Ukraine invasion

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How much military support has Britain given Ukraine? As Rishi Sunak pledges 'hundreds of missiles and drones', a look at the hardware, training and weaponry the UK has donated to the fight against Russia

• Rishi Sunak has pledged to send hundreds more missiles and drones to Ukraine
• The PM greeted Volodymyr Zelensky at his Chequers residence today
• MailOnline takes a look at the military aid donated to Ukraine by Britain so far

How much military support has Britain given Ukraine?

As Rishi Sunak hosts Volodymyr Zelensky and moves to ramp up the provision of military support to Ukraine, MailOnline takes a look at what the UK has sent to Kyiv's troops so far.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Grenade attack at a barber's in occupied Ukraine leaves top Putin-appointed policeman – and friend of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin – severely wounded

Grenade attack in Ukraine leaves top Putin-appointed policeman wounded

Maj-Gen Igor Kornet, 50, was one of three hospitalised in a grave condition after a huge explosion, that reports said had also killed one unnamed civilian.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Why Slovakia’s Government Collapsed (and why it’s bad news for Ukraine)

 

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Russia sees âpoisoningâ of Skripals, Navalny as provocations by Western secret services

Kirill Lysogorsky said some countries "have been making groundless accusations against Russia, and demanding an admission of guilt and repentance"

tass.com

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Moldova could leave club of former Soviet republics
A senior MP says he is working to pull Chisinau out of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ inter-parliamentary body

Moldova could leave club of former Soviet republics

Moldova could pull out of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the speaker of the country’s parliament, Igor Grosu, has revealed

www.rt.com

 

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Chair of Ukrainian Supreme Court arrested over $3 million bribe

Ukraine’s anti-corruption authority has reportedly arrested the Supreme Court chair on suspicion of receiving a bribe of almost $3 million

swentr.site

Russian narratives growing in member states, EU commissioner warns

EU Commissioner Vera Jourova has spoken to Bild about the challenges of stopping information coming from Moscow

swentr.site

Ukraine shells Russian villages with phosphorous bombs

https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/156614-ukreaine_phosphorous/

 

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Ukraine shoots down six of Putin's 'unstoppable' hypersonic missiles as Russia hits Kyiv with 'exceptionally complex' attack that 'destroyed US Patriot air defence system'

• Moscow launched several waves of drones and missiles on Ukrainian capital
• The Tuesday morning attack came hours after Zelensky met with Rishi Sunak

Putin hits Kyiv with 'exceptionally complex' drone and missile strikes

Kyiv officials said this morning's attack - the eighth on the capital this month - was a complex strike involving drones and several kinds of missiles, but added most were shot down

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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‘We will put him in a coffin and cover him with the American flag’: Wagner chief Prigozhin claims US Special Forces vet has died fighting for Ukraine in city of Bakhmut as warlord is seen inspecting a body in new video

• Yevgeny Prigozhin posed with what he claimed is body of American veteran
• The Wagner chief claimed he had the man's US identification documents

Wagner chief claims US Special Forces vet has died in Bakhmut

Yevgeny Prigozhin posed with what he claimed is the body of the American Special Forces veteran in a video posted on Telegram.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Bordering on ridiculous: Finland’s new £300million fence designed to keep out Russia is mocked as a ‘complete joke’ as flimsy-looking green barrier is dismissed as ‘suitable for a dog kennel’

• Critics mocked the fence's shoddy green colour and weak-looking structure

Finland's new £300million fence along Russia border is mocked

The flimsy-looking 1,300 kilometer green fence - whose construction began in February in the city of Imatra - has been compared to a 'dog kennel fence' by social media users.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Russia hits Ukraine's capital Kyiv with 'exceptional' number of missiles, says official - BBC News

Russia Ukraine War: How Putin Unleashed Havoc on Kyiv | Vantage with Palki Sharma

 

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Is George Soros actually a real-life Magneto?

Elon Musk’s comparison of the influential billionaire to the Marvel villain is more complex than it seems

swentr.site

George Soros ‘hates humanity’ – Elon Musk

Elon Musk has claimed that prominent Democratic donor George Soros ‘wants to erode the fabric of civilization’ in a viral series of tweets

swentr.site

Ukraine says it shoots down more missiles than Russia fires – Shoigu

Kiev claims to shoot down more Russian missiles than Moscow actually launches, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu says

swentr.site

UN supports all initiatives for peace in Ukraine — secretary-general’s office

On May 14, South African President Cyril Ramaposa said that during a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, he informed him about the African leaders' proposal for a ceasefire

tass.com

Ukrainization of agenda impedes direct OSCE tasks — Russia’s deputy envoy

The international forum The Role of Neutral States in Promoting Security, Stability and Dialogue within the OSCE took place in Ashgabat on Tuesday

tass.com

Polish troops forcing refugees into Belarus under cover of night, says Minsk

Polish, Latvian, and Lithuanian law enforcement officers now and then try to force migrants into Belarus and leave dead bodies on the border

tass.com

Russia hits US-made Patriot air defense system in Kiev with Kinzhal hypersonic weapon

The Kinzhal is Russia’s latest system with hypersonic aero-ballistic missiles carried by specially equipped MiG-31K fighters-interceptors

tass.com

US-made Patriot missile air defense system damaged by Russian missile strike — CNN

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian forces hit a US-made Patriot system in Kiev with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile

tass.com

 

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Media: Russia's FSB recruits former ISIS militants to be agents in Ukraine

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has been recruiting former ISIS fighters over the years as their "agents" in countries like Ukraine, independent Russian media outlet Meduza reported on May 16.

kyivindependent.com

 

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Ex-MI6 boss says only a revolution will end the threat from Putin's Russia - as he warns Britain has 'lost its way' since the end of the Cold War

• Sir Richard Dearlove said Britain was now lacking 'cohesion and motivation'
• Sir Richard, who joined MI6 in 1966, noted the 'sheer brutality of Putin's regime'

Ex-MI6 boss says only a revolution will end threat from Putin's Russia

Sir Richard Dearlove, who led MI6 between 1999 and 2004, said Britain no longer had the 'cohesion and motivation' that drove the former spy when he joined the service in 1966.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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What is the US Patriot missile system defending Ukraine?

• Mobile Patriot units deploy surface-to-air missiles to protect troops and civilians
• Patriot systems can cost $1.1 billion and Russia claims it destroyed one last night

What is the US' Patriot missile system defending Ukraine?

Russia claims it obliterated a roughly $1.1 billion, US-made Patriot missile system last night in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know about the Patriot and how it got there

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10568563/Who-stands-against-Putin-Map-shows-nations-support-Ukraine-invasion.html

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CIA releases video to recruit Russian spies with story of tormented official

 

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