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Putin\u2019s forces have captured the village of Kostiantynopolske in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, just six miles from the city of Kurakhove, which they have stormed and are threatening to encircle.
Russia<\/a> also launched 113 overnight drones into Ukraine, wounding eight people just hours after at least one person was killed in the capital of Kyiv<\/a> in a missile attack.
According to Ukraine\u2019s Air Force, 57 drones were shot down during the attacks while further 56 drones were \u201clost\u201d, likely having been electronically jammed.
On Friday, missiles hit Kyiv at around 7am local time, while a high-rise building was badly damaged. The capital\u2019s St Nicholas Church was also damaged.
Meanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin<\/a> has said he should have invaded Ukraine earlier as he used an end-of-year press conference to double down on his decision to start the war.
Despite the toll his war has taken on Russia\u2019s finances and the lives of its young men, Putin claimed that sending troops into Ukraine in 2022 has boosted his country\u2019s military and economic power.
For the world, 2024 was riven by \u2014 and in some ways defined by \u2014 conflict on two fronts.
The ripples after the previous year\u2019s Hamas<\/a> attacks in Israel<\/a> left Gaza<\/a> a shambles and tens of thousands dead, and an adjacent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is playing out across the Lebanon landscape as the year ends.
A continent away, the Russia-Ukraine<\/a> war, which began with Russia\u2019s invasion in early 2022, rages on and evolves, claiming more casualties as it goes.
Read the full article here:<\/em>
For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts
The Government<\/a> has criticised Moscow\u2019s \u201cdesperate rhetoric\u201d after a senior ally of Vladimir Putin<\/a> threatened The Times newspaper over its coverage of the assassination of a Russian<\/a> general.
Dmitry Medvedev<\/a>, the former Russian president and current deputy security council chair, said journalists at The Times were \u201clegitimate military targets\u201d and should \u201cbe careful\u201d as \u201canything goes in London\u201d.
His comments followed a Times editorial in which the newspaper described the assassination of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov as \u201ca legitimate act of defence\u201d by Ukraine, which has claimed responsibility for the killing.
Read the full article here:<\/em>
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev described journalists at the newspaper as \u2018legitimate military targets\u2019.
British troops may be sent to Ukraine to train up soldiers<\/a> in its war against Russia<\/a>, the defence secretary<\/a> has hinted.
John Healey<\/a> has said Britain needs to \u201cmake the training a better fit<\/a> for what the Ukrainians need\u201d and left the door open to it taking place in the war-torn country.
Ministry of Defence<\/a> (MoD) sources have previously told The Independent<\/em> discussions are ongoing about whether to send troops to the country to support it amid Russia\u2019s invasion.
Read the full article here: <\/em>
John Healey has said Britain needs to \u2018make the training a better fit for what the Ukrainians need\u2019 and left the door open to it taking place in the war-torn country
Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the front line.
The press service of Tatarstan\u2019s governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, said that eight drones attacked the city. Six hit residential buildings, one hit an industrial facility and one was shot down over a river, the statement said.
A video posted on local Telegram<\/a> news channel Astra, verified by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.
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Russian authorities said the attacks damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan
The airport in the Russian city of Kazan reopened on Saturday after temporarily closing earlier in the day following a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia\u2019s aviation watchdog said.
Russian state news agencies reported the drone attack on a residential complex and other areas in Kazan, some 500 miles (800 km) east of Moscow.
The Defence Ministry said the city had been attacked by three waves of drones between 7:40 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. (0440 and 0620 GMT). It said three drones were destroyed by air defence systems and three others by electronic warfare systems.
There were no casualties reported, agencies said, citing local authorities. The mayor of Kazan said on Telegram that all planned mass events in the city would be canceled over the weekend and that authorities would offer temporary accommodation to evacuees.
The Baza Telegram channel, which is close to Russia\u2019s security services, published unverified video footage showing an aerial object crashing into a high-rise building, producing a large fireball.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is personally overseeing training of soldiers to be sent to support Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, according to South Korean intelligence reports, after Pyongyang\u2019s inexperienced forces were said to have suffered a high number of casualties.
South Korean MP Lee Seong-kweun claimed at least 100 North Korean soldiers had been killed in the war, citing a briefing to parliament by the National Intelligence Service.
\u201cThere was a report that there have been at least 100 deaths and the injured are approaching 1,000,\u201d he said.
Read the full article here:<\/em>
Pyongyang claimed on Thursday that its alliance with Russia was \u2018normal\u2019 and \u2018very effective\u2019, despite international alarm about the deployment of North Korean troops to the war in Ukraine
Moscow sent 113 drones into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukrainian officials said.
According to Ukraine\u2019s Air Force, 57 drones were shot down during the attacks while further 56 drones were \u201clost\u201d, likely having been electronically jammed.
The governor of Ukraine\u2019s Kharkiv region, Oleh Syniehubov, said eight people were wounded on Friday night in drone attacks on the regional capital, also called Kharkiv.
During boasts about Russia<\/a>\u2019s military achievements in his annual marathon televised news conference, Vladimir Putin<\/a> says he is ready to compromise over Ukraine<\/a> in possible talks on ending his war and has no conditions for starting discussions.
The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald Trump<\/a>, who he said he had not spoken to for years.
The US president-elect has vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine war, without giving any details on how he might achieve that.
Read the full article here:<\/em>
The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald Trump, who he said he had not spoken to for years
Ukraine has brought the war into the heart of Russia with drone attacks that damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, more than 600 miles from the front line.
The press service of Tatarstan\u2019s governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, said that eight drones attacked the city.
Six hit residential buildings, one hit an industrial facility and one was shot down over a river, the statement said.
A video posted on local Telegram news channel Astra, verified by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.
Local authorities said there were no casualties. Flights were halted at Kazan\u2019s airport and all mass gatherings cancelled on Saturday and Sunday.
The attacks, which Ukraine did not acknowledge in keeping with its security policy, comes after a Ukrainian attack on Friday on a town in Russia\u2019s Kursk border region using US-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child.
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