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Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine
Russia has carried out a massive "demonstrative" attack on Ukraine, bombarding Kyiv with ballistic missiles just hours after Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to resume trilateral negotiations after talks with the US envoy Steve Witkoff. Overnight, Moscow pounded the Ukrainian capital, killing at least two people and wounding 22, including four children.
Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine
Russia has carried out a massive "demonstrative" attack on Ukraine, bombarding Kyiv with ballistic missiles just hours after Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to resume trilateral negotiations after talks with the US envoy Steve Witkoff. Overnight, Moscow pounded the Ukrainian capital, killing at least two people and wounding 22, including four children.
Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine
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Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine
A woman looks at her damaged apartment on Thursday after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Overnight, Moscow pounded the Ukrainian capital, killing at least two people and wounding 22, including four children. Targets included the southern bridge over the Dnipro River, civilian houses, energy infrastructure, an ambulance station, office buildings and a monastery. Sign up to read this article Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine
Russia has carried out a massive “demonstrative” attack on Ukraine, bombarding Kyiv with ballistic missiles just hours after Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to resume trilateral negotiations after talks with the US envoy Steve Witkoff. Overnight, Moscow pounded the Ukrainian capital, killing at least two people and wounding 22, including four children.
US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv about Russian missile strikes, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after a meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. He said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House. “Now it works. It's great,” he said, adding that the US move would save lives.
US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy (right) with the Finnish president (centre) and US envoy Steve Witkoff (left) in Oslo, Norway. Photograph: Heiko Junge/Pool NTB/AP The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv about Russian missile strikes, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after a meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House. “Now it works.
Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a second night of Russian ballistic missile strikes on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, including a critical power plant struck after dark, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president had earlier described an attack involving five missiles on Monday as "particularly vile". He emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine's western allies "helps saves lives, and this is one of the most critical issues".
Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy
Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president described the attack on Monday as “particularly vile”. He emphasised that receiving intelligence from Ukraine's western allies “helps saves lives, and this is one of the most critical issues”.
Allies did not warn Kyiv of Russian ballistic missile strikes, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike on a residential area in Kyiv. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian president described the attack on Monday as “particularly vile”.
Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine's power grid continue
Andrew Roth, Jennifer Rankin and Luke Harding Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to respond to Russia's continuing attacks on the Ukrainian power grid as European leaders rally around Kyiv amid a feud with Donald Trump over Ukraine's strikes on oil refineries.
Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to respond to Russia’s continuing attacks on the Ukrainian power grid as European leaders rally around Kyiv amid a feud with Donald Trump over Ukraine’s strikes on oil refineries.
Zelenskyy vows to retaliate if Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power grid continue
Cars burning after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Photograph: Andrii Marienko/AP Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to respond to Russia’s continuing attacks on the Ukrainian power grid as European leaders rally around Kyiv amid a feud with Donald Trump over Ukraine’s strikes on oil refineries.
Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is 'news to me'
Donald Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was “news to me”. In a social media post, the US president claimed the two sides had reached an agreement. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on Truth Social. He offered no further details.
Politik : Diesel-Deal, dann Waffenstillstand? Wie Selenskyj auf Trump-Putin-Verhandlungen reagiert
Von The Guardian Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj in der Stadt Pryluky nach einem russischen Angriff auf diese, 8. Oktober 2026 Donald Trump hat einen Waffenstillstand zwischen der Ukraine und Russland in Bezug auf die Energieinfrastruktur angekündigt: „Mit sofortiger Wirkung gilt ein ENERGIEWAFFENSTILLSTAND im Krieg zwischen Russland und der Ukraine. Beide Parteien haben zugestimmt. Brecht ihn nicht!“, schrieb der US-Präsident auf seinem Portal Truth Social.
Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war as Zelenskyy says deal is ‘news to me’
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said if Putin agreed to the energy ceasefire then Ukraine would do the same. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Donald Trump has announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, apparently without consulting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy who said the deal to stop long-range attacks was “news to me”. In a social media post, Trump claimed the two sides had reached an agreement. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline
Luke Harding A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, officials said on Thursday, in one of the worst attacks by Moscow on Ukrainian civilians this year. The regional prosecutor's office in the Donetsk region said the vehicle had been hit at 10am by an aerial bomb. “As of now, the death toll from this morning's attack has risen to 30. Eighteen people were wounded,” it said, adding that all local public transport had been suspended.
Russian attack on bus kills at least 30 people near Ukraine frontline
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Kremlin had deliberately targeted an ‘ordinary public transport stop’ as part of a ‘brutal’ campaign. Photograph: Ukrainian State Emergency Service/AFP/Getty Images A Russian missile strike on a bus in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has killed at least 30 people, officials said on Thursday, in one of the worst attacks by Moscow on Ukrainian civilians this year.
WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
The World Health Organization has said it does not have the “full picture” from Russia following the suspected death from plague last week of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia. Darya Shipilova died two days after falling ill with cold-like symptoms. She was an employee at the anti-plague research institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, with some reports suggesting she was infected after a workplace accident.
WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s director general, said he wanted clarification from the Russian government following unconfirmed reports of ‘a second employee with pneumonia of undetermined cause’ Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images The World Health Organization has said it does not have the “full picture” from Russia following the suspected death from plague last week of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia.
Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin
Luke Harding Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia's military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential buildings as a macabre gift for Vladimir Putin, who celebrates his 74th birthday on Wednesday. Ukraine's president described Russia's overnight drone and missiles strikes, which killed at least 15 people, as “despicable”. “The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively,” he said.
Ukraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin
Aftermath of a Russian missile attack on the town of Pryluky in the Chernihiv region. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential buildings as a macabre gift for Vladimir Putin, who celebrates his 74th birthday on Wednesday. Ukraine’s president described Russia’s overnight drone and missiles strikes, which killed at least 15 people, as “despicable”.
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
Luke Harding and agencies The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is low after the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia. Darya Shipilova, who was 28, died last week, two days after falling ill. Russian media reports suggested she may have become infected after an accident at her workplace , where dangerous pathogens are kept and studied.
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
Luke Harding and agencies The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is low after the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia. Darya Shipilova, who was 28, died last week, two days after falling ill. Russian media reports suggested she may have become infected after an accident at her workplace , where dangerous pathogens are kept and studied.
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
Darya Shipilova, 28, worked at a research institute in Siberia that studies dangerous pathogens including the plague. Photograph: Social Media The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is lowafter the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia. Sign up to read this article Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you. Email is required Email is already registered. Please sign in instead. Start reading
Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epidemic in Russia is lowafter the sudden death of a lab technician who worked at a plague research institute in Siberia. Darya Shipilova, who was 28, died last week, two days after falling ill. Russian media reports suggested she may have become infected after an accident at her workplace, where dangerous pathogens are kept and studied.
US closely monitoring case of lab worker who 'possibly' died of plague in Siberia, says Rubio
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said the US is closely monitoring the case of a Russian laboratory worker who died last week after a reported accident at a plague research institute in Siberia. “We're watching and monitoring it closely,” Rubio said on Monday before leaving for a trip to Europe.
Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures
A hospital in Irkutsk (Matvey2003 / Yandex) By Pjotr Sauer and Luke Harding • Oct 05, 2026 Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute. Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov two days after falling ill. It remains unclear how she became unwell.
Lab worker possibly dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures
Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute. Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov two days after falling ill. It remains unclear how she became unwell.
Lab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures
Darya Shipilova died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in Shelekhov. Photograph: Social Media Several hospitals in Siberia have been placed under quarantine after the death of a woman who worked at an anti-plague institute. Darya Shipilova, an employee at an institute in the eastern city of Irkutsk, died on the night of 2 October at a regional hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov two days after falling ill.
Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament
Russia's new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials have said after a landslide victory by the ruling United Russia party in widely criticised elections. The pro-Kremlin party won a record 355 seats in the country's 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary figures. The result further consolidates Vladimir Putin's grip on power and gives United Russia a super-majority bigger than its previous 2016 record of 343 seats.
Ukraine’s prosecutor general quits after anti-corruption agents raid his office Original
Ukraine's prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used ladders to raid his office in connection with a major corruption scandal that threatens to embarrass Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ruslan Kravchenko quit his post on Monday after allegations that some of his officials were involved in large-scale money laundering. They received cash to protect call centres involved in illegal phone scams, it was claimed. Kravchenko, who denies wrongdoing, left his job after meeting Zelenskyy.
What’s really behind Trump’s deference to Putin?
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What’s really behind Trump’s deference to Putin?
Could Donald Trump be a Russian asset? The headline on a review in the Guardian of my new book Betrayal has provoked heated international debate. Written by the historian Lawrence Freedman, the piece generated thousands of comments from across Europe and beyond on social media. Many people responded with a single word: “Duh!” Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin is the biggest mystery in international politics.
Russia targets Ukraine's rail network as war enters deadly new phase
Russia has opened a deadly new phase in its war against Ukraine by deliberately targeting the country's railway network, with six employees killed on Tuesday in the latest strikes on Kyiv. Ukraine's state-owned railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, said its workers died when a ballistic missile plunged into a locomotive depot. The Russians hit other railway facilities, it added, during a massive bombardment of Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
La deshumanización de la guerra: una unidad ucraniana publica videos de soldados rusos segundos antes de morir
Los videos de drones kamikaze ucranianos persiguiendo a militares rusos hasta matarlos se convirtieron en todo un género de las redes sociales en los últimos 18 meses. Muchos analistas los consideran deshumanizantes y ofensivos, pero para muchos ucranianos representan una propaganda potente y un recordatorio del cruel destino que aguarda a un número importante de soldados rusos en la invasión de Vladímir Putin.
La deshumanización de la guerra: una unidad ucraniana publica vídeos de soldados rusos segundos antes de morir
Los vídeos de drones kamikaze ucranianos persiguiendo a militares rusos hasta matarlos se han convertido en todo un género de las redes sociales en los últimos 18 meses. Muchos analistas los consideran deshumanizantes y ofensivos, pero para muchos ucranianos representan una propaganda potente y un recordatorio del cruel destino que aguarda a un número importante de soldados rusos en la invasión de Vladímir Putin.
The Trump-Putin relationship is the biggest mystery in international politics: foreign correspondent Luke Harding answered your questions
LIVE – Updated at 15:07 The Guardian's Luke Harding discussed Trump, Putin and the state of the war in Ukraine, his expulsion from Russia, his new book Betrayal, and his career as a foreign correspondent. That's all, folks! Luke Harding Thanks for your brilliant questions and apologies that I didn't manage to answer many of them. I've been typing as fast as I can! Do pick up a copy of Betrayal (from the Guardian Bookshop) and thanks for supporting our journalism.
Burnham's visit to Kyiv marks a renewal of badly needed support for Ukraine
Since moving into Downing Street in July, Andy Burnham – a foreign policy neophyte – has expressed strong support for Ukraine. But on Monday he saw the bitter human cost of the war up close for the first time, visiting Kyiv during his first international trip as prime minister. The occasion was the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave awards to the families of fallen soldiers. Relatives wept, hugging Ukraine's president.
Burnham’s visit to Kyiv marks a renewal of badly needed support for Ukraine
Since moving into Downing Street in July, Andy Burnham – a foreign policy neophyte – has expressed strong support for Ukraine. But on Monday he saw the bitter human cost of the war up close for the first time, visiting Kyiv during his first international trip as prime minister. The occasion was the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave awards to the families of fallen soldiers. Relatives wept, hugging Ukraine’s president.
Politik : Die Russen werden „wie Würmer aufgepickt“, sagt der ukrainische Kommandeur
Drohnen-Einheiten ukrainischer Militärs finden Gefallen daran, Videos mit Jagdszenen im Netz zu veröffentlichen, in denen die letzten Augenblicke im Leben feindlicher Soldaten zu sehen sind.
Bribes, betrayal ... and Reform’s Nathan Gill: inside Russia’s operation to drive a wedge between Ukraine and Europe
I decided to write my new book, Betrayal,after two big events. One was the return of Donald Trump and his second imperial presidency: his threats to annex Greenland, Canada and other chunks of the globe. The other was the decision by North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, to send thousands of his elite troops to Russia. There they took part in Moscow’s murderous war against Ukraine. The idea that North Korean soldiers could join the biggest conflict in Europe since 1945 seems astonishing.
Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn
Earlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along with a film crew and extras sporting Ukrainian military uniforms. Soon afterwards the actors Sean Penn and Adrien Brody were spotted on the set in the Croatian capital, together with Doug Liman , the Hollywood director of the Jason Bourne movies. Liman had come to shoot his latest fictional political thriller.
Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent
For more than a month, demonstrators have gathered in Ivan Franko Square outside Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office. The protesters have been chanting a name – not that of Ukraine's embattled president but that of the man he recently sacked as defence minister , Mykhailo Fedorov. On Sunday evening, 2,000 people marched along Khreshchatyk, Kyiv's main boulevard, waving cardboard banners in support of their ousted hero.
Sacking turns former Zelenskyy loyalist into potent political opponent
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