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Air defences shoot down 15 of 18 missiles launched at Ukraine in dead of night

People are seen at the site of a residential area hit by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on 1st May, 2023.

Updated: 5pm (AEST)Reuters Ukrainian air defence crews destroyed 15 out of 18 missiles launched by Russian forces in the early hours of Monday morning, the military said, as Moscow intensified attacks on its neighbour in recent days. “Around 2:30 am, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine from strategic aviation planes,” a post on the Telegram channel […]

Ukraine, Russia blame each other for nuclear plant shelling

Ukraine Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant5

Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking catastrophe by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces in a region expected to become one of the next big front lines of the war. Western countries have called for Moscow to withdraw its troops from the Zaporizhzhia plant, but […]

Wave of shelling hits military, civilian targets in Russia’s offensive, Ukraine says

Ukraine Donetsk shelling

Kyiv, UkraineReuters Russia is attacking scores of civilian and military targets in its bid to establish full control over the east Ukraine regions of Luhansk and Donetsk, with 120 rockets hitting the area around the town of Nikopol overnight, Ukrainian officials said. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Valentyn Reznychenko said three people were killed and seven wounded by […]

Ukraine accuses Russia of using nuclear plant for deadly rocket attack

Ukraine Marhanets damaged building

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of firing rockets from around a captured nuclear power plant, killing at least 13 people and wounding 10, in the knowledge it would be risky for Ukraine to return fire.  The town Ukraine says Russia targeted – Marhanets – is one Moscow says its foes have used […]