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Ukrainian drones flew a record 1,100 miles to a base in Russia’s Arctic far north in order to strike a supersonic long-range missile carrier.
The ambitious raid on the Olenya airfield in Murmansk saw the drones operating just 200km from the Finnish border, officials said.
The target of the attack was a Tupolev Tu-22M3, a long-range supersonic missile carrier bomber, which is headquartered at the “strategic” air force base, Pravda reported, citing Ukraine’s intelligence unit.
In response to the incident, Finnish president Alexander Stubb said: “We have no cause for concern in Finland. We have the situation under control and are able to respond”.
Meanwhile, three tanks at an oil storage depot in Russia’s Kursk region caught fire as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack, acting regional governor Alexei Smirnov said on Sunday.
No one was injured in the attack, and a fire at one of the tanks was quickly extinguished. At least 82 firefighters were involved in trying to put out fires at the other two tanks, Smirnov said on the Telegram messaging app.
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Russia to punish soldiers using personal phones on the frontline in Ukraine
Russia to punish soldiers using personal phones on the frontline in Ukraine
New law disallows the transmission of any information that could be used to identify any Russian troops or their location
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Ukraine launches attack on Russia, authorities claim
Kyiv launched more than two dozen drones on the Russian region of Kursk in several waves of attacks that started Saturday night and damaged an oil depot, Russian officials said on Monday.
Nineteen drones launched from Ukraine were destroyed by Russia’s air defence systems overnight, Russia’s defence ministry said on the Telegram messaging app.
That follows 19 drones that Andrei Smirnov, Kursk’s governor, said defence systems destroyed over the region on Sunday.
Alexander Butler29 July 2024 08:39 1722234467Putin warns Biden against deployment of long-range weapons in Germany
Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would exit the unilateral moratorium on deploying intermediate-range weapons if Washington begins deployment of such weapons in Germany.
Speaking at a naval parade in St Petersburg, Mr Putin vowed “mirror measures” after the US earlier this month announced that it will start deploying the weapons in 2026.
The US said it was to affirm its commitment to Nato and European defence following Moscow’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
“If the US implements such plans, we will consider ourselves free from the previously imposed unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter-range strike weapons, including increasing the capability of the coastal forces of our navy,” Mr Putin said. He added that Moscow’s development of suitable systems is “in its final stage.”
Both Washington and Moscow have in recent weeks signaled readiness to deploy intermediate-range ground-based weapons that were banned for decades under a 1987 US-Soviet treaty.
The US pulled out of the agreement in 2019, accusing Moscow of conducting missile tests that violated it.
Shweta Sharma29 July 2024 07:27 1722233255Four Russian journalists lose Olympics accreditation, Tass says
Russia‘s state-run Tass news agency said the Olympic organising committee revoked accreditation for four of its journalists in Paris on Sunday and that the committee attributed the move to a decision by French authorities, but gave Moscow no further explanation.
French interior minister Gerald Darmanin’s office declined to comment on the case but noted that decisions to withdraw accreditation lie with the Games’ organiser, Paris 2024, based on information provided by the government.
Paris 2024 organisers had no immediate comment.
One of the four Tass reporters told Reuters they had been informed by Paris 2024 organisers that they would no longer be accredited for the Games. The four journalists are two reporters and one photographer who had come to cover the Games as well as one reporter who works in France.
“They (the organisers) said it had to do with security,” the reporter told Reuters. He said he still had his accreditation but when he tried to go through the security check it was no longer valid. He said the decision left one Tass photographer accredited.
Tass quoted its own public communications and international projects department as saying the move came as a surprise and that the four had entered Paris without incident. Three of those affected had covered the opening ceremony and some other events without any complaints from organisers, it added.
Shweta Sharma29 July 2024 07:07 1722232800Russia's Putin vows 'mirror measures' in response to U.S. missiles in Germany
Russia's Putin vows 'mirror measures' in response to U.S. missiles in Germany
Russia may deploy new strike weapons in response to the planned U.S. stationing of longer-range and hypersonic missiles in Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday
Tom Watling29 July 2024 07:00 1722232101Japan highlights Russia’s ‘aggression in Ukraine’ as Quad meet opens in Tokyo
The Quad meeting of foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States has begun in Tokyo as diplomats discussed issues pertaining to the security of the Indo-Pacific region.
However, it is expected to be overshadowed by the war in Ukraine.
The talks are being attended by Australia’s Penny Wong, India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan’s Yoko Kamikawa and Antony Blinken from the US, following security discussions between Tokyo and Washington on Sunday where the allies labelled China the “greatest strategic challenge” facing the region.
“We are charting a course for a more secure and open Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean region by bolstering maritime security and domain awareness,” Mr Blinken said in remarks to the press after the meeting.
“It means strengthening the capacity of partners across the region to know what’s happening in their own waters,” he added.
Japan’s Ms Kamikawa said: “Uncertainty surrounding the international order as well as the international situation has been increasing with Russia continuing its aggression in Ukraine, attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the East China Sea and South China Sea, and the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea.”
She highlighted the need to build up cybersecurity capability and provide training opportunities in maritime security to protect and develop prosperity in Indo-Pacific.
Shweta Sharma29 July 2024 06:48 1722229200Ukraine shows off culture to Olympics fans and looks for wartime support with clubhouse
Ukraine shows off culture to Olympics fans and looks for wartime support with clubhouse
Ukraine opened a hospitality house Saturday at the 2024 Olympics in Paris — its first during any Games
Tom Watling29 July 2024 06:00 1722229117Ukraine says it shot down Russia-launched missile
Ukraine’s air defence systems destroyed one guided missile this morning, Ukraine’s air force said.
The country’s air defences also shot down nine out of 10 drones launched overnight, it added.
Shweta Sharma29 July 2024 05:58 1722228217Blinken stresses importance of peace in Ukraine with Indian FM
US secretary of state Antony Blinken stressed the importance of a “just and enduring peace” for Ukraine in a meeting with Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the Quad summit in Tokyo.
“Secretary Blinken underscored the importance of realizing a just and enduring peace for Ukraine consistent with the UN Charter,” the State Department said in a statement on Sunday on the meeting between Mr Blinken and Mr Jaishankar.
It comes ahead of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Ukraine in August, various Indian media outlets have reported in recent days. It would mark the Indian leader’s first visit to the country since the war began.
Social media posts from both Mr Blinken and Mr Jaishankar on Sunday mentioned their meeting but did not specifically mention Ukraine.
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