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Ukraine: Footage appears to show targeting of Russian forces Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Aerial footage released on social media showed the site, which Russian armed forces have been using to prepare for offensives in the eastern regions, devastated by heavy Ukrainian shelling. A missile can be seen striking the centre of the staging area, exploding into a giant fireball and devastating the nearby equipment. The site is later drowned in white smoke from multiple areas. Related articles Russia ‘running into trouble’ as Moscow fails to recruit new troops Russia 'already targeting' Poland, Sweden AND Finland over … [Read more...] about Ukraine unleashes heavy shelling on Russia staging area and drowns it in smoke – VIDEO

Ukrainian forces use Bohdana howitzer to liberate Snake Island Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Kyiv claimed that it had driven Russian forces off the island after an artillery and missile assault. President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the win during his nightly television address although he cautioned that it did not “guarantee security”. Related articles Putin's DEATH WISH: Psychotherapist says Russian President has dangero Boris Johnson’s popularity skyrockets in Ukraine He said: “It does not yet guarantee security. “It does not yet ensure that the enemy will not come back. “But this significantly limits the … [Read more...] about Putin humiliated as Ukraine retake Snake Island but 10 killed in Odessa missile strike

VLADIMIR Putin has blasted the G7 as "disgusting" after world leaders MOCKED the Russian tyrant for his shirtless horse-riding images. The G7 leaders met on Sunday to discuss their response to Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and gathered for photos in front of media. Prime Minister Boris Johnson then used the warm weather as an opportunity to mock President Putin for previously showing off his physique . “Jackets on? Jackets off? Shall we take our clothes off?” Mr Johnson said, before Canadian PM Justin Trudeau chimed in: “We're going to get the bare-chested horseback riding display,” in reference to a picture of President Putin riding shirtless on a horse in 2009. But Russian leader Putin today hit back at the group - mocking them for their physical appearances and lifestyle choices. “I don’t know if they wanted to undress to the waist or even lower but anyway it would have been a disgusting sight,” he said. “Everything must be harmonically developed … [Read more...] about Ukraine-Russia war news: Vladimir Putin hits out at ‘disgusting’ G7 after PM & world leaders MOCKED shirtless despot

Czech Republic will 'open dialogue' with Russia says expert Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info As French President Emmanuel Macron passes on the EU presidency to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, voices emerge around the "dominant" character of France as being incompatible with conducting peace efforts with Russia amid the Ukraine war. President Macron has tried to act as a mediator between the EU and Russia in the days leading up to the war and during the war. Despite his multiple phone calls with Vladimir Putin , he has failed to bring about peace talks. Related articles Emmanuel Macron's dream of an EU army picks up speed … [Read more...] about France under fire as ‘dominant’ EU strategy an obstacle to peace efforts with Russia

Ukraine's hold on Snake Island is 'resounding' defeat for Russia Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Emmanuelle Chaze, DW correspondent, said Ukraine’s recapture of Snake Island was “very important symbolically” because it “gives them back control” of the Black Sea, a body of water that is pivotal to Russia’s rearmament provisions, as well as the shipment of global goods such as grain. Ms Chaze added that the strikes in Odessa in the early hours of Friday could be a “retaliation” to the defeat in Snake Island but said it was hard to confirm that because “everyday there is shelling upon civilians”. Related articles Russia ‘running … [Read more...] about Snake Island loss a ‘resounding defeat’ as Ukraine snatches strategic upper-hand

Putin has 'considerable margin for manoeuvre' says Johnson Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Speaking to Nick Ferrari on LBC towards the close of the NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, the Prime Minister said it was worth “bearing in mind” that notwithstanding the invasion of Ukraine, or perhaps because of it, Putin “enjoys very considerable levels of public support”. He claimed that fact affords Putin “political manoeuvre” to bring an end to the offensive in Ukraine and come back to the negotiating table with Europe. Related articles Russia ‘running into trouble’ as Moscow fails to recruit new troops Russia 'already … [Read more...] about ‘Margin for manoeuvre’ Boris softens as he claims Ukraine deal with Putin is possible

A war expert has suggested that Ukraine should start to develop their own nuclear weapons to end the Russian invasion. Volodymyr Zelensky has been advised to either build an arsenal or buy weapons in from other nations by a Loughborough University boffin. The conflict with Russia continues to rage on, having already witnessed four months of fighting that has led to the deaths of thousands of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers during the relentless bombardment of the country's cities. READ MORE: Putin worried after Ukraine’s new long-distance Kamikaze drones cause chaos Furthermore, seven million people are now understood to be internally displaced within the country whilst almost five million refugees have fled since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February . Ukrainian government officials also estimate that 1.3million of their people, including 223,000 children, have been deported against their will to Russia. Dr Paul Maddrell, an international history … [Read more...] about Ukraine ‘could develop own nuclear weapons’ to stop Putin in his tracks, says expert

Chechen fighter shoots gun along train tracks Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The video of the soldier, who appears to be fighting against a train, emerged just days after Ramzan Kadyrov, president of Russia's Chechen Republic, said he would be sending more troops to aid Moscow in its war on Ukraine . Related articles Kyiv heartbreak: Woman's home bombed for second time Ukraine LIVE: 'Ball in their court' Erdogan threatens to sabotage deal Kadyrov, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin , said four battalions — North-Akhmat, South-Akhmat, West-Akhmat and Vostok-Akhmat — featuring an "impressive number" of … [Read more...] about Bizarre footage shows AK-firing Chechen fighter declare ‘Ukraine won’t exist anymore’

Putin mouthpiece Prof. Avatkov says Nato is 'all about war' Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info US President Joe Biden has vowed to defend "every inch" of NATO territory this week as Russia and Ukraine continue to fight. Speaking at the NATO meetings in Madrid, he said the alliance will be “ready for threats in all directions,” a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression. NATO allies have helped Ukraine with weapons supplies during the conflict, and experts believe the war has now brought Western nations and Russia closer to direct fighting than they have been in decades. Former NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Jamie Shea was … [Read more...] about Putin and NATO ‘closer’ than ever to war as Finland and Sweden move towards alliance

Ukraine: 'Russia is losing too' says President Zelensky Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Ukraine has started July with a bang with the country's Command Air Force saying troops destroyed a Forpost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to Russia . The Command Air Force wrote in an update on its Facebook page: "On the morning of July 1, the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Pivden [South] Operational Command destroyed a Russian Forpost unmanned aerial vehicle, which was trying to find another target to hit in the Mykolaiv region. Related articles Putin's horror deadline to Bulgaria Russia loses full stockpile of BM-27 … [Read more...] about ‘Glory to Ukraine!’ Putin nightmare as Zelensky’s troops shoot £5m recon drone out of sky