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Saturday, 14 June 2025 04:45

What to know after Day 1206 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian air defenses down Neptune missile, 1,582 Ukrainian drones in past week Russian air defense forces shot down a Neptune missile, 18 JDAM bombs, nine HIMARS rockets and 1,582 Ukrainian UAVs over the week, the Defense Ministry said. "In the past week, air defense forces shot down a Neptune long-range guided missile, 18 JDAM guided aerial bombs and nine US-made HIMARS rockets, as well as 1,582 fixed-wing drones," the ministry said. Russian troops also liberated five settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic and one in the Sumy Region over the past seven days, the Defense Ministry added. WESTERN…

Friday, 13 June 2025 04:41

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 616

Humanitarian workers killed in Gaza ambush blamed on Hamas; internet cut in territory At least eight Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation died in an ambush, the GHF said on Thursday, blaming Hamas militants for the killings that rocked the troubled food distribution operation. A bus carrying about two dozen GHF workers was raked with gunfire on Wednesday night as it headed to an aid centre in southern Gaza, the foundation said, adding that many of its staff were injured and some might have been kidnapped. Separately, the local health authority said 103 Palestinians were killed by…

Friday, 13 June 2025 04:39

What to know after Day 1205 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia creating dedicated drone force – Putin Russia is in the process of establishing drone forces as a separate branch of the military, President Vladimir Putin has said, revealing that up to half of all battlefield kills in the Ukraine conflict come from UAVs. The president made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with top military and civilian officials dedicated to Russia’s armament plan for the next decade. Unmanned systems have been playing a crucial role on the battlefield, and the scope of their use is only growing, Putin stated. “They are capable of destroying armored vehicles,…

Thursday, 12 June 2025 04:42

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 615

US slams UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue, warns of consequences U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is discouraging governments around the world from attending a U.N. conference next week on a possible two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, according to a U.S. cable seen by Reuters. The diplomatic demarche, sent on Tuesday, says countries that take "anti-Israel actions" following the conference will be viewed as acting in opposition to U.S. foreign policy interests and could face diplomatic consequences from Washington. The demarche, which was not previously reported, runs squarely against the diplomacy of two close allies France and Saudi Arabia,…

Thursday, 12 June 2025 04:41

What to know after Day 1204 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Kiev’s unwillingness to compromise to lead to more territorial losses — Russian negotiator Ukraine’s unwillingness to compromise in talks with Russia will only lead to more territorial losses for Kiev, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, who heads Moscow’s delegation to negotiations with Ukraine. "We want peace," he pointed. "But if Ukraine keeps being driven by the national interests of others, then we will be simply forced to respond," Medinsky added. He also "warned that a lack of compromise from Kiev would only lead to more territorial losses," the newspaper notes. "With Russia,…

Wednesday, 11 June 2025 05:18

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 614

Israel's Netanyahu says significant progress made in talks to release hostages Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that there had been "significant progress" in efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza, but that it was "too soon" to raise hopes that a deal would be reached. Despite efforts by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to restore a ceasefire in Gaza, neither Israel nor Hamas has shown willingness to back down on core demands, with each side blaming the other for the failure to reach a deal. Netanyahu, who has come under pressure from…

Wednesday, 11 June 2025 05:17

What to know after Day 1203 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Intense Russian drone attack on Kharkiv kills 2, injures 54, Ukraine says A nine-minute-long Russian drone attack on Ukraine's second largest city of Kharkiv in the middle of the night killed at least two people and injured 54, including five children, regional officials said on Wednesday. The intense strikes with 17 drones sparked fires in 15 units of a five-storey apartment building and caused other damage in the city close to the Russian border, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said. "There are direct hits on multi-storey buildings, private homes, playgrounds, enterprises and public transport," Terekhov said on the Telegram…

Tuesday, 10 June 2025 04:28

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 613

UN says most flour delivered in Gaza looted or taken by starving people The United Nations said on Monday that it has only been able to bring minimal flour into Gaza since Israel lifted an aid blockade three weeks ago and that has mostly been looted by armed gangs or taken by starving Palestinians. The organization has transported 4,600 metric tonnes of wheat flour into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing, the only entry point Israel allows it to use, Deputy U.N. spokesperson Fahan Haq told reporters. Haq said aid groups in Gaza estimate that between 8,000 and 10,000 metric…

Tuesday, 10 June 2025 04:27

What to know after Day 1202 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia conducts ‘retaliatory strikes’ on Ukrainian airfield – MOD Russian forces have conducted overnight strikes on a Ukrainian airfield in the western Rovno Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow reported on Monday. The strikes are part of Moscow’s retaliation for Ukrainian “terrorist attacks” against Russian air forces, the statement said. Last week, Ukrainian intelligence services claimed to have delivered a significant blow to Russian air power by bombing airfields deep inside the country with short-range first person view drones launched from concealed compartments in freight cars. Moscow has accused Kiev of seriously exaggerating the effect of the operation.…

Monday, 09 June 2025 04:30

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 612

Israel reveals tunnel under Gaza hospital, says body of Sinwar's brother found there The Israeli army said on Sunday it had retrieved the body of Hamas' military chief Mohammed Sinwar in an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in southern Gaza, following a targeted operation last month. Another senior Hamas leader, Mohammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade, was also found dead at the scene along with a number of other militants, who are still being identified, said IDF spokesperson, Brigadier General Effie Defrin. Israeli forces gave a small group of foreign reporters a tour of the tunnel that had been…

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Monday, 09 June 2025 04:29

What to know after Day 1201 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia advances to east-central Ukrainian region amid row over dead soldiers Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk amid a public row between Moscow and Kyiv over peace negotiations and the return of thousands of bodies of soldiers who fell in the war. Despite talk of peace, the war is stepping up with Russian forces grabbing more territory in Ukraine and Kyiv unfurling high-profile drone and sabotage attacks on Russia's nuclear-capable bomber fleet and, according to Moscow, on railways. Russia, which controls a little under one-fifth of…

Sunday, 08 June 2025 04:36

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 611

US-backed Gaza group suspends aid for a day over threats, Hamas vows to protect UN aid A controversial humanitarian organization backed by the United States and Israel did not distribute any food aid on Saturday, accusing Hamas of making threats that "made it impossible" to operate in the enclave, which the Palestinian militants denied. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which uses private U.S. security and logistics firms to operate, said it was adapting operations to overcome the unspecified threats. It later said in a Facebook post that two sites would reopen on Sunday. A Hamas official told Reuters he had no…

Sunday, 08 June 2025 04:35

What to know after Day 1200 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russian military retaliated against Kiev’s ‘terrorism’ – MOD The Russian military has said its forces carried out large-scale overnight strikes against Ukrainian defense industry sites, using drones and long-range precision-guided weapons. Ukrainian officials also reported waves of missile and drone attacks across multiple cities, including the capital Kiev, as well as Lviv and Lutsk on Friday morning. The barrage, which included air-, sea-, and land-based missiles as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), was a response to recent “terrorist acts” carried out by Kiev, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday. Ukraine blew up railway bridges in Russia last…

Saturday, 07 June 2025 04:24

Here’s the latest as Israel-Hamas war enters Day 610

Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution, Eid holiday marked by violence Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort. With severe food shortages plaguing the coastal enclave, fighting continued in many areas of the Gaza Strip. Local health authorities said 16 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes, mostly in northern Gaza, while the Israeli army said four of its soldiers were killed and five were wounded by an explosion in a building…

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