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Russian air attacks kill five at Ukraine’s Naftogaz gas facilities

ceasefire and then launching missile and drone attacks on his country. “Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war and our responses. Peace is needed, and real steps are needed

Russia will always be victorious, says Putin at scaled-back Victory Day parade

Russia once expected to win in weeks has since shifted. Earlier in the week, Putin pressed Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a ceasefire to coincide with the parade. Ukraine initially dismissed the proposal as a cynical ploy

Russia, Ukraine trade fire, blame despite Victory Day ceasefire

Ukraine’s long-range sanctions continued in response to Russian strikes on our cities and villages,” Zelenskyy said. Kyiv had proposed an open-ended ceasefire beginning on May 6, which it said Russia

Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

responses," Zelenskyy said in a post on X. "Peace is needed, and real steps are needed to achieve it. Ukraine will act in kind." The Russian Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine

Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries

responsibility and blamed Ukrainian saboteurs. With no clear path to peace or even a ceasefire in the foreseeable future, Ukraine may intensify strikes on Russia

Russia launches attacks on Ukraine energy infrastructure amid truce talks – Europe live

Russia could cease fire at any moment, and this would stop the war and our responses.** Peace is needed, and real steps are needed to achieve it. Ukraine will act in kind.” ![Rescuers extinguishing

Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day

Russia's Defense Ministry declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine for Friday and Saturday to mark the 81st anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, but it threatened to strike back

Trump and Putin discuss Iran war and float temporary Ukraine ceasefire in call

responsibility on Ukraine. The potential temporary ceasefire comes as Ukrainian long-range drones continue to strike Russian territory almost daily. The attacks have largely targeted industrial and military sites, including oil infrastructure and logistics hubs

Zelenskyy condemns Russian ‘cynicism’ over parade truce as attack kills five

responses.” Vladimir Putin has announced a unilateral ceasefire around Russia marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany on Friday. For the first time in almost 20 years, the Red Square

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Victory Day ceasefire

Russia has warned Ukraine not to try to attack the Victory Day parade in Red Square. Its defence ministry has threatened to launch a "retaliatory, massive missile strike" on the centre of Kyiv if Moscow

Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security

ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin, in power for more than a quarter-century, has used Victory Day, Russia's most important secular holiday, to showcase the country

Zelensky thanks UK for 'ironclad' support after meeting King

response, a Reform spokesperson told the BBC: "It is an entirely reasonable position to support the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russia, whilst also believing that only domestic flags should be flown from

Ukraine expands oil strikes on Russia as Putin proposes brief ceasefire

ceasefire Ukrainian drones have again hit oil infrastructure in the city of Perm in central Russia, more than 1,500km from the front line. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said the target in Perm

Russia threatens more Kyiv strikes and tells foreign nationals to leave

response to what it claims was a deliberate Ukrainian attack on a student dormitory in the town of Starobilsk on Friday, in which Russian officials said 21 people were killed. Ukraine's military said

Ukraine hits Russia’s distant gas facilities after Moscow’s attacks kill 6

response to Russia,” he said. Evgeny Solntsev, the governor of Orenburg – home to one of the world’s largest gasfields and containing industrial infrastructure considered vital to Russia’s military and economy – claimed that nine

EU formally approves €90bn Ukraine loan and 20th sanctions package against Russia

response to Russia’s devastating attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent months. EU leaders will also discuss how to respond to surging energy prices and the wider ramifications of war in the Middle

European countries and EU summon Russian envoys over threats on Kyiv

ceasefire for Moscow’s celebrations to mark its victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 at the end of World War II, but fighting quickly resumed with both sides accusing the other of violating the agreement

The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

ceasefire. A "solution" has yet to materialise. In the meantime, Zelensky has focussed on bolstering Ukraine where he can. Opportunism is arguably one of his most potent weapons. Saudi Arabia, which he visited again

Strike near UAE reactor revives concerns over nuclear plant safety in wartime

responsible for military activity of any kind in the proximity of this nuclear power plant, and all civilian energy facilities, to revisit the agreements of the Geneva conventions.” Though [the Geneva conventions](https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-ihl/v1/rule10#Fn_A84730F9_00002),

US deepens European uncertainty with deployment of 5,000 troops to Poland

Russia’s war on neighbouring Ukraine continues and the Trump administration largely ceasing efforts to mediate a ceasefire. European states report that they are getting to grips with the need to replace US defence capabilities