Russia-Ukraine War

Russia strikes second major bridge in Kyiv, mayor says

• Russia strikes Kyiv's Northern Bridge, second major bridge hit in days.
• Southern Bridge targeted multiple times since Thursday in new campaign.
• Kyiv mayor warns critical infrastructure is being torn apart by strikes.

Russia has struck a second major bridge in Kyiv in recent days, with the Northern Bridge being hit on Saturday following multiple attacks on the Southern Bridge since Thursday. These represent the first-ever strikes on these two critical bridges, which connect the eastern and western halves of the…

Intensified Russian strikes are tearing Kyiv apart, warns mayor

• Russian strikes are disrupting transport and infrastructure across Kyiv.
• Traffic is suspended on the Pivdennyi bridge after repeated hits.
• One person was killed in an overnight strike on a residential building.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko says intensified Russian drone and missile strikes are tearing the capital apart, leaving it in a “very dramatic situation”. He warned that Russia is targeting critical infrastructure and ordinary life, and said the city would need residents to work together to withstand the attacks.…

Iran denies RAF Fairford terror link as Putin presses Ukraine invasion

Iran denies involvement in suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford as Putin shows no sign of stepping back from Russia's Ukraine invasion. Women comprise just 16 per cent of the UK cybersecurity workforce.

Russia carries out biggest Ukraine energy strike since last winter

• Russia launched its largest energy infrastructure attack since spring.
• At least six people were killed and 33 injured.
• Power cuts affected households across several regions.

Russia carried out its largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the end of the last heating season, with Kyiv and the surrounding region among the main targets, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said. The overnight strikes killed at least six people and injured 33 across the country,…

Ukraine’s prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign

• Russian missiles destroyed Ukraine's Zaporizhstal steelworks, forcing indefinite closure
• Metallurgical industry contribution to GDP reduced from 10% to nearly zero
• Loss threatens Ukraine's exports, tax revenue, and essential local services

Russia has waged a systematic missile campaign against Ukraine's steel industry, with the Zaporizhstal steelworks in Zaporizhzhia suffering devastating damage that has forced its indefinite closure. The factory, which employed 8,500 workers and was the economic heart of the city, was hit by 17 Russian missiles across four…