Ukraine getting ‘closer and closer’ to becoming Nato member, says secretary general
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A Ukrainian drone attack owned by a major Russian oil company has been damaged in an overnight attack as Vladimir Putin’s forces are staging relentless assaults to try to advance towards the town of Pokrovsk.
Officials from the Krasnodar region in southern Russia claimed that debris from a drone that had been shot down caused a fire at the Black Sea Tuapse oil refinery, owned by oil major Rosneft.
Russia’s defence ministry claimed to have destroyed 75 drones launched by Ukraine, including eight near the Tuapse, but footage published by online news outlet Mash appeared to show an intact drone reaching the refinery before exploding into a fireball upon impact.
It comes as Putin’s troops are continuing to push along the eastern front as they try to advance towards the town of Pokrovsk.
“The enemy pays no attention to their fairly high level of losses and continues to push through towards Pokrovsk,” Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said in a statement.
Pokrovsk is less than 15 miles from Russian-occupied land, according to open-source intelligence battlefield maps, and lies at an intersection of roads and a railway that makes it an important logistics point for the military in the east.
Key PointsShow latest update 1721595606Zelensky calls on European leaders to channel Winston Churchill’s ‘bravery’ against Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky has urged European leaders to channel Winston Churchill’s “bravery” in the fight against Russian aggression.
The Ukrainian leader made his call as he spoke in the former prime minister’s birthplace, Blenheim Palace, during only his third visit to the UK since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
It is his first trip to the UK since Sir Keir Starmer entered Downing Street. Mr Zelensky is also due to meet with King Charles during the visit.
The Ukrainian leader told a summit of European leaders: “Bravery made Churchill Churchill. Bravery won the greatest battle of his life. It was the battle for Britain.
Alexander Butler21 July 2024 22:00
1721592006The Russian glide bombs changing the face of the war in UkraineThe Russian glide bombs changing the face of the war in Ukraine
Winged explosives weighing up to 1,500 kilograms – and nicknamed the ‘building destroyer’ – have had a devastating impact wherever they have been used, writes Tom Watling. Kyiv is battling them as best it can but needs Western allies to step up and provide more weapons, air defences and ammunition
Alexander Butler21 July 2024 21:00
1721588406How UK’s strategic capabilities compare to the 1980s as defence review rolled out
Prime minister Keir Starmer’s review of Britain’s defences comes as the West faces a “dangerous quartet” of Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, according to Nato chief Lord Robertson.
Russia remains the key threat, as it is continuing to wage war in Ukraine, including a deadly missile strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv last week. Relations with Russia are at their worst since the Cold War period, and military experts believe that European countries need to be prepared for conflict.
But how do Britain’s armed forces compare now to 40 years ago, in 1984, when the UK was engaged in a stand-off with Russia?
Read the full article by The Independent’s data correspondent Alicja Hagopian here:
Alexander Butler21 July 2024 20:00
1721584806Watch: Ukrainian prisoners of war return homeUkrainian prisoners of war return home
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1721581206Watch: Usyk returns to Ukraine to visit recently bombed children’s hospitalUsyk returns to Ukraine to visit recently bombed children’s hospital
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1721575811Brazil secures deal for G20 consensus documents ahead of Rio meetings, official says
Brazil has reached an agreement for consensus documents to be approved at the G20 finance meetings scheduled for next week in Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Lyrio, Brazil’s ambassador at the G20, said on Friday.
Finance leaders from the world’s largest economies failed in February to issue a joint statement amid a lack of consensus on geopolitical issues, despite Brazil’s efforts to focus on a short text aligning with its priorities of addressing inequality, poverty and climate change.
“We will no longer require the inclusion of geopolitical language in ministerial documents,” said Mr Lyrio, emphasizing that the agreement was endorsed by all G20 members.
According to Mr Lyrio, for each consensus statement produced by the G20 countries, the Brazilian G20 presidency will issue a separate document that will deal with geopolitical issues.
Mr Lyrio, Brazil’s sherpa at the G20, had said this month that G20 diplomats had agreed to avoid prickly geopolitical issues during their ministerial meetings, preparing for a summit in November.
Shweta Sharma21 July 2024 16:30
1721574011Recap: Three ‘pro-Russian’ hackers arrested in Spain over cyberattacks
Three pro-Russian hackers have been arrested for alleged cyberattacks against Spain and other Nato countries for terrorist purposes, Spanish police said on Saturday.
The suspects were detained for their alleged participation in distributed denial of service (DDoS) cyber-attacks against public institutions and strategic sectors, the Civil Guard said.
It did not say if the three suspects, who have not been named, have been charged or detained
The cyberattacks were allegedly carried out against web pages of public and private organisations in the government sectors, critical infrastructures and essential services in countries which support Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, it said.
Police released a video on social media platform X of a raid at the home of one of the suspects in which a Soviet-era hammer and sickle flag was mounted on a wall.
“These computer attacks have been organized by the hacktivist group NoName057(16), (which started) after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and (which has been) one of the most active,” the Civil Guard said in a statement.
“In their own founding manifesto, this group acknowledges that they ‘will respond proportionately in response to the hostile and openly anti-Russian actions of Western Russophobes’.”
Shweta Sharma21 July 2024 16:00
1721569511Russia says its jets prevented US bombers violating border over Barents Sea
Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that Russian warplanes prevented two US strategic bombers from violating the state border over the Barents Sea.
After having detected an air target approaching the Russian borders, the military scrambled MiG-29 and MiG-31 fighter jets, the ministry said in a statement. The MiGs identified the planes as two US strategic bombers.
“As the Russian fighter jets approached, the American strategic bombers adjusted their flight course… and subsequently turned away from the state border of the Russian Federation,” the ministry said.
The Russian warplanes carried out the flight in compliance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters, it added.
The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside of regular hours.
Russia has reported similar incidents before when its planes have confronted military aircraft from Nato countries flying close to its border at a time of acute tension over the war in Ukraine.
Shweta Sharma21 July 2024 14:45
1721566811Pope hopes truce on wars can come from Paris Olympics
Pope Francis said on Sunday he hoped the Paris Olympics would be an occasion for a truce in the world’s conflicts, urging athletes to be messengers of peace and models for young people.
The games start on 26 July with an opening ceremony on the River Seine that will feature about 10,500 athletes and over 100 heads of state and government.
During his weekly address to the crowds in St Peter’s Square, the pope said he hoped that “according to the ancient tradition, the Olympics will be an opportunity to establish a truce in wars, by demonstrating a sincere desire for peace”.
He mentioned the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar and other countries, saying “let us not forget war is a defeat”.
Last month the final statement of a Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ meeting held in Italy included a unanimous call for a truce in global conflicts during the Olympic Games.
Shweta Sharma21 July 2024 14:00
1721564111Trump praises Putin, Xi as ‘smart, tough’ leaders at campaign rally
Donald Trump praised Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese president Xi Jinping at a campaign rally in Michigan on 20 July.
He called the two “smart, tough,” leaders who “love their country”.
Mr Trump also said he’d like to take North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to a baseball game as he boasted about their friendship.
The former president said he “got along” great with Mr Kim when he was in office.
Trump and Putin shook hands in 2018 (AP)
Shweta Sharma21 July 2024 13:15
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