into molecules.”
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Britain needs to rearm and build reserves through a form of national service to defend against Vladimir Putin’s hopes of dominating eastern Europe and undermining the West, the former head of MI6 has warned.
Sir Alex Younger said people in the UK must realise that the threat from Russia – and its closeness to the US – is real, adding: “Putin and Trump together have done their best to persuade us that the rules have changed.”
Sam Kiley reports:
Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes targeting western Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said.
“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” the Command said on X.
All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts as of 2am GMT today after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of Russian missile attacks.
The Bobryk school was forced to move to the basement due to endless alarms. Teachers had to divide the classes into two shifts and also hold lessons on Saturdays.
“In the early hours of this morning, Russia launched a massive nationwide attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
“Civilian infrastructure was deliberately targeted across the country. Kyiv, and numerous other places came under fire—from land, air, and sea.
“Russia continues to exploit the so-called ‘ceasefire’ not for peace, but to escalate its assault on Ukraine’s civilian population.”
Donald Trump has imposed the steepest American tariffs on imports in over a century, levying rates as high as 50 per cent on some countries in a move described by the EU as a “major blow” to the world economy.
The US president shocked global market on Wednesday as he announced minimum tariffs of at least 10 per cent on almost all exporters to the US, with much higher duties for countries that enjoy the largest trade surpluses.
Southeast Asian nations and some of the world’s weakest economies were hardest hit, compounding the effects of the Trump administration’s cuts to the USAID programme in many of those countries.
Shweta Sharma reports:
President Ursula Von der Leyen voiced her concern that Russia was “stalling” peace efforts with Ukraine as she spoke to Sir Keir Starmer.
In the phone call between the British prime minister and European Commission president, she reiterated the EU’s strong commitment to working closely with the United Kingdom on security and defence, as well as the shared and enduring support for Ukraine.
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