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Airports grounded, skies on alert: Flights suspended as Russia fends off huge Ukrainian drone attack

Russian authorities say they repelled a major Ukrainian drone attack, with over 100 drones intercepted late Tuesday and early Wednesday across several regions, including near the capital.According to a post on Telegram by Russia’s defence ministry, 112 Ukrainian drones were “destroyed and intercepted” across six regions within a three-hour span before midnight. The drones targeted […]

‘Putin has gone absolutely crazy’: Trump loses cool over Russia’s massive drone attack in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (File) US President Donald Trump has called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “crazy,” after Russia carried out a massive drone attack in Ukraine, its biggest there since the war with Kyiv began in February 2022.“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened […]

Putin targeted? Russian commander says chopper was ‘at epicenter’ of Ukrainian drone attack | World News

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP file photo) A Russian military commander has claimed that President Vladimir Putin‘s helicopter was “at the epicenter” of a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week during a visit to Kursk Oblast, raising questions about the president’s proximity to the frontlines.According to a report by Russian news agency RBC, Yury Dashkin, […]

Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say | World News

KYIV: A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine‘s northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.Seven people were also injured in the attack in Bilopillia, a […]

Moscow airports shut for second day after Ukraine’s drone strike

Airports in the Russian capital were shut down for several hours on Tuesday after Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow for a second consecutive night, prompting a large-scale response from Russia’s air defence systems, as reported by Reuters.At least 19 drones were destroyed by the defence unit which were approaching “from different directions” as said by Moscow […]

Was Greta Thunberg on the ship that caught fire off Malta after alleged Israeli drone attack?

Greta Thunberg was supposed to board the ship that caught fire after an alleged Israeli drone attack. As Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg condemned the alleged Israeli attack on a ship carrying aid to Gaza, several social media posts mistakenly claimed she was on the ship and almost died from the drone attack. The truth […]

Watch: Ukraine claims it shot down Russian fighter jet from sea drone for first time

Ukrainian drone downs Russian Su-30 fighter jet Ukraine destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet using a missile fired from a seaborne drone, the Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (DIU) announced on Saturday, and said this was the world’s first downing of a combat aircraft by a maritime drone.“On May 2, the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine special operations […]

Israel Military Intercept Missile: Israel says intercepted missile from Yemen, drone ‘from the east’

JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said Saturday it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, whose Huthi rebels have launched attacks throughout the Gaza war, as well as a drone approaching “from the east”.“Following the sirens that sounded recently in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted”, before “crossing into Israeli […]

Nine killed, over 80 injured as Russia fires over 70 missiles and conducts 150 drone attacks on Ukraine overnight

Russia fires over 70 missiles and conducts 150 drone attacks on Ukraine Russia launched a massive strike overnight on Ukraine targeting its defence industry, which killed nine people and injured over 80, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He added nearly 70 missiles, including ballistic were fired, and 150 drone attacks were carried out. The […]