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Thats not true at all. Loads of people have asked why it was such big news. The reason was it was because it was the Titanic, it still carries some sort of mythical status for some reason
Forget who's posted it, look at the content. Why would Bennet say what he did?
You were the one who claimed Putin was a coward in as much words, so care to explain what Zelensky is then?
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Complete failure at the moment. We keep hearing how the main force hasn't been committed yet yada yada..its been nearly 20..I'm curious as to why AFU hasn't asked for attack helicopters like cobras and Mi24 Hinds..alas..
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The sheer confusion of MSM and the western governments is hillarious.
After their many statements predicting Putin will be crushed, arrested, killed. Russians will run away etc.
After being humiliated once again by Putin, the west are still continuing the story of Putin in trouble.
In reality Putin has consolidated his power even further.
After their many statements predicting Putin will be crushed, arrested, killed. Russians will run away etc.
After being humiliated once again by Putin, the west are still continuing the story of Putin in trouble.
In reality Putin has consolidated his power even further.
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Putin thanks those ‘who stood in the way of the mutineers’
Russian leader pays tribute to pilots killed fighting the short-lived Wagner mutiny and says he will honour promises of amnesty for mercenaries.
President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to pilots killed in the short-lived mutiny by the Wagner Group and expressed his thanks to those who opposed the rebellion in his first public comments since Saturday’s revolt was ended.
“The courage and self-sacrifice of the fallen heroes-pilots saved Russia from tragic, devastating consequences,” Putin said in an address broadcast on state television late on Monday night.
There has been no official information about how many pilots died or how many aircraft were shot down.
“I thank all the soldiers and intelligence-service staff who stood in the way of the mutineers,” the president said, adding that everything possible was done on his orders to avoid bloodshed.
He also thanked Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for mediating with Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin to call off the armed group’s advance on Moscow.
Putin – without mentioning Prigozhin by name – thanked the mercenary commanders and soldiers who avoided bloodshed, and said he would honour his promise to allow Wagner forces to relocate to Belarus if they wanted, sign a contract with Russia’s defence ministry or return to their families.
All attempts to sow chaos in Russia were destined to fail, the president said. He blamed “Russia’s enemies” and said they “miscalculated”.
“The organisers of the mutiny who betrayed the country also betrayed those who were on their side,” said Putin, who later met Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the head of Russia’s main domestic security service and other top ministers, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Russia analyst Pavel Felgenhauer described Putin’s comments as a “victory speech directed towards the Russian public”.
“Of course this doesn’t mean that problems have dissipated. It’s not fine actually because Putin called on the Wagner fighters to join the defence ministry – and they’re not doing it,” he told Al Jazeera.
“They are still there with their weapons, they are well organised, they’re the best fighting force in the land right now. And what will be their next move is not clear. Right now, they most likely feel threatened. They didn’t disappear.”
‘Not a coup’
Earlier, Prigozhin defended his “march for justice” on Moscow with a convoy of tanks, saying the move was not an attempted coup but a protest against Russia’s military leadership.
He called the move a reaction to an attack on his forces that he said killed about 30 of his fighters. He spoke on Monday in his first audio statement since Saturday’s events.
“We went to demonstrate our protest and not to overthrow power in the country,” Prigozhin said. “We halted at the moment when the first assault unit deployed its artillery [near Moscow], conducted reconnaissance and realised that a lot of blood would be spilled.”
Prigozhin shocked the world with the armed revolt, which he abruptly called off as his fighters approached the Russian capital having shot down several aircraft but meeting no resistance on the ground during a dash of nearly 800km (500 miles).
Russia’s three main news agencies reported on Monday that the criminal case against Prigozhin had not been closed, an apparent reversal of an offer of immunity publicised as part of the deal that persuaded him to stand down.
Prigozhin gave few clues about his fate, including his whereabouts, or the deal – thrashed out by Lukashenko – under which he abandoned the move towards Moscow.
‘Bullet in the head’
Though the mutiny was brief, it was not bloodless.
Russian Telegram channels monitoring Russia’s military activity, including the blog Rybar with more than a million subscribers, reported on Saturday that 13 Russian pilots were killed.
According to Rybar, three Mi-8 MTPR electronic warfare helicopters, and an Il-18 aircraft with its crew, were shot down by Wagner forces.
Prigozhin expressed regret for attacking the aircraft but said they were bombing his convoys.
The feud between the Wagner Group leader and Russia’s military brass has festered throughout the war.
Andrei Gurulev, a retired general and current lawmaker who has had rows with the mercenary leader, said Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin deserve “a bullet in the head”.
Prigozhin taunted Russia’s military on Monday, calling his march a “master class” on how it should have carried out the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said Prigozhin’s mutiny “wasn’t a bid for power or an attempt to overtake the Kremlin” but a desperate move amid his escalating rift with the military leadership.
While Prigozhin could get out of the crisis alive, he does not have a political future in Russia under Putin, Stanovaya said on Twitter.
US President Joe Biden called the mutiny “part of a struggle within the Russian system” and said that NATO nations played no part in it.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said it was “a new thing to see President Putin’s leadership directly challenged. It is a new thing to see Yevgeny Prigozhin directly questioning the rationale for this war and calling out that the war has been conducted essentially based on a lie.”
White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said US policy did not seek to change the government in Russia.
Al-Jazeera
Russian leader pays tribute to pilots killed fighting the short-lived Wagner mutiny and says he will honour promises of amnesty for mercenaries.
President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to pilots killed in the short-lived mutiny by the Wagner Group and expressed his thanks to those who opposed the rebellion in his first public comments since Saturday’s revolt was ended.
“The courage and self-sacrifice of the fallen heroes-pilots saved Russia from tragic, devastating consequences,” Putin said in an address broadcast on state television late on Monday night.
There has been no official information about how many pilots died or how many aircraft were shot down.
“I thank all the soldiers and intelligence-service staff who stood in the way of the mutineers,” the president said, adding that everything possible was done on his orders to avoid bloodshed.
He also thanked Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for mediating with Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin to call off the armed group’s advance on Moscow.
Putin – without mentioning Prigozhin by name – thanked the mercenary commanders and soldiers who avoided bloodshed, and said he would honour his promise to allow Wagner forces to relocate to Belarus if they wanted, sign a contract with Russia’s defence ministry or return to their families.
All attempts to sow chaos in Russia were destined to fail, the president said. He blamed “Russia’s enemies” and said they “miscalculated”.
“The organisers of the mutiny who betrayed the country also betrayed those who were on their side,” said Putin, who later met Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the head of Russia’s main domestic security service and other top ministers, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Russia analyst Pavel Felgenhauer described Putin’s comments as a “victory speech directed towards the Russian public”.
“Of course this doesn’t mean that problems have dissipated. It’s not fine actually because Putin called on the Wagner fighters to join the defence ministry – and they’re not doing it,” he told Al Jazeera.
“They are still there with their weapons, they are well organised, they’re the best fighting force in the land right now. And what will be their next move is not clear. Right now, they most likely feel threatened. They didn’t disappear.”
‘Not a coup’
Earlier, Prigozhin defended his “march for justice” on Moscow with a convoy of tanks, saying the move was not an attempted coup but a protest against Russia’s military leadership.
He called the move a reaction to an attack on his forces that he said killed about 30 of his fighters. He spoke on Monday in his first audio statement since Saturday’s events.
“We went to demonstrate our protest and not to overthrow power in the country,” Prigozhin said. “We halted at the moment when the first assault unit deployed its artillery [near Moscow], conducted reconnaissance and realised that a lot of blood would be spilled.”
Prigozhin shocked the world with the armed revolt, which he abruptly called off as his fighters approached the Russian capital having shot down several aircraft but meeting no resistance on the ground during a dash of nearly 800km (500 miles).
Russia’s three main news agencies reported on Monday that the criminal case against Prigozhin had not been closed, an apparent reversal of an offer of immunity publicised as part of the deal that persuaded him to stand down.
Prigozhin gave few clues about his fate, including his whereabouts, or the deal – thrashed out by Lukashenko – under which he abandoned the move towards Moscow.
‘Bullet in the head’
Though the mutiny was brief, it was not bloodless.
Russian Telegram channels monitoring Russia’s military activity, including the blog Rybar with more than a million subscribers, reported on Saturday that 13 Russian pilots were killed.
According to Rybar, three Mi-8 MTPR electronic warfare helicopters, and an Il-18 aircraft with its crew, were shot down by Wagner forces.
Prigozhin expressed regret for attacking the aircraft but said they were bombing his convoys.
The feud between the Wagner Group leader and Russia’s military brass has festered throughout the war.
Andrei Gurulev, a retired general and current lawmaker who has had rows with the mercenary leader, said Prigozhin and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin deserve “a bullet in the head”.
Prigozhin taunted Russia’s military on Monday, calling his march a “master class” on how it should have carried out the February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian political analyst Tatiana Stanovaya said Prigozhin’s mutiny “wasn’t a bid for power or an attempt to overtake the Kremlin” but a desperate move amid his escalating rift with the military leadership.
While Prigozhin could get out of the crisis alive, he does not have a political future in Russia under Putin, Stanovaya said on Twitter.
US President Joe Biden called the mutiny “part of a struggle within the Russian system” and said that NATO nations played no part in it.
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said it was “a new thing to see President Putin’s leadership directly challenged. It is a new thing to see Yevgeny Prigozhin directly questioning the rationale for this war and calling out that the war has been conducted essentially based on a lie.”
White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said US policy did not seek to change the government in Russia.
Al-Jazeera
Look at the comments in this BBC article.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66037913#comments
You have hundreds of cpleigh clones. People who continue to believe that Ukraine is winning, Russia is losing and that Russia will be driven out of Ukraine. Not only that people actually believe Putin is at risk of being overthrown. When in fact over the weekend not one western MSM could find a single political leader, popular celebrity or military commander inside the MoD or even Wagner who said we need to get rid of Putin.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66037913#comments
You have hundreds of cpleigh clones. People who continue to believe that Ukraine is winning, Russia is losing and that Russia will be driven out of Ukraine. Not only that people actually believe Putin is at risk of being overthrown. When in fact over the weekend not one western MSM could find a single political leader, popular celebrity or military commander inside the MoD or even Wagner who said we need to get rid of Putin.
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Mr Leigh.
Im assuming you'd believe The Commander In Chief, the Leader of the Free World, the President of the greatest nation who is the leader of the Nato helping Ukraine?
Biden thinks Putin is doing a bad job in Iraq
)Can you post some of these or show links, I don't get to see these statements and can't seem to find any reference to them. Thanks.
No one knows ecept Putin and his senior leadership team. If Prigozhin did work with western intelligence agencies then he's not long for this world. If he didn't and it was just him making a protest - then he'll live. Remember the Wagner PMC is very popular in Russia and with some Russian allies. Killing Prigozhin the leader of the PMC would be unacceptable. Killing Prigozhin the traitor would be different.
Anyone who claims to know one way or the other is lying.
It's pretty obvious the prigozhin was selling himself to ukraine he told the ukranians and usa the russian position and he also gave the positions of the chechens and got one of their commanders killed who hasn't been heard of yet the brother in law of kadyrov .
Ukranians are russian they are the same they are like Afghans and pakistani pathans separated by artificial border everything about them physique , language culture religion food music history ancient kiev rus are the same easterns slavs.
It's like kandahari pathans call peshawar and pakistani northern pakhtuns call it pekhawar.
They are regional differences but in a nutshell they are not a different set of people.
People gaelic scots, Welsh and Irish have more grounds for separation than ukraine does.
Ukranians are russian they are the same they are like Afghans and pakistani pathans separated by artificial border everything about them physique , language culture religion food music history ancient kiev rus are the same easterns slavs.
It's like kandahari pathans call peshawar and pakistani northern pakhtuns call it pekhawar.
They are regional differences but in a nutshell they are not a different set of people.
People gaelic scots, Welsh and Irish have more grounds for separation than ukraine does.
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Good to be back. Looks like the counter offensive has been a massive flop.
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It seems it never took off.
Sky news and other MSM are claiming there are KM's of mines laid which is slowing the Ukrainians. The truth is Ukrainians were thrown in the deep end, making them easy cannon fodder.
Russia are now setting their sights on Odessa, one of the final battlegrounds in this conflict imo.
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Russia launched a multi-wave overnight attack on Ukraine, using 70 air assault weapons, including cruise and hypersonic missiles and Iranian-made drones, Kyiv’s air force said on Sunday according to Reuters.
The air force says Ukraine’s air defence destroyed 30 out of 40 cruise missiles and all 27 of the Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight.
In total, in several waves of attacks, from the evening of 5 August to the morning of 6 August 2023, the enemy used 70 means of air assault weapons.
www.theguardian.com
The air force says Ukraine’s air defence destroyed 30 out of 40 cruise missiles and all 27 of the Shahed drones that Russia launched overnight.
In total, in several waves of attacks, from the evening of 5 August to the morning of 6 August 2023, the enemy used 70 means of air assault weapons.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia attacks with waves of missiles and drones, says Kyiv
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Saddam was a terrorist himself, do you know what he did to Kuwait.
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Here we go..gilly will now justify the murder of a million Iraqis.
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Please stop reading Australian news, its well known Saddam was given the green light by US to invade, they then of course screwed him over.
You throw the word terrorist around with ignorance and ignore the terrorism of your nation.
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George Bush and Tony Blair are terrorists too then. They did worse in Iraq.
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You got to hand it the Aussies.
Saddam is a terrorist according to them despite how he was an ally of the West pre 92, and the war on Iraq in 2003 was a war crime, and yet the Aussies celebrate, yet the same Aussies will weep about a ball change on the 5th day of a Test match.
Always sponging, as Australia is technically not a Western nation and have no skin in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Saddam is a terrorist according to them despite how he was an ally of the West pre 92, and the war on Iraq in 2003 was a war crime, and yet the Aussies celebrate, yet the same Aussies will weep about a ball change on the 5th day of a Test match.
Always sponging, as Australia is technically not a Western nation and have no skin in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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There is a lot of confusion in the minds of westerners or those believing they live in the west regarding the war in Ukraine.
But thankfully it seems the Ukrainians have found their new spokesperson.
New Ukrainian military spokesperson enrages Russian propagandists
Ukrainian Defense Ministry has responded to Russian media attacking Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, a military servicewoman of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces and U.S. journalist, over her transgender identity.
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Russia moving on swiftly today. Kupyansk and Kharkov under massive attacks, most of the town taken by Russia. So many Ukrainians have been taken out, the scenes are sad to see. The west must allow Ukraine to negotiate, its almost over for them now.
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No chance of using F-16 jets this year, Ukraine says
Ukraine will not be able to operate US-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter, air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television late on Wednesday.“It’s already obvious we won’t be able to defend Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets during this autumn and winter,” Ihnat told a joint telethon broadcast by Ukrainian channels.
US President Joe Biden endorsed training programmes for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in May but no timing for the supply of war planes has been given so far.
“We had big hopes for this plane, that it will become part of air defence, able to protect us from Russia’s missiles and drones terrorism,” Ihnat said.
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Russian officials have accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on a building in Moscow, causing an explosion that was heard across the city's business district.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defences had shot down the drone with its debris falling on the city's Expo Center.
It marks the latest in a series of such attacks on the Russian capital.
Unverified footage on social media appeared to show thick grey smoke rising into the night sky over Moscow.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but officials in Kyiv have never formally acknowledged launching attacks on targets in Moscow.
The attack occurred at around 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT), Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram.
It said that, after activating the city's air defence systems, the drone had "changed its flight path", falling on a non-residential building on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, an area of Moscow which hosts a number of government buildings.
It added that there were no initial reports of casualties.
The Expo Center is a large exhibition space used for conferences and conventions and is situated less than 5km (3.1 miles) from the Kremlin.
A witness who was in the area told Reuters news agency the attack had caused "a powerful explosion".
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defences had shot down the drone with its debris falling on the city's Expo Center.
It marks the latest in a series of such attacks on the Russian capital.
Unverified footage on social media appeared to show thick grey smoke rising into the night sky over Moscow.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, but officials in Kyiv have never formally acknowledged launching attacks on targets in Moscow.
The attack occurred at around 04:00 local time (01:00 GMT), Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram.
It said that, after activating the city's air defence systems, the drone had "changed its flight path", falling on a non-residential building on the Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, an area of Moscow which hosts a number of government buildings.
It added that there were no initial reports of casualties.
The Expo Center is a large exhibition space used for conferences and conventions and is situated less than 5km (3.1 miles) from the Kremlin.
A witness who was in the area told Reuters news agency the attack had caused "a powerful explosion".
Drone attack hits building in central Moscow
Russian officials say air defences shot down the drone and its debris landed on the city's Expo Center.
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The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a US official said on Thursday.
Ukraine has actively sought the US-made F-16 fighter jets to help it counter Russian air superiority.
Washington gave Denmark and the Netherlands official assurances that the United States will expedite approval of transfer requests for F-16s to go to Ukraine when the pilots are trained, the official said.
“We welcome Washington’s decision to pave the way for sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine,” Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Now, we will further discuss the subject with our European partners.”
Denmark and the Netherlands had recently asked for those assurances. The US must approve the transfer of military jets from its allies to Ukraine.
A coalition of 11 countries was due to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 fighter jets this month in Denmark. Denmark’s acting Defence Minister Troels Poulsen said in July that the country hoped to see “results” from the training in early 2024.
Nato members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately enable Ukraine to obtain F-16s for use in its war with Russia.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in May said the Netherlands was seriously considering providing Ukraine with F-16s, as it is currently phasing out the fighter jets from its own armed forces.
According to figures from the Dutch defence ministry the Netherlands currently has 24 operational F-16’s which will be phased out by mid-2024. Another 18 of the jets are currently available for sale, of which 12 have been provisionally sold.
US State Secretary Antony Blinken sent letters to his Danish and Dutch counterparts assuring them that the requests would be approved, the US official said.
“I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors,” Blinken said in a letter to the two officials, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.
Blinken said, “It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty.”
He said the approval of the requests would allow Ukraine to take “full advantage of its new capabilities as soon as the first set of pilots completes their training.”
US President Joe Biden endorsed training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in May. In addition to training in Denmark, a training center was to be set up in Romania.
Kyiv will not be able to operate US-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter, Ukraine air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television late on Wednesday.
US officials have privately said that F-16 jets would have been of little help to Ukraine in its current counteroffensive and will not be a game changer when they eventually arrive given Russian air defense systems and contested skies over Ukrain
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Ukraine has actively sought the US-made F-16 fighter jets to help it counter Russian air superiority.
Washington gave Denmark and the Netherlands official assurances that the United States will expedite approval of transfer requests for F-16s to go to Ukraine when the pilots are trained, the official said.
“We welcome Washington’s decision to pave the way for sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine,” Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Now, we will further discuss the subject with our European partners.”
Denmark and the Netherlands had recently asked for those assurances. The US must approve the transfer of military jets from its allies to Ukraine.
A coalition of 11 countries was due to start training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 fighter jets this month in Denmark. Denmark’s acting Defence Minister Troels Poulsen said in July that the country hoped to see “results” from the training in early 2024.
Nato members Denmark and the Netherlands have been leading international efforts to train pilots as well as support staff, maintain aircraft and ultimately enable Ukraine to obtain F-16s for use in its war with Russia.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in May said the Netherlands was seriously considering providing Ukraine with F-16s, as it is currently phasing out the fighter jets from its own armed forces.
According to figures from the Dutch defence ministry the Netherlands currently has 24 operational F-16’s which will be phased out by mid-2024. Another 18 of the jets are currently available for sale, of which 12 have been provisionally sold.
US State Secretary Antony Blinken sent letters to his Danish and Dutch counterparts assuring them that the requests would be approved, the US official said.
“I am writing to express the United States’ full support for both the transfer of F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine and for the training of Ukrainian pilots by qualified F-16 instructors,” Blinken said in a letter to the two officials, a copy of which was seen by Reuters.
Blinken said, “It remains critical that Ukraine is able to defend itself against ongoing Russian aggression and violation of its sovereignty.”
He said the approval of the requests would allow Ukraine to take “full advantage of its new capabilities as soon as the first set of pilots completes their training.”
US President Joe Biden endorsed training programs for Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in May. In addition to training in Denmark, a training center was to be set up in Romania.
Kyiv will not be able to operate US-built F-16 fighter jets this coming autumn and winter, Ukraine air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat told Ukrainian television late on Wednesday.
US officials have privately said that F-16 jets would have been of little help to Ukraine in its current counteroffensive and will not be a game changer when they eventually arrive given Russian air defense systems and contested skies over Ukrain
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F16s - the next game changing weapon after all the previous failed ones. Javelins, Stingers, Himars, Patriot, Leopards, Challengers, Abrams, NASAMs, Patriot and on and on the list goes. When the F16s fail - what's next? Will the Americans be brave enough to risk sending their latest equipment?
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Seven people, including a six-year-old child, were killed when a Russian missile struck a theatre in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, officials say.
Fifteen children were among 129 people wounded, the interior ministry said. At least 25 people were in hospital.
Among the victims were people who had been celebrating an Orthodox Christian holiday at church, the ministry said.
A main square and a university building were also damaged in the attack.
The UN called it "heinous".
Fifteen children were among 129 people wounded, the interior ministry said. At least 25 people were in hospital.
Among the victims were people who had been celebrating an Orthodox Christian holiday at church, the ministry said.
A main square and a university building were also damaged in the attack.
The UN called it "heinous".
The only solution now is a ceasefire since the war has become a stalemate in particular with ukraine unable to drive ahead with the counteroffensive .
Nato will have to cut the strings and get a negotiated settlement since the war is now becoming unsustainable.
It looks and feels like a stalemate but the Russians still have huge reserves to call on - they have a larger population which obviously means a larger army. I don't see the Russians now settling for anything other than an outright military surrender.
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I think it's reaching an inflection point. The Ukrainians are running out of men. They can't carry out any major frontal offensive actions. So they are concentrating on smaller areas and single points rather than multiple attacks along a frontline.
The Russians are simply absorbing it all. But they have to break out at some point and it looks like Kupyansk is that break out.
They are still going soft on the Ukrainians because they want to negotiate so at some point we will see a negotiation but not yet.
As.for the f16s well they will be a force multiplier but it could be too late by then.
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A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports.
Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg.
Moscow said that a drone was hit by small-arms fire but managed to "damage" a plane. Ukraine has not commented.
The Tu-22 can travel at twice the speed of sound and has been used extensively by Russia to attack cities in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defence said in a statement that an attack by a "copter-type UAV" took place at around 10:00 Moscow time (08:00 BST).
It stated the location as "a military airfield in the Novgorod region", where Soltsy-2 is situated.
"The UAV was detected by the airfield's observation outpost and was hit with small-arms fire," the ministry said.
"One airplane was damaged; there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist act."
The statement also said a fire which broke out in the airfield parking lot was quickly extinguished.
However, images posted on the social media platform Telegram showed a large fire engulfing a jet with the distinctive nose cone of the Tu-22. BBC Verify analysed the images and believes them to be credible.
While the destruction of a single aircraft will have little effect on the potency of Moscow's current 60-strong fleet, the operation highlights Kyiv's growing ability to strike targets deep inside Russian territory.
Kyiv has over recent months launched dozens of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft to attack Moscow, a journey of several hundred miles. Soltsy-2 is around 400 miles (650km) from the Ukraine border.
However, the Russian MoD's description of the drone as a "copter-type UAV" suggests a cheap, commercially available device launched at short range.
The Tu-22 is a Cold War-era, swing-wing supersonic bomber, codenamed "Backfire" by Nato, which has been used extensively in attacks on Ukrainian cities.
Modern versions such as the Tu-22M3 can reach speeds of Mach 2 (2,300km/h or 1,430mp/h) and can carry up to 24,000kg of weapons, including "dumb bombs" and homing missiles.
They have been used in conflicts in Syria, Chechnya, and Georgia and most recently in Ukraine.
According to prosecutors in Kyiv, 30 people were killed when a Tu-22-launched missile hit a block of flats in Dnipro in January.
They said Russia's 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment carried out the attack. The regiment is based at Soltsy-2.
BBC Verify confirmed the location of the Ukrainian drone attack on Soltsy-2 by comparing visual clues - such as the appearance of aircraft and bays - to historical satellite images of the airbase.
The weather conditions at the time - wet and overcast - also matched the weather in the images, as well as other witness photos of the incident.
The remnants of the aircraft visible in the footage are consistent with that of a Tu-22M3.
Historical satellite imagery analysed by BBC Verify shows that aircraft of this kind were stationed at the base.
On Monday, a spokesperson for Ukraine's defence intelligence service said another military aircraft had been damaged in a drone attack in Russia's Kaluga region.
Russian media also reported the attack, but denied there had been any damage.
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Images posted on social media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 on fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg.
Moscow said that a drone was hit by small-arms fire but managed to "damage" a plane. Ukraine has not commented.
The Tu-22 can travel at twice the speed of sound and has been used extensively by Russia to attack cities in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Defence said in a statement that an attack by a "copter-type UAV" took place at around 10:00 Moscow time (08:00 BST).
It stated the location as "a military airfield in the Novgorod region", where Soltsy-2 is situated.
"The UAV was detected by the airfield's observation outpost and was hit with small-arms fire," the ministry said.
"One airplane was damaged; there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist act."
The statement also said a fire which broke out in the airfield parking lot was quickly extinguished.
However, images posted on the social media platform Telegram showed a large fire engulfing a jet with the distinctive nose cone of the Tu-22. BBC Verify analysed the images and believes them to be credible.
While the destruction of a single aircraft will have little effect on the potency of Moscow's current 60-strong fleet, the operation highlights Kyiv's growing ability to strike targets deep inside Russian territory.
Kyiv has over recent months launched dozens of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft to attack Moscow, a journey of several hundred miles. Soltsy-2 is around 400 miles (650km) from the Ukraine border.
However, the Russian MoD's description of the drone as a "copter-type UAV" suggests a cheap, commercially available device launched at short range.
The Tu-22 is a Cold War-era, swing-wing supersonic bomber, codenamed "Backfire" by Nato, which has been used extensively in attacks on Ukrainian cities.
Modern versions such as the Tu-22M3 can reach speeds of Mach 2 (2,300km/h or 1,430mp/h) and can carry up to 24,000kg of weapons, including "dumb bombs" and homing missiles.
They have been used in conflicts in Syria, Chechnya, and Georgia and most recently in Ukraine.
According to prosecutors in Kyiv, 30 people were killed when a Tu-22-launched missile hit a block of flats in Dnipro in January.
They said Russia's 52nd Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment carried out the attack. The regiment is based at Soltsy-2.
BBC Verify confirmed the location of the Ukrainian drone attack on Soltsy-2 by comparing visual clues - such as the appearance of aircraft and bays - to historical satellite images of the airbase.
The weather conditions at the time - wet and overcast - also matched the weather in the images, as well as other witness photos of the incident.
The remnants of the aircraft visible in the footage are consistent with that of a Tu-22M3.
Historical satellite imagery analysed by BBC Verify shows that aircraft of this kind were stationed at the base.
On Monday, a spokesperson for Ukraine's defence intelligence service said another military aircraft had been damaged in a drone attack in Russia's Kaluga region.
Russian media also reported the attack, but denied there had been any damage.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a crowd in Denmark on Monday that promised deliveries of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets had made him confident Ukraine could end Russia’s invasion.
Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would supply the first F-16s to Ukraine, with the initial six due to be delivered around New Year. Washington had approved the delivery of the jets ahead of Zelenskiy’s trip to Copenhagen.
“Today we are confident that Russia will lose this war,” Zelenskiy told thousands of people who gathered outside the Danish parliament to hear his speech.
Russia warned earlier that supplying the jets to Ukraine would only escalate the war, which has dragged on for almost 18 months. Russian forces are occupying almost a fifth of Ukraine’s territory and Kyiv is battling hard to push them out.
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Denmark and the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would supply the first F-16s to Ukraine, with the initial six due to be delivered around New Year. Washington had approved the delivery of the jets ahead of Zelenskiy’s trip to Copenhagen.
“Today we are confident that Russia will lose this war,” Zelenskiy told thousands of people who gathered outside the Danish parliament to hear his speech.
Russia warned earlier that supplying the jets to Ukraine would only escalate the war, which has dragged on for almost 18 months. Russian forces are occupying almost a fifth of Ukraine’s territory and Kyiv is battling hard to push them out.
"We are confident that Russia will lose war": Zelenskiy after getting F-16s
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a crowd in Denmark on Monday that promised deliveries of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets had made him confident
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At least 5 killed and 3 injured in Russian shelling, Ukrainian official says
At least five people were killed and three others injured as a result of Russian shelling on Ukraine’s Donetsk region, according to the region's military administration on Tuesday.
The shelling happened in the Lyman district, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk region military administration.
Three residents were killed while sitting on a bench near a private house in the village of Torske, while another Torske resident “suffered multiple chest, shoulder and hip injuries," according to the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office.
In the village of Zakitne “a 26-year-old man suffered a skull fracture and a brain contusion,” the office said.
The Russian shelling killed two civilians and wounded another in the Donetsk region's Yampil settlement on Tuesday as well, Kyrylenko said in an interview with Ukrainian media.
Russia also launched an airstrike on the Niu-York village in the Donetsk region, using aerial bombs that weigh 250 kilograms (551 pounds) each, according to Kyrylenko. There were no casualties following the strike, he added.
Kyrylenko said “171 children still remain on the frontline territories of Donetsk region.” However, local authorities plan “a forced evacuation” for them and their parents “in the next two weeks.”
A total of 492,000 people remain in the Donetsk region as Ukraine continues evacuation efforts, according to Kyrylenko.
At least five people were killed and three others injured as a result of Russian shelling on Ukraine’s Donetsk region, according to the region's military administration on Tuesday.
The shelling happened in the Lyman district, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk region military administration.
Three residents were killed while sitting on a bench near a private house in the village of Torske, while another Torske resident “suffered multiple chest, shoulder and hip injuries," according to the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office.
In the village of Zakitne “a 26-year-old man suffered a skull fracture and a brain contusion,” the office said.
The Russian shelling killed two civilians and wounded another in the Donetsk region's Yampil settlement on Tuesday as well, Kyrylenko said in an interview with Ukrainian media.
Russia also launched an airstrike on the Niu-York village in the Donetsk region, using aerial bombs that weigh 250 kilograms (551 pounds) each, according to Kyrylenko. There were no casualties following the strike, he added.
Kyrylenko said “171 children still remain on the frontline territories of Donetsk region.” However, local authorities plan “a forced evacuation” for them and their parents “in the next two weeks.”
A total of 492,000 people remain in the Donetsk region as Ukraine continues evacuation efforts, according to Kyrylenko.
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Russian missile system hit in Crimea - Ukrainian officials
More on that reported strike in Crimea now.
A Russian air defence missile system has been hit in a strike near the village of Olenivka, western Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities.
They say there was an explosion around 10am local time (08:00 BST).
"This is a painful blow to the air defence system of the occupiers," Ukraine's defence ministry said in a short statement. Russia is yet to comment on the incident.
More on that reported strike in Crimea now.
A Russian air defence missile system has been hit in a strike near the village of Olenivka, western Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities.
They say there was an explosion around 10am local time (08:00 BST).
"This is a painful blow to the air defence system of the occupiers," Ukraine's defence ministry said in a short statement. Russia is yet to comment on the incident.
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Five killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say
KYIV: Three people were killed in an overnight Russian missile strike in central Ukraine, and two died in shelling later on Monday in the east and south. Ukrainian officials said.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the three people were killed at an industrial plant in central Poltava region. Five were wounded and another person was unaccounted for, he said.
Presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said those killed were night shift workers at a vegetable oil factory in the Myrhorod district and posted photos showing the plant in flames. Klymenko said the fire had later been extinguished.
Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of southern Kherson region, said a 63-year-old woman had been killed in the mid-morning shelling of the village of Sadove.
Russian shelling killed a man working outside his home in the early evening in Toretsk, in eastern Donetsk region, prosecutors said.
The Ukrainian military said Russia had launched four missiles from the Black Sea overnight. Two were shot down.
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KYIV: Three people were killed in an overnight Russian missile strike in central Ukraine, and two died in shelling later on Monday in the east and south. Ukrainian officials said.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the three people were killed at an industrial plant in central Poltava region. Five were wounded and another person was unaccounted for, he said.
Presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said those killed were night shift workers at a vegetable oil factory in the Myrhorod district and posted photos showing the plant in flames. Klymenko said the fire had later been extinguished.
Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of southern Kherson region, said a 63-year-old woman had been killed in the mid-morning shelling of the village of Sadove.
Russian shelling killed a man working outside his home in the early evening in Toretsk, in eastern Donetsk region, prosecutors said.
The Ukrainian military said Russia had launched four missiles from the Black Sea overnight. Two were shot down.
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There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine's number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville has been on the front line in the east, where the grim task of counting the dead has become a daily reality.
The unknown soldiers lie piled high in a small brick mortuary, not very far from the front line in Donetsk, where 26-year-old Margo says she speaks to the dead.
"It may sound weird… but I'm the one who wants to apologise for their deaths. I want to thank them somehow. It's as if they can hear, but they can't respond."
At her cluttered desk outside the mortuary's heavy door, she sits, pen in hand. It is her job to record the particulars of the fallen.
Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead - the Ukrainian armed forces have reiterated that their war casualty numbers are a state secret - but Margo knows the losses are huge.
The figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New York Times, recently put the number at 70,000 dead and as many as 120,000 injured. It is a staggering figure, from an armed forces estimated at only half a million strong. The UN has recorded 9,177 civilian deaths to date.
On Margo's inside right arm is a small tattoo of a mother and child, with the birthdate of her son recorded. Her manicured nails are painted in Ukrainian colours. She wears a black T-shirt with the words "I'M UKRAINIAN" on the front.
"The hardest is when you see a dead young guy who
hasn't even reached 20, 22 years old. And realising they didn't die their own death," she says. "They were killed. They were killed for their own land. That's the most painful. You cannot get used to this. It's now getting to the point where it's just about [helping] the boys reach home."
The most difficult day of her life, she says, was when her common-law husband was brought into the mortuary on the day he died. Twenty-three-year-old Andre was killed in battle on 29 December 2022.
"He died while defending his motherland," she says. "But then, for the umpteenth time, I've convinced myself that I should be here, I should be helping the fallen."
Source: BBC
The unknown soldiers lie piled high in a small brick mortuary, not very far from the front line in Donetsk, where 26-year-old Margo says she speaks to the dead.
"It may sound weird… but I'm the one who wants to apologise for their deaths. I want to thank them somehow. It's as if they can hear, but they can't respond."
At her cluttered desk outside the mortuary's heavy door, she sits, pen in hand. It is her job to record the particulars of the fallen.
Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead - the Ukrainian armed forces have reiterated that their war casualty numbers are a state secret - but Margo knows the losses are huge.
The figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New York Times, recently put the number at 70,000 dead and as many as 120,000 injured. It is a staggering figure, from an armed forces estimated at only half a million strong. The UN has recorded 9,177 civilian deaths to date.
On Margo's inside right arm is a small tattoo of a mother and child, with the birthdate of her son recorded. Her manicured nails are painted in Ukrainian colours. She wears a black T-shirt with the words "I'M UKRAINIAN" on the front.
"The hardest is when you see a dead young guy who
hasn't even reached 20, 22 years old. And realising they didn't die their own death," she says. "They were killed. They were killed for their own land. That's the most painful. You cannot get used to this. It's now getting to the point where it's just about [helping] the boys reach home."
The most difficult day of her life, she says, was when her common-law husband was brought into the mortuary on the day he died. Twenty-three-year-old Andre was killed in battle on 29 December 2022.
"He died while defending his motherland," she says. "But then, for the umpteenth time, I've convinced myself that I should be here, I should be helping the fallen."
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Russian airport in Peskov city attacked by Ukrainian UAVs: ministry
A Russian airport in the city of Pskov came under attack by three Ukrainian drones, according to the nuclear-armed country's defence ministry, as there were no casualties as a result of the assault Wednesday.
Regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov earlier said on social media: "The defence ministry is repelling a drone attack in Pskov's airport."
"I arrived on the site at the very start of the incident. According to preliminary information, there have been no casualties. The scope of damage is now being assessed," Vedernikov wrote on his Telegram channel, according to TASS news agency.
A Russian airport in the city of Pskov came under attack by three Ukrainian drones, according to the nuclear-armed country's defence ministry, as there were no casualties as a result of the assault Wednesday.
Regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov earlier said on social media: "The defence ministry is repelling a drone attack in Pskov's airport."
"I arrived on the site at the very start of the incident. According to preliminary information, there have been no casualties. The scope of damage is now being assessed," Vedernikov wrote on his Telegram channel, according to TASS news agency.
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Ukraine war: Kyiv confirms drone attack on Russia's Pskov airbase
A Ukrainian government official has confirmed to the BBC that Ukraine was behind Wednesday's drone attack on a Russian airbase at Pskov.
A number of Ilyushin transport planes were said to be damaged or destroyed.
The official, from the Ministry of Defence, confirmed local reports that Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) was behind the attack.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a Ukrainian-made weapon had hit a target at a distance of 700km.
He did not specify the weapon or the target, but the distance could correspond to the Pskov attack.
Ukraine believes that four Il-76 planes were destroyed and two others damaged. Russian officials say four planes were damaged.
The damaged aircraft are long-range cargo planes, ideal for transporting troops and equipment over long distances and therefore valuable war assets for Russia.
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A Ukrainian government official has confirmed to the BBC that Ukraine was behind Wednesday's drone attack on a Russian airbase at Pskov.
A number of Ilyushin transport planes were said to be damaged or destroyed.
The official, from the Ministry of Defence, confirmed local reports that Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) was behind the attack.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a Ukrainian-made weapon had hit a target at a distance of 700km.
He did not specify the weapon or the target, but the distance could correspond to the Pskov attack.
Ukraine believes that four Il-76 planes were destroyed and two others damaged. Russian officials say four planes were damaged.
The damaged aircraft are long-range cargo planes, ideal for transporting troops and equipment over long distances and therefore valuable war assets for Russia.
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Russian drone attack targets Odesa region
Ukraine says Russia carried out a drone attack on the Odesa region, targeting a Danube River port infrastructure and injuring at least two people.
Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with the Russia-annexed Crimea resumed after being temporarily suspended early in the day.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says two more ships passed through a “temporary” Black Sea corridor established after Russia withdrew from a UN-backed grain export deal.
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Ukraine says Russia carried out a drone attack on the Odesa region, targeting a Danube River port infrastructure and injuring at least two people.
Traffic on the main bridge linking the Russian mainland with the Russia-annexed Crimea resumed after being temporarily suspended early in the day.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says two more ships passed through a “temporary” Black Sea corridor established after Russia withdrew from a UN-backed grain export deal.
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Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has been dismissed from his post, the country's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced.
Mr Reznikov had led the ministry since before the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
But in his nightly address, President Zelensky said it was time for "new approaches" in the defence ministry.
Rustem Umerov, who runs Ukraine's State Property Fund, has been nominated by Mr Zelensky as Mr Reznikov's successor.
"I believe that the ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole," the Ukrainian president said in his address from the capital Kyiv.
Ukrainian media has speculated that Mr Reznikov will become Kyiv's new ambassador in London, where he has developed good relations with senior politicians.
Mr Reznikov had led the ministry since before the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
But in his nightly address, President Zelensky said it was time for "new approaches" in the defence ministry.
Rustem Umerov, who runs Ukraine's State Property Fund, has been nominated by Mr Zelensky as Mr Reznikov's successor.
"I believe that the ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole," the Ukrainian president said in his address from the capital Kyiv.
Ukrainian media has speculated that Mr Reznikov will become Kyiv's new ambassador in London, where he has developed good relations with senior politicians.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC's US partner CBS.
The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to support its ongoing war in Ukraine, the official said.
The exact location of the planned meeting is not clear.
Mr Kim is likely to travel by armoured train, sources told the New York Times.
The possible meeting comes after the White House said it has new information that arms negotiations between the two countries are "actively advancing".
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Russia's defence minister recently travelled to North Korea to "try to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition" to Russia.
Mr Putin and Mr Kim have since exchanged letters "pledging to increase their bilateral cooperation", he said.
"We urge the DPRK to cease its arms negotiations with Russia and abide by the public commitments that Pyongyang has made to not provide or sell arms to Russia," Mr Kirby said, using an acronym for the North.
He warned that the US would take actions, including imposing sanctions, if North Korea does supply Russia with weapons, he said.
The meeting could take place in the city of Vladivostok, on the east coast of Russia, the New York Times reports.
Pyongyang and Moscow have both previously denied that the North is supplying Russia with arms for use in its war in Ukraine.
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The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to support its ongoing war in Ukraine, the official said.
The exact location of the planned meeting is not clear.
Mr Kim is likely to travel by armoured train, sources told the New York Times.
The possible meeting comes after the White House said it has new information that arms negotiations between the two countries are "actively advancing".
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Russia's defence minister recently travelled to North Korea to "try to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition" to Russia.
Mr Putin and Mr Kim have since exchanged letters "pledging to increase their bilateral cooperation", he said.
"We urge the DPRK to cease its arms negotiations with Russia and abide by the public commitments that Pyongyang has made to not provide or sell arms to Russia," Mr Kirby said, using an acronym for the North.
He warned that the US would take actions, including imposing sanctions, if North Korea does supply Russia with weapons, he said.
The meeting could take place in the city of Vladivostok, on the east coast of Russia, the New York Times reports.
Pyongyang and Moscow have both previously denied that the North is supplying Russia with arms for use in its war in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his stance on reinstating a United Nations-brokered deal to safely ship Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea only after the West meets Moscow’s demands on its agricultural exports.
The Russian president’s remarks on Monday came after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea city of Sochi in the hope of reviving the agreement seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
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The Russian president’s remarks on Monday came after a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea city of Sochi in the hope of reviving the agreement seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Russia won’t renew grain deal until West meets Moscow’s demands: Putin
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Ukraine war: 17 killed during attack on market in 'peaceful city'
President Zelensky has condemned a "deliberate" attack on Ukraine's "peaceful city" of Kostyantynivka.
At least 17 people, including a child, were killed in the blast, which took place on a busy market street in the middle of the day - a rarity.
Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, is near the front line.
Videos on social media show a bright orange explosion at the far end of a street where people were out shopping. Russia is yet to comment on the attack.
Volodymyr Zelensky, who has blamed Moscow, said those killed were "people who did nothing wrong" - and warned the death toll could increase.
Dealing with Russia, he said, meant turning a blind eye to the audacity of evil.
At least 32 people are thought to be injured. A market, pharmacy and shops are all reported to have been hit, resulting in a now-contained fire.
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President Zelensky has condemned a "deliberate" attack on Ukraine's "peaceful city" of Kostyantynivka.
At least 17 people, including a child, were killed in the blast, which took place on a busy market street in the middle of the day - a rarity.
Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, is near the front line.
Videos on social media show a bright orange explosion at the far end of a street where people were out shopping. Russia is yet to comment on the attack.
Volodymyr Zelensky, who has blamed Moscow, said those killed were "people who did nothing wrong" - and warned the death toll could increase.
Dealing with Russia, he said, meant turning a blind eye to the audacity of evil.
At least 32 people are thought to be injured. A market, pharmacy and shops are all reported to have been hit, resulting in a now-contained fire.
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Russia puts advanced Sarmat nuclear missile system on ‘combat duty’
Russian space agency chief Yuri Borisov says new intercontinental ballistic missile system is now in service: Reports.
The conflict has taken a turn for the worse...
Drones are being flown from European nations to target Russian cities. Nato have given Ukraine F16's and are looking at some sort of huge attack to hit either inside main Russia or Crimea. Russia responds by activating the most powerful and unstoppable weapon in human history.
Meanwhile the European and American public are asleep watching Barbie in their spare time.
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In this conflict, it's the innocent civilians who are tragically losing their lives, while those in positions of power seem to be benefiting from the situation, shielded in secure environments.
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Yes mainly Nato nation leaders esp the US government. But if people sit back and ignore, it could lead to most of the planet losing their lives.
Russia will not lose without using everything in its arsenal.
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The G20 leaders have agreed a joint declaration, Narendra Modi announced on Saturday, alleviating fears that disagreements over the Russia-Ukraine war would prevent a consensus for the first time.
Speaking at an afternoon session of the G20 summit in Delhi, the Indian prime minister said he had “just got the good news that due to the hard work of our teams and your cooperation, a consensus has been reached on the New Delhi G20 leaders’ summit declaration”.
To loud applause, Modi said the declaration had been officially adopted.
He said it meant this year’s G20 was “the most ambitious in the history of G20. With 112 outcomes and presidency documents, we have more than doubled the substantive work from previous presidencies”.
However, there was a noticeable softening of the language around Russia’s role in the Ukraine war compared to last year. All references to Russia, Russian aggression and Russia’s withdrawal in relation to the war in Ukraine that featured in last year’s joint statement at the G20 summit in Bali were removed.
Instead, the declaration emphasised that states must “refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition” and that “the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible”.
Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 representative, said there was “100% consensus from all countries” on all 83 paragraphs in the declaration.
According to Kant, in order to reach a consensus, there was over 200 hours of “very tough, very ruthless negotiations”. Kant said that Brazil and South Africa, the next two G20 presidents, had played a key role in getting Russia to agree to the language, as well as Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico. A senior EU official said that by Saturday, Russia was “cornered” in the negotiations.
The declaration signifies a major win for India, which holds this year’s G20 presidency. It has been a particularly challenging year for the group, which represents the world’s largest economies, as Russia and China had proved intransigent in discussions around the Ukraine war, climate and energy, derailing attempts for a consensus in previous ministerial meetings.
Until Friday night, there had been no agreement on how to refer to the Ukraine war in the joint statement and the section in the draft document relating to the “geopolitical situation” had remained blank. European countries were keen to use strong language to condemn Russia’s invasion but Russia and China had opposed any reference to the war. The Chinese delegation had also unsuccessfully objected to a reference to the US holding the G20 presidency in 2026.
According to reports, on Saturday morning Indian officials sent a redrafted paragraph relating to the Ukraine conflict to the G20 leaders which was finally accepted by all members.
Among the other issues addressed in the joint statement are agreements around climate financing, global debt, reform of institutions like the World Bank and a new “green development pact” among member states. The declaration also ratified the African Union officially joining G20, after India extended an invite to the group during its presidency.
Kant said the declaration was the “most ambitious document on climate action” so far, with commitments to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 and a statement that developing countries will need $5.9tn (£4.7bn) in funding to achieve their climate targets.
However, there was no new language on the G20’s efforts to move away from fossil fuels, with the member states – which are home to 93% of the world’s operating coal power plants – committing only to a “phase down” of coal.
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Speaking at an afternoon session of the G20 summit in Delhi, the Indian prime minister said he had “just got the good news that due to the hard work of our teams and your cooperation, a consensus has been reached on the New Delhi G20 leaders’ summit declaration”.
To loud applause, Modi said the declaration had been officially adopted.
He said it meant this year’s G20 was “the most ambitious in the history of G20. With 112 outcomes and presidency documents, we have more than doubled the substantive work from previous presidencies”.
However, there was a noticeable softening of the language around Russia’s role in the Ukraine war compared to last year. All references to Russia, Russian aggression and Russia’s withdrawal in relation to the war in Ukraine that featured in last year’s joint statement at the G20 summit in Bali were removed.
Instead, the declaration emphasised that states must “refrain from the threat or use of force to seek territorial acquisition” and that “the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons is inadmissible”.
Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 representative, said there was “100% consensus from all countries” on all 83 paragraphs in the declaration.
According to Kant, in order to reach a consensus, there was over 200 hours of “very tough, very ruthless negotiations”. Kant said that Brazil and South Africa, the next two G20 presidents, had played a key role in getting Russia to agree to the language, as well as Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico. A senior EU official said that by Saturday, Russia was “cornered” in the negotiations.
The declaration signifies a major win for India, which holds this year’s G20 presidency. It has been a particularly challenging year for the group, which represents the world’s largest economies, as Russia and China had proved intransigent in discussions around the Ukraine war, climate and energy, derailing attempts for a consensus in previous ministerial meetings.
Until Friday night, there had been no agreement on how to refer to the Ukraine war in the joint statement and the section in the draft document relating to the “geopolitical situation” had remained blank. European countries were keen to use strong language to condemn Russia’s invasion but Russia and China had opposed any reference to the war. The Chinese delegation had also unsuccessfully objected to a reference to the US holding the G20 presidency in 2026.
According to reports, on Saturday morning Indian officials sent a redrafted paragraph relating to the Ukraine conflict to the G20 leaders which was finally accepted by all members.
Among the other issues addressed in the joint statement are agreements around climate financing, global debt, reform of institutions like the World Bank and a new “green development pact” among member states. The declaration also ratified the African Union officially joining G20, after India extended an invite to the group during its presidency.
Kant said the declaration was the “most ambitious document on climate action” so far, with commitments to triple renewable energy capacity globally by 2030 and a statement that developing countries will need $5.9tn (£4.7bn) in funding to achieve their climate targets.
However, there was no new language on the G20’s efforts to move away from fossil fuels, with the member states – which are home to 93% of the world’s operating coal power plants – committing only to a “phase down” of coal.
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Russia targeted civilian cargo ship with cruise missile.- UK
The UK has accused Russia of targeting a civilian cargo ship with multiple cruise missiles as it rested in the Ukrainian port of Odesa last month.
The attack - which took place on 24 August - was thwarted by Ukrainian air defences, the UK's foreign office said.
The Liberian-flagged ship was targeted by missiles fired by a Russian carrier, it added.
In July, Russia warned ships travelling to Ukraine's ports through the Black Sea may be seen as military targets.
The warning came after Moscow withdrew from a landmark UN-backed grain deal, which had seen civilian cargo ships promised the freedom to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
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The UK has accused Russia of targeting a civilian cargo ship with multiple cruise missiles as it rested in the Ukrainian port of Odesa last month.
The attack - which took place on 24 August - was thwarted by Ukrainian air defences, the UK's foreign office said.
The Liberian-flagged ship was targeted by missiles fired by a Russian carrier, it added.
In July, Russia warned ships travelling to Ukraine's ports through the Black Sea may be seen as military targets.
The warning came after Moscow withdrew from a landmark UN-backed grain deal, which had seen civilian cargo ships promised the freedom to export Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea.
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It's not really a sign of strength if you need to get weapons from North Korea:
Vladimir Putin says military co-operation with North Korea a possibility
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has met Vladimir Putin in Russia in a highly scrutinised visit which was expected to yield an arms deal.
After talks ended at the Vostochny space centre, Mr Kim began his long journey home on his private armoured train, Russian state media reported.
Speaking later on Wednesday, Mr Putin said the pair discussed "possibilities" for military cooperation.
Moscow has indicated it will help Pyongyang develop satellites in return.
Both sides denied the US' claim that the talks are aimed at buying weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin says military co-operation with North Korea a possibility
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has met Vladimir Putin in Russia in a highly scrutinised visit which was expected to yield an arms deal.
After talks ended at the Vostochny space centre, Mr Kim began his long journey home on his private armoured train, Russian state media reported.
Speaking later on Wednesday, Mr Putin said the pair discussed "possibilities" for military cooperation.
Moscow has indicated it will help Pyongyang develop satellites in return.
Both sides denied the US' claim that the talks are aimed at buying weapons to support Russia's war against Ukraine.
But it is a sign of strength if you get donations from collective West? Both weapons and money.
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans oppose more US aid for Ukraine in war with Russia | CNN Politics
Interesting. Cnn ran with this. First signs of getting bored of talking about Ukraine?
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Not at all. Everyone knows that Ukraine needs support from the West. That is no secret, and Zelensky openly says it.
Putin, on the other hand, has always tried to portray a strongman image
The media has so much influence over the way people it's scary. It's almost like everything Putin does is a sign of weakness. Have you or the media in the west reported once about Putins strengths in the last 2 years? Probably not because it doesn't fit the narrative.
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Like what strengths? I'm sure one can point to a few isolated instances here and there, but he still looks like a paper tiger imo.
Yes, he eventually assassinated Yevgeny Prigozhin, but it took him months to do so. He has taken parts of Eastern Ukraine but has not been able to gain much ground since the early days of the war. He predicted that he would take over Ukraine in a matter of days and he still cannot take over the Eastern part properly. And now he cannot make artillery and needs to get it from....North Korea . Yes tell me all about how Russia is a great power.
I am not sympathizing with the West, nor am I glorifying the West. One can dislike both of them
He and Russia withstood the "economic shock and awe". We were told the removal from swift would bring Russia to their knees and the war would be over in weeks.
You say they look like a paper tiger, yet they are fighting alone very NATO backed Ukraine. How many countries are sending weapons and ammunition and providing intel to them?
You say he hasn't taken much ground since the early - that's right because he's consolidating his gains before he launches another offensive. This is the real world not a video game. Just because things happen slowly doesn't mean they're not happening. By the way do you have the Russian timetable to hand? Clearly you must if you feel they are going slow.
Russia is firing 60k rounds of shells each day and has done for 18 months - if you think they can't produce more then I'm afraid you have been swayed by propaganda.
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- Ukrainian President Zelensky has addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, seeking further support in the war against Russia
- He urged the gathering of nearly 200 world leaders to unify, and not to discuss matters behind closed doors
- "Evil cannot be trusted, just ask Prigozhin," Zelensky said, referring to the former ally of Vladimir Putin who died last month in a plane crash
- The former boss of the Wagner group led an aborted mutiny against Russia's armed forces in June
- Zelensky warned of the threat of Russia's nuclear weapons, as well as the threat posed by the weaponisation of food and AI
- Earlier, US President Joe Biden told world leaders that they must stand together against Russia
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One of Ukraine's staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbor, as a diplomatic dispute over grain escalates.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland's focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons.
Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter jets and has little more to offer.
However, the remarks coincide with high tensions between the two neighbors.
On Tuesday, Poland summoned Ukraine's ambassador over comments made by President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations after Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia extended a ban on Ukrainian grain.
Mr. Zelensky said it was alarming how some of Ukraine's friends in Europe were playing out solidarity "in a political theatre - making a thriller from grain". Warsaw denounced his words as "unjustified concerning Poland, which has supported Ukraine since the first days of the war".
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland's focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons.
Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter jets and has little more to offer.
However, the remarks coincide with high tensions between the two neighbors.
On Tuesday, Poland summoned Ukraine's ambassador over comments made by President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations after Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia extended a ban on Ukrainian grain.
Mr. Zelensky said it was alarming how some of Ukraine's friends in Europe were playing out solidarity "in a political theatre - making a thriller from grain". Warsaw denounced his words as "unjustified concerning Poland, which has supported Ukraine since the first days of the war".
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Biden promises, first US Abrams tank to reach Ukraine next week. Acclaimed by France 24
So we have it - the next game changer, the "Abrams".
Javelins, Stingers, NLAWs, Leopards, Himars, Bayraktars, Storm Shadows, Challengers, M777 Howitzers, Bradleys, Starstreak and on and on the list goes.
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President Biden told Vladimir Zelensky that Washington would transfer a ‘small number’ of ATACMS tactical missile systems to Kiev, NBC reported.
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Biden and Zelensky again made themselves look foolish at the UN.
Its estimated up to 1000 Ukrainians are dying per day atm. They are now scouring European nations to bring back Ukrainians who fled.
Russia should take Odessa, land lock Ukraine and finish this war.
Its estimated up to 1000 Ukrainians are dying per day atm. They are now scouring European nations to bring back Ukrainians who fled.
Russia should take Odessa, land lock Ukraine and finish this war.
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Ukraine hits HQ of Russia's symbolic Black Sea navy
Ukraine says it has "successfully" struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea.
One soldier is missing after the missile attack, according to Moscow. Footage on social media shows plumes of smoke over the building in Sevastopol.
The fleet is an important target for Kyiv and is seen as the best of Russia's navy.
This latest Ukrainian strike comes just 10 days after one of its biggest attacks of the war on the same fleet.
Western-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were used in the attack, a Ukrainian military source told the BBC.
Last week, Ukraine used the same model - also known as Scalp - to attack naval targets and port infrastructure in Crimea, which damaged a submarine and a warship.
Russia's defence ministry said five missiles were shot down by its air defences, while a Russian-installed official said on Telegram there had been an "unprecedented" cyber attack on Crimean internet providers.
Kyiv later said it had "successfully" hit the naval base in Sevastopol but did not add any further details.
Ukraine's air force commander Gen Mykola Oleshchuk said on Telegram "we told you there'd be more".
Kyiv's forces have been launching daily strikes against Russian forces based in Crimea.
Last week, Ukraine's navy claimed to have knocked out an S-400 air defence missile battery covering the peninsula, degrading Russia's ability to defend against fresh attacks.
As well as being a platform from which to attack Ukraine, the Black Sea Fleet is a major symbol of Russia's centuries-old military presence in the region.
It was based in Crimea under a leasing deal before Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia had to take control of Crimea to stop it from falling into Western hands.
Russia has used it to launch missiles at Ukraine and has repeatedly threatened to block shipping routes used by Ukraine to export grain.
Ukraine says it has "successfully" struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea.
One soldier is missing after the missile attack, according to Moscow. Footage on social media shows plumes of smoke over the building in Sevastopol.
The fleet is an important target for Kyiv and is seen as the best of Russia's navy.
This latest Ukrainian strike comes just 10 days after one of its biggest attacks of the war on the same fleet.
Western-supplied Storm Shadow missiles were used in the attack, a Ukrainian military source told the BBC.
Last week, Ukraine used the same model - also known as Scalp - to attack naval targets and port infrastructure in Crimea, which damaged a submarine and a warship.
Russia's defence ministry said five missiles were shot down by its air defences, while a Russian-installed official said on Telegram there had been an "unprecedented" cyber attack on Crimean internet providers.
Kyiv later said it had "successfully" hit the naval base in Sevastopol but did not add any further details.
Ukraine's air force commander Gen Mykola Oleshchuk said on Telegram "we told you there'd be more".
Kyiv's forces have been launching daily strikes against Russian forces based in Crimea.
Last week, Ukraine's navy claimed to have knocked out an S-400 air defence missile battery covering the peninsula, degrading Russia's ability to defend against fresh attacks.
As well as being a platform from which to attack Ukraine, the Black Sea Fleet is a major symbol of Russia's centuries-old military presence in the region.
It was based in Crimea under a leasing deal before Russia illegally annexed the peninsula in 2014.
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia had to take control of Crimea to stop it from falling into Western hands.
Russia has used it to launch missiles at Ukraine and has repeatedly threatened to block shipping routes used by Ukraine to export grain.
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Matters continue to escalate. Russia will no doubt retaliate hard against Kyiv now
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Zelensky speaks in Canada after strike on Crimea navy base
- Ukraine's President Zelensky is addresses the Canadian parliament, praising the country's commitment to "defending freedom"
- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau welcomes Zelensky and pledges $650m Canadian dollars in aid for Ukraine
- The three-year "predictable, steady support for Ukraine" will include some 50 armoured vehicles as well as training for F-16 pilots, he says
- This comes after Ukraine mounted a missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea navy in Crimea
- A source at the Ukrainian Air Force tells the BBC that it used a type of cruise missile - Storm Shadow - supplied by Britain and France
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Yes, that's true. However, I have noticed that the directions of the winds getting changed as Ukraine is becoming more aggressive in the current phase of the conflict, which is indicating that the situation is unlikely to cool down quickly.
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A Russian-installed official says Crimea has again come under attack, a day after the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on the occupied peninsula was hit by missiles.
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Kyiv’s army has broken through Russian lines in southern Ukraine, making progress in the Zaporizhia region.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Canada for its help in its war with Russia, saying Ottawa's support helped save thousands of lives, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged more military aid
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They will meet the same fate as the others..already we know they can't do much against kormets. They will be decimated. Everyday we hear the same names of the same places.. bakhmut robotino etc. They are running out of men and machines. Something has got to.give sooner or later.
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Ukraine claims Sevastopol strike hit navy commanders.
Ukraine says Friday's missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea was timed to coincide with a meeting of naval officials.
In a short statement, the Ukrainian military claimed the strike had caused deaths and injuries but did not provide more details.
On Friday Moscow said one serviceman was missing after the attack.
The fleet, based in the port city of Sevastopol, is seen as the best of Russia's navy.
A Ukrainian military source told the BBC that Friday's attack was carried out using Storm Shadow missiles, which are supplied by Britain and France.
The Ukrainian military statement on Saturday asserted that it had left "dozens of dead and wounded occupiers, including the top management of the fleet".
Kyiv's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, claimed that two Russian commanders were badly injured in the missile strike.
The BBC is unable to independently verify many of the battlefield claims made by either side.
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Ukraine says Friday's missile strike on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea was timed to coincide with a meeting of naval officials.
In a short statement, the Ukrainian military claimed the strike had caused deaths and injuries but did not provide more details.
On Friday Moscow said one serviceman was missing after the attack.
The fleet, based in the port city of Sevastopol, is seen as the best of Russia's navy.
A Ukrainian military source told the BBC that Friday's attack was carried out using Storm Shadow missiles, which are supplied by Britain and France.
The Ukrainian military statement on Saturday asserted that it had left "dozens of dead and wounded occupiers, including the top management of the fleet".
Kyiv's intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, claimed that two Russian commanders were badly injured in the missile strike.
The BBC is unable to independently verify many of the battlefield claims made by either side.
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This war still going on? Russia won this war last year, seems like MSM are prolonging it!
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No! Ukrain is giving them tough time now.
Dont understand how Ukrain became so aggressive suddenly.
Their attaks on Russia massively increased in last few days.
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Ukraine’s proposed peace plan and the latest UN proposals to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative not realistic, says Russia’s FM Sergey Lavrov.
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Tough time? The counter offensive achieved nothing. They have gained almost no territory, they have lost 4, 5 or more times more equipment and men and they haven't been able to maintain the same level of support as they had before.
Ukraine are in tatters militarily and economically.
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The Russians Just Knocked Out A Fifth Of The Ukrainians’ Best Strv 122 Tanks
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