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KRAMATORSK, Ukraine -- Russian forces hit at least three cities across Ukraine, using "glide bombs" and drones, killing more than two dozen people and wounding dozens of others, in one of the bloodiest attack on Ukraine in months. Ukraine, meanwhile, launched its newest long-range cruise missile, along with a volley…

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MOSCOW, May 5 - Ukraine attacked one of Russia's biggest oil refineries on Tuesday, sparking a fire in an industrial area of Kirishi town in the Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. "The enemy’s main target was the (Kirishinefteorgsintez) oil refinery," Drozdenko said, adding there were no casualties. A blaze…

DENVER – NATO must update policies and strengthen relationships among allies to accelerate the fusion of commercial and national geospatial intelligence, Maj. Gen. Paul Lynch, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for intelligence, said May 4 at the GEOINT Symposium. The war in Ukraine demonstrated the promise of “rapid continuous fusion…

Russian ⁠President ​Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a two-day ⁠ceasefire in ‌the ‌war with Ukraine to observe the anniversary ⁠of the ‌defeat ⁠of Nazi Germany in World War ‌II. The ceasefire would run Friday and Saturday, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy countered…

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Russia warned of retaliation in a chilling threat to Ukraine. 18:36, Mon, May 4, 2026 Updated: 20:42, Mon, May 4, 2026 Putin (Image: Getty) Russia has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine between May 8 and May 9 to coincide with commemorations marking victory over Nazi Germany in the Second…

Reuters Russian service members march in columns during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade marking the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova MOSCOW, May 4 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared a…

Sir Keir Starmer said the benefit of joining the EU’s 90 billion euro (£78 billion) loan for Ukraine “outweighs the cost” as he argued the continent must “move at pace” to bolster its own defence. The Prime Minister said UK involvement in the scheme was in “the national interest” and…

A drone hit a high-rise apartment building a few kilometers from the Kremlin, Moscow's mayor said, while Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile attack killed six people and wounded others in the eastern Kharkiv region. The strikes came a day after Kyiv announced it had hit a key Baltic Sea…