Russia targets Kyiv and Odesa with missiles but Ukraine says most were shot down
It marks an escalation ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive.
It marks an escalation ahead of a much-anticipated counteroffensive.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also dismissed Nigel Farage’s declaration that ‘Brexit has failed’.
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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.
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.
An industry body said it predicts the vehicles will make up 18.4% of new car registrations this year, down from 19.7% in a forecast issued in January.
Security services disabled the drones before they could strike, the Kremlin said.