There have been reports of multiple explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital city, Kiev. Footage has emerged on social media purporting to show an attack on the city. RT cannot independently verify the videos. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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Russian Air Forces have lost a Sukhoi Su-25 close air support plane amid the offensive in Ukraine, the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday. It blamed the pilot, who ejected from the aircraft and has been recovered in the aftermath. The pilot, whose error led to the loss of the …
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Government websites and banks in Ukraine have been hit by outages as part of a reported cyberattack against the country’s digital infrastructure, with officials in Kiev saying it is a major attempt by hackers to take down online platforms. A statement issued on Wednesday evening by the country’s Minister of …
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Two explosions rocked the city of Lugansk in eastern Ukraine late on Friday, a Sputnik news agency correspondent has reported. Local media have also confirmed that the first blast affected a pipeline in the area, resulting in a major fire. The second one reportedly took place at a gas station. …
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US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft have had a close encounter with Russian fighter jets over the Mediterranean sea last weekend, the Pentagon said Wednesday, accusing Russian pilots of conducting “unprofessional intercepts.” “We can confirm that over the course of last weekend, three US Navy P-8A aircraft …
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British counter-terrorism police have been interrogating travelers headed to Ukraine over the past several days, seeking “far-right extremists” who might want to get weapons training and military experience there, the Guardian reported on Wednesday. Officers at departure gates of “at least one main British airport” have quizzed people bound for …
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Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, will pay Virginia Roberts Giuffre more than £12 million ($16.3 million) following an out-of-court settlement using money from the Queen, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The settlement, which was announced on Tuesday, means the 61-year-old will no longer face trial over allegations that he …
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Kiev was quick to point fingers at Moscow after multiple government websites as well as popular banking services went down in Ukraine on Tuesday, allegedly due to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. The Ukrainian authorities have yet to provide any evidence for the origin of the ongoing cyber …
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Reports in the local media have suggested that an exodus of Ukraine’s richest, including the so-called ‘oligarchs,’ from the country has been in full swing. A report published by Ukrayinska Pravda newspaper on Sunday claimed that “about 20 charters and private jets” departed from Kiev on that day alone. The …
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Several unverified reports on social media and in local media have claimed that a large bang could be heard in the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. Some alleged eyewitnesses said they felt a “shockwave.” Denis Pushilin, the top official in the region, told …
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