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Russia hits Ukraine homes, evacuates Kherson, warns of escalation

Under pressure in the south of Ukraine, Russia fired missiles and drones into Ukrainian-held Mykolaiv on Sunday, destroying an apartment block in the ship-building city near the front and said the war was trending towards "uncontrolled escalation".

Reuters

G7 condemns Russia's kidnapping of Ukraine nuclear plant leadership

The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations condemned Russia's kidnapping of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant leadership and called for the immediate return of full control of the plant to Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 242 of the invasion

Blackouts across Ukraine after Russian missile attacks; Kherson residents told to leave immediately ahead of expected Ukrainian advance

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Netanyahu asks Putin to rethink his invasion of Ukraine

Israel’s opposition leader and contender for next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, and urged him to reconsider, in his most direct criticism yet of the war.

Tribune News Service

Russian authorities urge residents to leave Kherson ‘immediately’

Call comes as Ukrainian forces are expected to embark on a campaign to recapture the city in southern Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Freed British hostages tortured by Russia reunited and honoured at Ukraine Embassy

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky marked Defenders Day by thanking troops, promising victory over Russia’s President Putin, meanwhile the British PoWs were honoured at the embassy in London

Daily Mirror

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: We can down most Russian missiles, will improve

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russia had launched strikes on infrastructure on a "very wide" scale and pledged that his military would improve on an already good record of downing missiles with help from its partners.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as Vladimir Putin's chef, revealed as Wagner Group mercenary boss

Yevgeny Prigozhin, an elusive Russian oligarch linked to an election-meddling troll farm, now openly admits he founded the private military company doing Vladimir Putin's bidding in Ukraine. But his brazen new approach could spell trouble for the president.

ABC News

Russian soldiers sent to Ukraine frontline with paintball masks and children's gloves

Demand for military kit has soared so much that body armour in Russia now costs around £1,115, according to reports

Daily Mirror

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid, causing widespread blackouts

Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure was extensively damaged on Saturday as Russian troops delivered another large-scale wave of missile strikes, leaving 1.5 million or more people temporarily without power.

Tribune News Service

Russian-installed authorities order ‘immediate’ Kherson evacuation

Russian-installed authorities in Kherson ordered all residents to leave “immediately”, amid warnings of a looming Ukrainian counteroffensive to recapture the city.

Evening Standard

Ukraine's power grid sustains record damage in Russian strikes, utility says

Over 1.4 million households have lost electricity after repeated Russian air raids, the president's office says. Ukraine's power utility says the extent of the damage eclipses earlier attacks.

WEKU

Millions of Ukrainians left without power as Russia attacks critical infrastructure

The Kremlin has launched a series of devastating attacks on Ukraine’s power infrastructure over the past few weeks

Evening Standard

‘My heart is bleeding’: villagers flee as the battle for Kherson rages on

As Russia vows to make the region’s main city a ‘fortress’, two evacuees tell of the long months with war on their doorstep

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Russia orders immediate evacuation from occupied Kherson

Kherson has been occupied by Russia since the early days of its invasion of Ukraine in February.

Reuters

Thousands protest in Germany demanding solidarity in energy relief

BERLIN/DUESSELDORF - Tens of thousands of protesters in six German cities gathered on Saturday to demand a more just distribution of government funds to deal with rising energy prices and living costs and a faster transition away from fossil fuels.

Bangkok Post

Russian strikes on Ukraine energy grid intensify

Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure was extensively damaged again on Saturday as Russian troops delivered another large-scale wave of missile strikes, leaving 1.5 million or more people without power.

Reuters

More flee Ukraine's Kherson as Russian occupiers renew warnings

Russian occupation authorities in the Ukrainian city of Kherson told civilians on Saturday they should leave immediately because of what they called the tense military situation as Ukraine's forces advance.

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The Independent UK

Weapons shortages could mean hard calls for Ukraine's allies

Weapons stockpile shortages across Europe could force hard choices as Ukraine’s allies balance their own needs at home with the needs of Ukraine in its fight against Russia

Daily Record

Watch as RAF jet pilots practice shooting down drones in mid-air off Scots coast

Eight squadrons were involved in the training exercise, which saw 53 missiles launched at Banshee target drones.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine faces widespread outages after wave of Russian attacks

More than a million households left without power following Russian attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure.

Reuters

Russia says it repelled Ukrainian offensive in Kherson region

Russia said on Saturday its forces had prevented an attempt by Ukraine to break through its line of control in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, where it is evacuating civilians in anticipation of a wider Ukrainian counter-offensive.

Radio France Internationale

France pushes for investigation into use of drones in Ukraine conflict

France, Britain and Germany have asked the United Nations to conduct an "impartial" investigation into Iranian drones the West says Russia is using in the war in Ukraine. Despite the escalation in the conflict, France is insisting on the importance of keeping communication lines open with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK

Lights go out in Ukraine as Russia launches "massive" strike

Hundreds of thousands of people in central and western Ukraine have woken up to power outages and periodic bursts of gunfire, as Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles

Reuters

How water has been weaponised in Ukraine

Sveta has no doubt about why the Ukrainian-held southern city of Mykolaiv, a ship-building centre that is home to a half a million people, has gone without fresh water for the past six months.

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