Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s Lipetsk region under ‘massive’ drone attack, governor says | Russia-Ukraine war News

Residents ordered to evacuate with fire reported at military airfield in region about 460 kilometres south of Moscow. Russia has begun evacuating people from parts of its western region of Lipetsk, after a “massive attack” by Ukrainian drones, regional governor, Igor Artamonov, said. Writing on the Telegram messaging app in…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 896 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 896th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, August 9, 2024. Fighting Fierce battles continued in Russia’s southwestern Kursk region, after some 1,000 Ukrainian troops launched a cross-border raid supported by tanks and armoured vehicles early on August 6. Officials…

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘major provocation’ in attack on Russia’s Kursk | Russia-Ukraine war News

Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘major provocation’ in attack on Russia’s Kursk | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of a “major provocation” after Moscow said it was battling a major cross-border attack on the southwestern Kursk region. Alexey Smirnov, the region’s acting governor, said he had introduced a state of emergency amid two days of fierce fighting. The Ministry of Health…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 895 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 895 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 895th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, August 8, 2024. Fighting Russia declared a local state of emergency and evacuated thousands of residents from areas close to the border in its southern Kursk region after reporting hundreds of Ukrainian…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 894 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 894 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 894th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Fighting At least one person was killed and 12 others, including an eight-month-old baby, injured on Tuesday when a Russian missile struck a residential area of northeastern Kharkiv, Ukraine’s…

Min Aung Hlaing admits pressure after Myanmar anti-coup forces claim base | Conflict News

Min Aung Hlaing admits pressure after Myanmar anti-coup forces claim base | Conflict News

Anti-coup fighters claimed to have taken control of key military base in northeastern Lashio over the weekend. Myanmar’s army chief and coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has acknowledged his troops are under pressure after anti-coup fighters claimed to have taken control of a key military base in the…

Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua kill New Zealand pilot in second plane attack | Conflict News

Rebels in Indonesia’s Papua kill New Zealand pilot in second plane attack | Conflict News

Glen Malcolm Conning was shot dead after he landed his helicopter in a remote village, 19 months after another pilot was taken captive. Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s far eastern region of Papua have shot dead a helicopter pilot from New Zealand, according to police. The rebels attacked the helicopter as…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 893 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 893 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 893rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, 6 August, 2024. Fighting Russia sent multiple missiles and drones at Kyiv as air raid warnings sounded in the capital from about 11pm (20:00 GMT).  “Air defence forces and equipment operated in…

Iran and Hezbollah attack on Israel imminent, Blinken tells G7: Report | Conflict News

Iran and Hezbollah attack on Israel imminent, Blinken tells G7: Report | Conflict News

US says seeking to limit attacks and response, urges G7 allies to use diplomatic pressure to try to avert regional war. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that Iran and Hezbollah may attack Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours. The unconfirmed report from US publication Axios…

Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner attack controversy | Conflict News

Mali cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine over Wagner attack controversy | Conflict News

Move follows Kyiv’s official’s comments on attacks late last month targeting Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner group. Mali has announced it is severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, accusing a senior official of having admitted Kyiv’s role in a heavy defeat in July that killed dozens of mercenaries from…