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Ukraine’s military claimed to have hit two Russian Black Sea Fleet warships near Crimea as well as having struck a communications centre in Sevastopol.

Russia unleashed one of its most devastating attacks on Ukraine’s electric sector on Friday in retaliation for recent strikes inside Russia.

The Ukraine “special military operation” is a “de facto” war, Russia admitted for the first time, while blaming the West for the escalation.

Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant.

Air defenses shot down all the incoming missiles, though 13 people including a child were injured by falling wreckage, Ukraine said.

Border region plans to evacuate about 9,000 children because it is being continuously shelled from the Ukrainian side, an official said.

The EU is pressing ahead with a plan to use the profits generated from billions of euros of Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin suggested that Russia may seek to extend a buffer zone into Ukrainian territory to prevent strikes on Russian territory.

Small Euro state Latvia gives support to Emmanuel Macron, saying “We need to make sure that Ukraine wins in this war.”

Sending NATO troops into Ukraine would trigger a “Third World War”, warned Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, who went on to accuse French President Emmanuel Macron of exploiting the war for personal political purposes.

French President Emmanuel Macron has again threatened Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point,” making his prediction days after meeting with German and Polish leaders.

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of the presidential election.

Ukrainian shelling killed two people in Belgorod, while Moscow claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán vowed to protest against EU encroachment on national sovereignty and the push towards war with Russia.

Germany, France and Poland vowed to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment with partners in Ukraine.

Both sides claim to have the upper hand in the Belgorod and Kursk regions after Kyiv-loyal forces staged a counter-invasion of Russia.

If Ukraine’s defence crumbled France would step in to prevent a Russian victory, President Emmanuel Macron has said.

Election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin´s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.

Denmark is more than doubling the period of mandatory service, calling up more young people, and requiring women to enrol for the first time.

Jet carrying defence minister from NATO exercise subjected to signal jamming, leaving GPS system and cell phones onboard non-operational.

Russian again threatens nuclear war, but Putin moderates remarks by saying he believes the United States will exercise “restraint”. 

Leonid Volkov, Alexei Navalny’s close associate and top strategist, accused Putin´s “henchmen” of hospitalising him.

Russian citizens fighting for Ukraine counter-invaded Russia on Tuesday morning, Ukrainian state media claimed.

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia.

“Your children will not be killed in Ukraine, but if Russia invades NATO countries, your children may be sent to one of these countries.”

Ukraine launched a wave of long-range drones deep inside Russia on Tuesday, Russian officials said, hitting at least two oil facilities.

Poland’s president on Monday called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their GDP.

Donald Trump will bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine by cutting off American funding, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán said.

Under a steady rain, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Crown Princess Victoria and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg looked on.

Poland’s Foreign Minister said NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine, thanking alliance member states so deployed for taking “this risk”.

Zelensky backed the appointment of former armed forces commander and his top political rival Valerii Zaluzhny as the next UK ambassador.

Ukrainian authorities said two people including a teenage boy were killed Saturday in Russian artillery attacks.

Poland’s foreign minister said sending NATO troops into Ukraine “is not unthinkable” while praising French President Macron for not ruling it out.

President Emmanuel Macron summoned the leaders of French opposition parties to his Palace, laying out his vision and leaving attendees worried and confused.

Germany’s newspaper of record postulates whether Ukrainian men of military age should be encouraged or forced to go home.

Sweden formally ended its long history of quasi-neutrality on Thursday as it signed articles with NATO in Washington.