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Chief of defence staff ‘confident’ that the UK could fight full-scale war

Chief of defence staff, Sir Tony Radakin, has admitted he can “confidently” say Britain would be ready to fight a full-scale war if it needed to.

The Independent UK

Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine

A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring a woman and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports

The Independent UK

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LAURA Kuenssberg will once again be joined by a variety of guests on her BBC show on Sunday morning ...

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UK defence chief: Russia is paying ‘extraordinary price’ in Ukraine

October was Russia’s worst month for deaths since the conflict began in February 2022

The Independent UK

Russia paying ‘extraordinary price’ in Ukraine, says UK defence chief

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said Russia had suffered its worst month in October since the invasion started in 2022.

Evening Standard

Wreath-laying marks 10 years since end of UK combat operations in Afghanistan

Minister for veterans and people Alistair Carns, who is a veteran of the conflict himself, attended the ceremony and laid a wreath.

Evening Standard

British army not as strong as it should be because of ‘historic underinvestment’ says defence chief

But Admiral Sir Tony Radakin rejects need for conscription as suggested in Tory manifesto

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Army chief says UK must double its lethality or be prepared for war in 2027

Gen Sir Roly Walker says west faces ‘axis of upheaval’ with increasing threats from Russia, China and Iran

The Guardian - UK

UK armed forces chief urges US to ‘stay strong’ and resist isolationism

‘Sticking together’ is vital as world becomes more dangerous, says Adm Sir Tony Radakin on Washington visit

The Guardian - UK

Former commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi to become Ukraine’s ambassador to UK

The Guardian - UK

Nato would crush weak Russia and Putin knows it, says UK defence chief

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin downplays fears of wider conflict in Chatham House speech

Evening Standard

Ukraine will be on back foot in war for months, says UK armed forces chief

Kyiv unlikely to be able to mount fresh counteroffensive until late summer at very earliest, says Adm Sir Tony Radakin

The Guardian - UK

Army chief says people of UK are ‘prewar generation’ who must be ready to fight Russia

Ministry of Defence clarifies it has no plans for conscription after Gen Sir Patrick Sanders says UK should take steps to place society on war footing

The Guardian - UK

Special forces killings probe ‘will be emotive and uncomfortable’

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said it is ‘right’ that unlawful activity is investigated.

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Killing civilians in Afghanistan would increase weight of enemy – defence chief

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin was called to give evidence as part of the inquiry into alleged unlawful special forces killings.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine holds the line against Russian attacks, makes small gains

What happened in the 84th week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

The Independent UK

Shapps pledges ‘unwavering support’ for Ukraine in first meeting with Umerov

It marks Mr Shapps’ first meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Rustem Umerov, after he was promoted in a Cabinet mini-reshuffle in August.

Evening Standard

The inside story of how British missiles were used to attack the Russian fleet

Storm Shadow weapons were critical in Ukraine’s attack on Sevastopol this week, destroying a submarine, large landing ship and crippling the vital dry dock.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine ‘holds initiative’ in counteroffensive against Russia, says UK military chief

‘The idea that war is neat and tidy, and you can plan and predict it to the nth degree is nonsense’

The Guardian - UK

UK vulnerable to potential missile or drone attack, says military chief

Russia’s total-war attacks on Ukraine citizens show up limits of UK’s air defence systems, Adm Sir Tony Radakin tells conference

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine ‘holds initiative’ in counteroffensive, UK’s most senior military officer says – as it happened

Sir Tony Radakin says Kyiv is pushing Russia back” and has rejected claims Ukraine’s counteroffensive is struggling

Evening Standard

Ukraine has 30 more days left for offensive before cold weather sets in, US army chief says

General Mark Milley says Ukraine has ‘30 to 45 days’ before rainy and muddy conditions

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s legacy; Ukraine captures key village on the southern Zaporizhzhia front; life on the ISS at a time of war

The Guardian - UK

‘That’s our guy’: how UK military chief became key Nato liaison in Ukraine

Adm Sir Tony Radakin recognised in Washington and Kyiv as an increasingly important actor

Evening Standard

UK picking apart Russian army vehicles captured in Ukraine to learn their secrets

The UK is picking apart Russian armoured vehicles captured in Ukraine to learn their secrets, Britain’s military head has said.

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