Several missiles have struck and destroyed a building near the airport in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, according to the city’s mayor. Ukraine’s military said the aircraft repair plant was struck by cruise missiles fired from the direction of the Black Sea, which it said were likely Kh-555 weapons launched from heavy strategic bombers.
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Rescue workers have been digging survivors out of the rubble of a theatre which was reportedly bombed in a Russian airstrike in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to officials. Prior to Wednesday’s attack, up to 1,000 men, women and children were thought to have taken shelter in the Drama Theatre’s basement seeking safety
The death toll from the bombing of a theatre where hundreds of people – including children – are said to have been sheltering is still unknown, Ukraine’s president has said. Foreign ministry officials said civilians were buried under rubble after Wednesday’s attack in Mariupol and shelling was preventing them from assessing the number of casualties.
A faked video of the Ukrainian president telling people to surrender is being shared online. The video shows what appears to be Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing behind a podium saying: “It turned out to be not so easy being the president.” He goes on to declare that he has “decided to return Donbas” in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine is “adeptly exploiting” Russian forces’ “lack of manoeuvre” and inflicting heavy losses, the UK Ministry of Defence has said. In its latest intelligence update, it also said Moscow is struggling to overcome “challenges” imposed by Ukraine’s terrain. Russian troops have remained largely on the road network and have “demonstrated a reluctance to conduct off-road
Roman Abramovich appears to be on a mission to get his assets out of Europe as sanctions tighten. His superyacht Solaris, worth £430m, is heading south, apparently towards Turkey, after docking in Montenegro on Sunday. Previously, it had been at a repair yard in Barcelona – and had it remained there it might well have
Ukraine’s president has said latest peace talks appear to have gone well – as he issued Russian soldiers a life or death ultimatum and urged them to surrender. A fourth round of negotiations took place on Monday, but details of any progress have not been revealed. They are due to resume today. Russia said “substantial
Roman Abramovich, who last week was hit with sanctions by the UK government over his alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been seen at an airport in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, according to a report. The Russian-Israeli billionaire, who owns Chelsea football club, was believed to have been spotted in a
Russia’s military forces have kept up their punishing campaign to capture Ukraine’s capital with fighting and artillery fire in Kyiv’s suburbs. Ukrainian officials said Russian forces shelled several suburbs of the capital, on the 19th day of the invasion. A new round of virtual talks due to take place between Russian and Ukrainian officials has
An anti-war protester has interrupted the main news programme on Russia’s foremost state TV station, holding a sign which told viewers: “They are lying to you.” During the live broadcast on Channel One, the woman, who is thought to have worked for the company for years, walked on to the set behind the presenter with
Wladimir cradles his youngest son explaining there is nowhere for him and his family to stay. It’s getting late and night fell quite some time ago. They’ve arrived from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – Wladimir Zubkov, his wife Dayna and children Semen 14, Olga, nine, and five-year-old Vsevolod. Wladimir is spectacularly calm and stoic for
The terror in the capital began before dawn when people were still asleep. So it was still dark when the residents of a nine-storey apartment block in the Obolon district were shaken awake by a tremendous explosion. Elderly people told us how they stumbled about in the dark, terrified, trying to find a way to
It is bitterly cold on the beach and the wind is howling. But they keep digging. One man holds open a white bag while another fills it up with sand. Then the choir begins to sing. It is a wartime serenade to give the volunteers some push to keep going, because on the beaches of
The United States has hit back at Russian claims after Moscow said it has evidence of a Ukrainian network of 30 biological laboratories which were supported by America in a suspected military programme. The Biden administration accused Russia of using the UN Security Council to promote disinformation. The Russian ambassador to the UN said the
Boris Johnson has said it has been “deeply upsetting” and “absolutely agonising” to refuse President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The prime minister, speaking to Sky News’ Beth Rigby Interviews programme, said the pair have had some “very frank conversations” but the UK and NATO cannot cross that line. On Wednesday, Mr Zelenskyy
Boris Johnson has said he fears Vladimir Putin may deploy chemical weapons in Ukraine as that would be “straight out of Russia’s playbook”. Speaking on Sky News’ Beth Rigby Interviews programme, the prime minister said the only way the war in Ukraine can end is if the Russian president realises he has made a “catastrophic