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Early morning major Russian missiles attack sparks explosions in Kyiv, injuring three and killing one
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President Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> has called on the West to amp up pressure on Russia<\/a> after it launched a deadly assault on Kyiv<\/a>.
As one person died in Kyiv, and three were injured, Ukraine<\/a>\u2019s leader said that \u201cpressure on Russia is still insufficient, and the daily Russian strikes on Ukraine prove it.\u201d
He said Kyiv wasn\u2019t the only region which suffered strikes, as the Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Cherkasy regions were also hit.
\u201cThe number of air attacks is increasing. This is how Russia reveals its true intentions\u2014to continue the terror for as long as the world allows it\u201d he said. \u201cEvery strike targets our people, our children. They are waging war against children playing on playgrounds.\u201d
Zelensky continued that the entire world had seen Russia \u201cintends to continue the war and the killing\u201d so there could be \u201cno easing of pressure\u201d in a pursuit of peace.
This comes as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a> has said that the world will know \u201cin a matter of weeks\u201d if Russia is \u201cserious about peace or not.\u201d
When she heard her front door open almost two years ago, Kostiantyn Zinovkin\u2019s mother thought her son had returned home because he forgot something. Instead, men in balaclavas burst into the apartment in Melitopol, a southern Ukrainian city occupied by Russian<\/a> forces.
They said Zinovkin was detained for a minor infraction and would be released soon. They used his key to enter, said his wife, Liusiena, and searched the flat so thoroughly that they tore it apart \u201cinto molecules.\u201d
Ukraine<\/a>\u2019s minerals<\/a> have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump<\/a>, seeking a deal<\/a> with Ukraine\u2019s president Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> to access them.
But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after?
Munira Raji<\/em><\/strong><\/a> reports<\/em><\/strong>
Britain needs to rearm and build reserves<\/a> through a form of national service to defend against Vladimir Putin\u2019s<\/a> hopes of dominating eastern Europe<\/a> and undermining the West, the former head of MI6<\/a> has warned.
Sir Alex Younger<\/a> said people in the UK must realise that the threat from Russia \u2013 and its closeness to the US \u2013 is real, adding: \u201cPutin and Trump together<\/a> have done their best to persuade us that the rules have changed.\u201d
Sam Kiley reports:<\/em><\/strong>
Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes targeting western Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish armed forces said.
“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” the Command said on X.
All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts as of 2am GMT today after the Ukrainian Air Force warned of Russian missile attacks.
The Bobryk school was forced to move to the basement due to endless alarms. Teachers had to divide the classes into two shifts and also hold lessons on Saturdays.
\u201cIn the early hours of this morning, Russia launched a massive nationwide attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
\u201cCivilian infrastructure was deliberately targeted across the country. Kyiv, and numerous other places came under fire\u2014from land, air, and sea.
\u201cRussia continues to exploit the so-called \u2018ceasefire\u2019 not for peace, but to escalate its assault on Ukraine\u2019s civilian population.\u201d
Donald Trump<\/a> has imposed the steepest American tariffs on imports in over a century, levying rates as high as 50 per cent on some countries in a move described by the EU as a \u201cmajor blow\u201d to the world economy.<\/a>
The US<\/a> president shocked global market on Wednesday<\/a> as he announced minimum tariffs of at least 10 per cent on almost all exporters to the US, with much higher duties for countries that enjoy the largest trade surpluses.<\/a>
Southeast Asian nations and some of the world\u2019s weakest economies were hardest hit, compounding the effects of the Trump administration\u2019s cuts to the USAID programme in many of those countries.<\/a>
Shweta Sharma reports:<\/em><\/strong>
President Ursula Von der Leyen voiced her concern that Russia was \u201cstalling\u201d peace efforts with Ukraine as she spoke to Sir Keir Starmer.
In the phone call between the British prime minister and European Commission president, she reiterated the EU’s strong commitment to working closely with the United Kingdom on security and defence, as well as the shared and enduring support for Ukraine.
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