Second World War veteran receives two medals day after 100th birthday
Peter Colthup has been presented with the Dutch Liberation Medal and the Market Garden Medal by the Dutch Attaché.
Peter Colthup has been presented with the Dutch Liberation Medal and the Market Garden Medal by the Dutch Attaché.
Ukrenergo said outages could last for several hours with colder temperatures putting additional pressure on energy networks.
At least four people were killed and more than two dozen others wounded in drone and missile strikes around Ukraine.
Officials in the Poltava, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Rivne regions urged residents to stay in bomb shelters amid the threat of missile strikes.
The Kremlin said the sanctions were being placed ‘in response to the anti-Russian course of the Irish government’.
A Ukrainian air force spokesman said Russia fired around 100 missiles. President Volodymyr Zelensky put the number at 85.
The barrage of strikes came as air raids alerts were issued across the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky told Ukrainians still under occupation: ‘We don’t forget anyone.’
People awoke from a night of celebrating after the Kremlin announced its troops had withdrawn to the other side of the Dnieper from Kherson.
People across Ukraine awoke from celebrations that broke out after the Kremlin announced its troops had withdrawn to the other side of Dnieper River.
Ukrainian officials have warned for weeks that any announcement of a Russian retreat should be treated sceptically.
Counter-terrorism police confirmed Andrew Leak had been motivated by extreme right-wing terrorist ideology.
Moscow-backed separatists controlled part of Donetsk for nearly eight years before Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.
The move comes as Russian forces continue to target Ukrainian cities and villages with missiles and drones, inflicting damage on power plants.
Russia has carried out missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian power facilities, particularly in recent weeks.