Russia rains drones and missiles on Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft

Russia rains drones, missiles on western Ukraine, Poland scrambles aircraft

PUBLISHED : 5 Oct 2025 at 12:57 LVIV, Ukraine - NATO member Poland said it scrambled aircraft early on Sunday to ensure its air safety after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down...

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,115,250 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost around 1,115,250 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Oct. 5. The number includes 870 casualties that Russian forces suffered...

Ukraine-Russia war latest: 5 dead in mass missile and drone attack by Putin’s forces after Poland scrambles jets

Putin says Tomahawk supply to Ukraine would destroy Russia-US relationship Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine then it would destroy the Russia-US relationship. "This will lead to...

Is Russia Supplying Jet Engines to Pakistan? Moscow Dismisses Reports as ‘Illogical’

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Vladimir Putin says Tomahawk missile delivery to Ukraine would destroy US-Russia ties

Moscow (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia would destroy the Kremlin’s ties with Washington. Reports indicate that Washington is...

EU foreign policy chief: Russia masking its failed summer offensive with terror attacks on civilians

Kaja Kallas. Stock Photo: Getty Images Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that Russia's recent attacks are an attempt to disguise its failed summer offensive. Source: Kallas on X (Twitter), as...

Zelensky signed several new sanctions against Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed three decrees imposing sanctions against companies and individuals who are assisting Russia in its war against Ukraine. He said this in an evening address on October 4. The lists include individuals and...

Turkish foreign minister predicts breakthrough in negotiations on Russia's war against Ukraine within months

Hakan Fidan. Photo: TRT Haber Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that a breakthrough in efforts to resolve Russia's war against Ukraine could take place within the next few months. He believes that despite the current escalation on the...

Moldovan president calls for stronger support for Ukraine amid Russia's daily terror

President of Moldova Maia Sandu. Stock Photo: Getty Images President of Moldova Maia Sandu has called for increased and faster assistance to Ukraine following Russia's latest attacks. Source: Sandu on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda...

Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia airstrikes hit western Ukraine

NATO member Poland said it scrambled aircraft early on Sunday to ensure its air safety after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the Polish border. All...

5 dead as Russia strikes Ukraine with 50 missiles and 500 drones, forcing Poland and its allies to lock down skies

At least five people were killed as Russia launched air strikes in western Ukraine early Sunday, raining missiles and drones on the Lviv region near the Polish border — forcing the NATO country to scramble jets to lock down its skies. Lviv — only...

5 killed as Russia launches massive overnight missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, Poland scrambles jets

Five were killed as Russia launched a major overnight attack on Ukraine, targeting multiple regions with missiles and drones. As a result, Poland scrambled fighter jets to protect its airspace, and Nato allied aircraft were deployed. At least five...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warns Russia could attack NATO by 2029

Berlin (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius stated in an interview with Handelsblatt on Sunday that by 2029, Russia will have rebuilt its armed forces to the point where it could attack NATO territory. He observed...

Decision to Send Tomahawk Missiles to Kiev May Ruin Russia-US Relations: Putin

"This will ruin our relations (between Russia and the United States), or at least the emerging positive trend in these relations," the Russian leader said, TASS reported. Commenting on his speech at the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion...

Zelenskyy: Russia attacked nine oblasts with 50 missiles and 500 drones

The aftermath of a Russian attack. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine Russia launched more than 50 missiles and around 500 attack drones against Ukraine on the night of 4-5 October, targeting Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv,...

Russia: already at war with Europe?

“Russia is at war with Europe,” said Ivo Daalder on Politico. It has been attacking Ukraine for over a decade now, “with increasing ferocity since its full-scale invasion in 2022”. Now, though, it is increasingly waging a “wider war”. Until...

Ukraine war latest: Poland scrambles jets as Russia bombards western Ukraine

Russian air attack damages energy infrastructure in several Ukrainian regions, Kyiv says A Russian overnight air attack on Ukraine damaged energy infrastructure in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region and Chernihiv region in northern Ukraine,...

Safest UK areas if WW3 declared as Russia sends threat to strike 23 places

Vladimir Putin's aggression in eastern Europe has sparked fears that he may be preparing for a wider conflict with NATO. The Russian President ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and has been testing the West's response to...

Thirty injured as Russia strikes railway station in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, says President Zelenskyy

At least 30 people were injured after Russian forces launched aerial strikes on a railway station in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said a “savage Russian drone strike”...