Wes Streeting has vowed to stand with Ukraine ‘until they prevail’ during his first visit to Kyiv as Andy Burnham‘s defence secretary. The politician, 43, said Russia is losing the war – hours after a wave of their ballistic missile and drone attacks on the city left at least 17 people dead and 44 injured. … Read more
Ukraine has blamed Russia after a drone carrying a bomb was found at a German airport – with one plane crashing into an unknown object mid-air after it had to abort its landing. German police deployed a bomb disposal robot after the UAV was found on the tarmac near a Ukrainian cargo plane at Leipzig-Halle … Read more
Ukraine is aiming to build at least 50,000 combat robots to support and replace its soldiers fighting on the frontline. Ukrainian officials say that using unmanned weapons would help Ukraine optimise its headcount while fighting Russia and free soldiers from dangerous tasks, Bloomberg reports. The country has been struggling to draft enough citizens to replace … Read more
A Russian marine was struck by lightning while fleeing a bear on horseback, causing his steed to collapse on top of him, leaving him temporarily paralysed, according to local media. He then crawled more than half a mile to safety using just one arm, the reports say. The unnamed soldier was riding in Russia’s mountainous … Read more
Russia may be planning a ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics using Ukrainian-made drones, Europe’s leaders have warned. mLeaders of Poland and three Baltic states fear that Russia is considering an attack or sabotage against their countries in an attempt to shift the focus of the Ukraine war and to reduce support for Kyiv. This … Read more
Millions of locusts have descended on southern Russia, swallowing roads, darkening the skies and tearing through valuable farmland. The enormous, fast-moving swarm has engulfed the Kizlyar district in the Republic of Dagestan, where the insects have dramatically reduced visibility and created dangerous conditions for motorists. Footage from the region shows locusts filling the air and … Read more