Lancaster bomber to fly over 28 airbases to mark Dambusters’ 80th anniversary
The flypast will involve one of only two remaining airworthy Lancasters.
The flypast will involve one of only two remaining airworthy Lancasters.
The pontiff has previously offered his efforts to try to end the war that Russia began with its invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
Russia’s Defence Ministry, meanwhile, said Kyiv had stepped up attacks north of the region.
The country’s atomic energy company warned of a potentially ‘catastrophic lack of qualified personnel’ at the Zaporizhzhia facility.
The club and city council are honouring the players, who will be awarded the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen in a ceremony on Friday.
Hours earlier, the Kremlin’s forces had unleashed a barrage of cruise missiles on Ukraine.
At least 21 Russian cities have cancelled annual May 9 military parades amid the war with Ukraine.
Moscow has enforced tight security on the eve of traditional Red Square commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War.
The governor of the Russia-occupied area ordered the evacuation of Enerhodar, where most staff from the Zaporizhzhia plant live.
The Foreign Ministry in turn blamed not only Ukraine but the United States as well.
Zakhar Prilepin is a well-known nationalist writer and a supporter of what the Kremlin calls its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine.
Officials said a Kinzhal-type ballistic missile had been intercepted in an overnight attack on Kyiv earlier in the week.
Security services disabled the drones before they could strike, the Kremlin said.
Raman Pratasevich stood trial on charges of organising unrest and plotting to seize power.
Finbar Cafferkey, from Achill Island in Co Mayo, is reported to have been killed near Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.