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Daily Record
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Record
Ukraine 'destroys key Russian train' as 'nothing left alive' in massive blow to Putin
The train, said to have been carrying Russian fuel and cars, was reportedly blown up and derailed following a Ukrainian military operation. A Russian train has been reportedly blown up and derailed by Ukrainian forces in a major attack which saw flames tear through the vehicle and thick black smoke rise into the sky. Following a Ukrainian military operation, an area between Tokmak and Urozhaine in the occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, has reportedly been hit. Petro Andryushchenko, former adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, claimed "nothing alive was left" as he announced the attack on Telegram. "Yes. It's burning down. The train. There is no more Russian rail service through occupied Zaporizhzhia," Andryushchenko wrote. "Nothing alive was left. Who asked why the Russians were hauling fuel and cars at night? That's why," he added. "To avoid such losses. It didn't work. A unique operation by the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Just great, believe me!" Images shared to Telegram show the extent of the damage caused, with a huge train covered in flames and dark smoke filling the sky, reports the Mirror. Ukraine or Russia are yet to make an official comment on the attack. It is not clear exactly how the blast happened, but the logistics train is said to have become derailed between Urozhayny and Tokmak in Ukraine's south. It comes after a number of successful operations by Ukraine deep behind enemy lines, most notably in June when more than 100 Ukrainian drones struck air bases deep inside Russia. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the operation, dubbed Spider's Web, took more than 18 months to plan. This latest attack comes just a day after Russian missiles tore through Zaporizhzhya City, killing three people and leaving 20 injured. While Russian forces control major areas of Zaporizhzhya, Vladimir Putin has reportedly told Donald Trump he would consider freezing the frontline in both Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, in exchange for Ukraine withdrawing from Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The US President is now arranging to have Zelensky and Putin in the same room within the next two weeks to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, German chancellor Friedrich Merz said after talks at the White House on Monday. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. We're also on Facebook - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and Record Online
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Ukraine 'destroys key Russian train' in massive blow to Putin as 'nothing left alive'
The train, said to have been carrying Russian fuel and cars, was reportedly blown up and derailed following a Ukrainian military operation which caused it to spew fire and smoke A Russian train was reportedly blown up and derailed by Ukrainian saboteurs in a major attack which saw flames tear through the vehicle and thick black smoke billowing into the sky. Forces are said to have hit an area between Tokmak and Urozhaine in the occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, following a Ukrainian military operation. Petro Andryushchenko, former adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, claimed "nothing alive was left" as he announced the attack on Telegram. "Yes. It's burning down. The train. There is no more Russian rail service through occupied Zaporizhzhia," Andryushchenko wrote. "Nothing alive was left. Who asked why the Russians were hauling fuel and cars at night? That's why," he added. "To avoid such losses. It didn't work. A unique operation by the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Just great, believe me!" Images shared to Telegram show the extent of the damage caused, with a huge train covered in flames and dark smoke filling the sky. Ukraine or Russia are yet to make an official comment on the attack. It is not clear exactly how the blast happened, but the logistics train is said to have become derailed between Urozhayny and Tokmak in Ukraine's south. It comes after a number of successful operations by Ukraine deep behind enemy lines, most notably in June when more than 100 Ukrainian drones struck air bases deep inside Russia. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the operation, dubbed Spider's Web, took more than 18 months to plan. This latest attack comes just a day after Russian missiles tore through Zaporizhzhia Cit, killing three people and leaving 20 injured. While Russian forces control major areas of Zaporizhzhia, Vladimir Putin has reportedly told Donald Trump he would consider freezing the frontline in both Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, in exchange for Ukraine withdrawing from Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The US President is now arranging to have Zelensky and Putin in the same room within the next two weeks to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, German chancellor Friedrich Merz said after talks at the White House on Monday.
Miami Herald
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Putin Answers Zelensky's Ceasefire Proposal With Drone Attack
Ukraine's air force reported an overnight Russian attack involving more than 100 drones, as Russia's President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal of an immediate 30-day ceasefire. "The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine," the Ukrainian air force said in a post on Telegram on Monday morning. Putin had proposed the resumption of direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey starting from Thursday. Zelensky then said that he and Putin should meet in Istanbul, and said he will be there. The Kremlin has not yet replied on a face-to-face meeting. The two sides continue to exchange fire. Ukraine says it wants an unconditional ceasefire before talks. But Russia says a ceasefire is a condition in itself, and that Ukraine could use the pause to regroup and rearm. U.S. President Donald Trump, who is brokering the Russia-Ukraine peace process, has expressed both frustration and optimism in recent weeks, believing a deal to be near, but just out of reach because the two sides are holding things up. "President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH," Trump posted to his Truth Social platform on Sunday. "Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY. At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly! "I'm starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who's too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America. HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!" Putin had proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, without preconditions, in remarks to reporters in the early hours of Sunday. He was responding to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire or face additional sanctions. The Russian leader referenced the unsuccessful 2022 peace talks that took place in Istanbul in March, shortly after Moscow's full-scale invasion. "We are committed to serious negotiations with Ukraine," Putin said, adding that he doesn't rule out agreeing to a ceasefire later, in the course of direct talks with Ukraine. This is a developing article and more information will be added soon. This article includes reporting by The Associated Press. Related Articles Ukraine Ceasefire Talks: Trump Reacts as Putin Proposes PlanUS and Europe Issue Ceasefire Ultimatum to PutinKim Jong Un Says US Weapons 'Tacky, Defective'US Warns of Major Russian Assault Amid Putin's Victory Day Truce 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Putin Answers Zelensky's Ceasefire Proposal With Drone Attack
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Ukraine's air force reported an overnight Russian attack involving more than 100 drones, as Russia's President Vladimir Putin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's proposal of an immediate 30-day ceasefire. "The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile forces, electronic warfare units and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine," the Ukrainian air force said in a post on Telegram on Monday morning. Putin had proposed the resumption of direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey starting from Thursday. Zelensky then said that he and Putin should meet in Istanbul, and said he will be there. The Kremlin has not yet replied on a face-to-face meeting. The two sides continue to exchange fire. Ukraine says it wants an unconditional ceasfire before talks. But Russia says a ceasefire is a condition in itself, and that Ukraine could use the pause to regroup and rearm. U.S. President Donald Trump, who is brokering the Russia-Ukraine peace process, has expressed both frustration and optimism in recent weeks, believing a deal to be near, but just out of reach because the two sides are holding things up. "President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH," Trump posted to his Truth Social platform on Sunday. "Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY. At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly! "I'm starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who's too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America. HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!" This is a developing article and more information will be added soon.
The Guardian
14-03-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
US talks with Putin about Ukraine ‘very good and productive', Trump says
Donald Trump has said the US had 'very good and productive discussions' with Vladimir Putin and that 'thousands of Ukrainian troops' were surrounded by the Russian army, a claim refuted by the Ukrainian military and independent analysts. In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump added that there was a 'very good chance' the war between Russia and Ukraine could 'finally come to an end'. The US president made his comments after Steve Witkoff, Trump's close ally and special envoy to the Middle East, held late-night talks with Putin on Thursday to discuss the US proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire. The White House clarified that Witkoff, not Trump, spoke to Putin on Thursday. Kyiv has already accepted the proposal, while Putin on Thursday set out a series of sweeping conditions that would need to be met before Russia would agree to the truce, which includes the condition that Ukraine should neither rearm nor mobilise during the 30-day truce. Trump appeared to repeat claims made by Putin a day earlier that Russian forces had encircled a large number of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region, where Moscow is on the verge of expelling the Ukrainian army from the land it captured last year. Trump wrote that there 'were thousands of Ukrainian troops completely surrounded by the Russian military, and in a very bad and vulnerable position'. 'I have strongly requested to President Putin that their lives be spared. This would be a horrible massacre, one not seen since World War II. God bless them all!!!' Trump added. Ukraine's military was quick to dismiss claims that its forces were encircled in the Kursk region. 'Reports of the alleged 'encirclement' of Ukrainian units by the enemy in the Kursk region are false and fabricated by the Russians for political manipulation and to exert pressure on Ukraine and its partners,' Ukraine's general staff wrote in a statement published on its media channels. 'Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine have successfully regrouped, withdrawn to more advantageous defensive positions, and are executing their assigned tasks within the Kursk region … There is no threat of encirclement of our units.' Ukrainian security sources, independent military analysts, and even pro-Russian Telegram channels have disputed the encirclement claims by Putin and Trump. Ukrainian authorities have not officially announced a full withdrawal from the Kursk region, but soldiers fighting in the region say a staged withdrawal has been under way for two weeks, and that while many soldiers have faced a dangerous and challenging route to withdraw, they do not believe there is a mass encirclement of troops. 'After seven months, we simply withdrew. There was no encirclement,' one senior security official told the Guardian on Thursday. Artem Kariakin, a Ukrainian soldier who was previously involved in the Kursk offensive, said: 'Trump's words about the Kursk region have nothing to do with reality.' Michael Kofman, a military analyst at Carnegie Endowment, described the claims of a mass encirclement as 'fiction'. Some influential Russian pro-war military bloggers have cast doubt in recent days of the encirclement claims by Russian officials, saying none of the signs of such an action have been visible. Earlier on Friday, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Putin had sent Trump a message via Witkoff about his proposal for a ceasefire, adding that it saw grounds for 'cautious optimism' that a deal could be reached. Peskov said the 'timing of a conversation' between Trump and Putin had yet to be determined. US intelligence services have reportedly assessed that Putin remains committed to achieving 'his maximalist goal of dominating Ukraine'. The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing an intelligence report circulated among Trump administration policymakers on 6 March, which stated that Putin remains determined to maintain control over Kyiv. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reiterated on Friday that Russian attempts to set up conditions for the 30-day ceasefire only 'complicate and drag out the process'. 'Russia is the only party that wants the war to continue and diplomacy to break down,' Zelenskyy said on X after a call with the secretary of state of the Holy See, cardinal Pietro Parolin.
