Ukraine says 63 Russian soldiers were killed in strike on military base January 2, 2023 Some 63 Russian soldiers have been killed by a Ukrainian strike on a military facility in the eastern Donetsk region. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of them were shot down, a Russian defence ministry statement said. The strike, using a US-supplied precision weapon that has proven critical in [...]
Ukraine shoots down wave of Moscow’s Iranian-made exploding Kamikaze drones January 2, 2023 Russia has deployed exploding drones in another night-time attack on Ukraine, officials said, as the Kremlin pressed its strategy of targeting civilian infrastructure to wear down resistance to its invasion. The barrage was the latest in a series of relentless year-end attacks, including one that killed three civilians on New Year’s Eve. According to the [...]
Britain launches £75m nuclear fuel fund in renewed bid to wean UK off Russian energy January 2, 2023 The UK will continue to wean itself off dependence on Russian energy by ramping up nuclear fuel investment by £75m a year. Minister of State for Energy and Climate Graham Stuart announced the increase as the Kremlin’s war against Kyiv moves into 2023, and Europe looks to further isolate Moscow. The government will back nuclear [...]
BP, Unilever, and HSBC have failed to properly exit Russia after Ukraine war, new report warns January 2, 2023 Three FTSE 100 companies – HSBC Holdings, Unilever, and BP – have been named as members of a “dirty dozen” of high-profile multinationals still heavily involved in Russia. The three UK headquartered companies have failed to properly exit Russia in the wake of Putin’s invasion, according to a new report by the Moral Rating Agency [...]
‘Ramp up’ arms production to defend Ukraine against the Kremlin, Nato chief says January 1, 2023 Western allies need to “ramp up” arms production in the coming months to ensure Ukraine is kept fully supplied in its war against Russia, the secretary-general of Nato has said. Jens Stoltenberg said the conflict is consuming an “enormous amount” of munitions, amid signs that President Vladimir Putin is digging in for the “long haul”. [...]
Ukraine hit with massive Russian missile barrage as UK commits to £2.3bn more in funding December 29, 2022 Several regions of Ukraine, including its capital Kyiv, were facing a massive Russian missile attack on Thursday, the latest in a series targeting national infrastructure. Air raid sirens sounded across the country. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said Russia launched more than 120 missiles. In Kyiv, air defence systems were activated [...]
Russia’s war in Ukraine marks ‘sea change’ in use of intelligence, GCHQ boss says December 29, 2022 The conflict in Ukraine has represented a “sea change” in the release of secret intelligence to inform public debate, the head of the GCHQ spy agency has said. Sir Jeremy Fleming said the release of details by western intelligence agencies of the Russian military build-up in the run up to the invasion had helped counter Moscow’s narrative [...]
Russian sausage tycoon dies in India after falling out of window, police investigate December 28, 2022 A Russian sausage magnate has died after falling from a window in India, days after a friend also died at his hotel. Pavel Antov was said to have fallen from his hotel window during a trip to India, in the city of Rayagada, four days after another member of his travelling party, Vladimir Budanov, died [...]
Ex Russian leader: In 2023, UK to rejoin EU, Musk will be US president and France to fight Germany December 27, 2022 Britain is going to rejoin the EU and it will collapse, while France will go to war with Germany and Elon Musk will be the US President, according to former Russia PM and President. The ex Kremlin leader made a series of bold predictions on Twitter which also included Northern Ireland joining the Republic, and [...]
Red-faced Putin: Russia now ready to ‘negotiate’ over Ukraine war December 25, 2022 President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but that Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to engage in talks. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most deadly conflict in Europe since World War Two and the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since [...]