Ukraine: Russia’s missile travelled at speed of Mach 11 – Ukrainian military intelligence

Ukrainian military intelligence service HUR suggests the ballistic missile used by Russia against Dnipro yesterday may have been intercontinental and was likely a Kedr (“Cedar”) missile – which official Russian…

Ukraine: UK and France to do ‘everything necessary’ to support Ukraine

The UK and France will do “everything that is necessary” to support Ukraine and achieve lasting peace, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said in a newspaper piece co-written with his French…

Russia: Kremlin says it is certain US understood Ukraine missile strike ‘message’

The Kremlin says that a strike on Ukraine using a newly-developed hypersonic ballistic missile was designed to warn the West that Moscow will respond to their “reckless” decisions and actions…

Ukraine: Kyiv Parliament cancels session due to risk of Russian strike

Ukraine’s parliament has cancelled Friday’s session, citing the risk of a Russian missile attack on the district of Kyiv where government buildings are located. “The hour of questions to the…

Ukraine: German chancellor says Russia strike is ‘dangerous escalation’

Russia’s use of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile in Ukraine is a “dangerous escalation”, German Chancellor Olaf ScholzChancellor Olaf Scholz says. The latest escalation shows “how dangerous this war is”…

Ukraine: Russia says it has ‘derailed’ Kyiv’s military plans after yesterday’s attack

Russia’s defence minister Andrei Belousov says its forces have “derailed” Ukraine’s military plans for the rest of the year. His comments come after Russia launched a new type of ballistic…

Ukraine: Nato not intimated by latest Russian attacks on Ukraine

Russia’s use of a new type of ballistic missile on Ukraine yesterday will “neither change the course of the conflict or deter” Nato’s support for Kyiv, according to the military…

Ukraine: China calls for calm and restraint after days of escalation

China has called for all parties to “remain calm and exercise restraint” in the Ukraine war, after Russia used a new type of ballistic missile and Ukraine fired longer-range Western…

UK: Authorities imposes sanctions on Isabel and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash

The United Kingdom has barred Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos and Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash and frozen their UK assets, the government announced, in what it said was part of…

Syria: Israeli strikes on Palmyra kill 36

At least 36 people have been killed and 50 others injured in Israeli air strikes on residential buildings and an industrial area in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, Syrian…