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The Independent
25-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Lennox Lewis fires back at claims he ducked rematch with Vitali Klitschko
Lennox Lewis has hit out at critics who have claimed that he avoided a rematch with Vitali Klitschko. Lewis was accused by a fan on social media of ducking a second fight with the Ukrainian great and opting to retire instead. But in a lengthy response on Wednesday evening (23 July), Lewis explained why he chose to walk away from the sport. Lewis said: 'Let me clear this up for you. Vitali was always supposed to be my last fight, but it got moved up. I took it on 10 days' notice. No champ has ever taken on a #1 contender on such short notice.' After seriously considering a rematch, Lewis decided his aspirations of starting a family and living a life not dictated by boxing were too tempting to resist, he said. Lewis added: 'I looked forward to the moment of starting a family and no more camps. I seriously considered a rematch but, in the end, decided to go with the original plan.' Their initial encounter in 2003 was halted by the referee at the end of round six after Lewis opened up a deep cut over the eye of the Ukrainian. The consensus was that Klitschko was leading at the time. Lewis retired as lineal and WBC champion in 2004 after much speculation surrounding Klitschko and a rematch. This left the title vacant for the Ukrainian to claim and begin his dominant reign as champion. He received criticism, but Lewis retired on his terms and at the very top of the sport, which very few fighters get to do. The former undisputed champion gave Klitschko credit for being a stellar champion and admitted that he was aware of his age disadvantage in a rematch, as he turned 38 in 2004. He concluded: 'Vitali went on to be a great champion in his own right. I was also aware that Father Time was not in my corner.'
NHK
05-07-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Russia launches one of its largest attacks against Ukraine
Russia has carried out one of its largest attacks against Ukraine amid concerns over Ukraine's air-defense capabilities after the United States halted some weapons shipments. The Ukrainian Air Force said the overnight attack through Friday mainly targeted Kyiv and involved more than 530 drones and 11 missiles. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the attack killed two people and damaged houses and social infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media that the attack was one of the most massive airstrikes. He also wrote, "All of this is clear evidence that without truly massive pressure, Russia will not change its stupid and destructive behavior." His post is an apparent call for the US and others to step up pressure on Moscow. But the administration of US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that it had suspended some weapons shipments to Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reported that the halted shipments included Patriot air-defense interceptors. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian General Staff of the Armed Forces said on Saturday that special forces had struck an airfield in the Voronezh region in western Russia. The general staff also said the airfield is a base for bombers and fighter jets, adding that the attack was intended to reduce Russia's ability to carry out airstrikes.
Dubai Eye
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Dubai Eye
Russia's all-night drone attack on Kyiv injures 14, Ukraine says
Russia striked Kyiv with drones in an all-night attack, injuring at least 14 people, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the city, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said early on Friday. Damage was recorded in six of Kyiv's 10 districts on both sides of the Dnipro River bisecting the city and falling drone debris set a medical facility on fire in the leafy Holosiivs'kyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. More than eight hours into air raid alerts and just before they were called off at 5:00 am (0200 GMT), Klitschko said that 12 of the injured were hospitalised. The attacks were the latest in a series of Russian air strikes on Kyiv that have intensified in recent weeks and included some of the deadliest assaults of the war on the city of three million people. US President Donald Trump said that a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while the Kremlin reiterated that Moscow would keep pushing to solve the conflict's "root causes". A decision by Washington earlier this week to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he hopes to speak with Trump on Friday about the supply of US weapons. Ukraine's state-owned railway Ukrzaliznytsia, the country's largest carrier, said on Telegram that the attack on Kyiv damaged railway infrastructure in the city, diverting a number of passenger trains and causing delays. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv's military administration, said in a Telegram post that many of the targets had been dwellings. "At the same time, there is no end to the attacks," Tkachenko wrote on Telegram. "There are a great many targets over Kyiv. We are working on Russian drones in all districts." Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
ABC News
04-07-2025
- Politics
- ABC News
Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war began
Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv in the largest aerial attack since Russia's war in Ukraine began, injuring 23 people and inflicting damage across multiple districts of the capital. Russia launched 539 drones, 11 ballistic and cruise missiles at Ukraine on Thursday night, local time into Friday, the Ukrainian air force said. Throughout the night, Associated Press journalists in Kyiv heard the constant buzzing of drones overhead and the sound of explosions and intense machine gun fire as Ukrainian forces tried to intercept the aerial assault. Kyiv was the primary target of the attack, with at least 23 people injured and 14 hospitalised, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Ukrainian air defences shot down 270 targets, including two cruise missiles. Another 208 targets were lost from radar and presumed jammed. Russia successfully hit eight locations with nine missiles and 63 drones. Debris from intercepted drones fell across at least 33 sites. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack was one of the largest yet, and that Russia would not stop without large-scale pressure. "For every such strike against people and human life, they must feel appropriate sanctions and other blows to their economy, their revenues, and their infrastructure," Zelenskyy said on social media, calling the attack "deliberately massive and cynical". The attack came hours after President Donald Trump held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and made his first public comments on his administration's decision to pause some shipments of weapons to Ukraine. That decision affects munitions, including Patriot missiles, the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile and shorter-range Stinger missiles. They are needed to counter incoming missiles and drones, and to bring down Russian aircraft. It has been less than a week since Russia's previous largest aerial assault of the war. Ukraine's air force reported that Russia fired 537 drones, decoys and 60 missiles in that attack. Emergency services reported damage in at least five of the capital's 10 districts. In the Solomianskyi district, a five-storey residential building was partially destroyed and the roof of a seven-storey building caught fire. Fires also broke out at a warehouse, a garage complex and an auto repair facility. In the Sviatoshynskyi district, a strike hit a 14-storey residential building, sparking a fire. Several vehicles also caught fire nearby. Blazes were also reported at non-residential facilities. In the Shevchenkivskyi district, an eight-storey building came under attack, with the first floor sustaining damage. Falling debris was recorded in Darnytskyi and Holosiivskyi districts. Ukraine's national railway operator, Ukrzaliznytsia, said drone strikes damaged rail infrastructure in Kyiv. AP
ARN News Center
04-07-2025
- Politics
- ARN News Center
Russia's all-night drone attack on Kyiv injures 14, Ukraine says
Russia striked Kyiv with drones in an all-night attack, injuring at least 14 people, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the city, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said early on Friday. Damage was recorded in six of Kyiv's 10 districts on both sides of the Dnipro River bisecting the city and falling drone debris set a medical facility on fire in the leafy Holosiivs'kyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. More than eight hours into air raid alerts and just before they were called off at 5:00 am (0200 GMT), Klitschko said that 12 of the injured were hospitalised. The attacks were the latest in a series of Russian air strikes on Kyiv that have intensified in recent weeks and included some of the deadliest assaults of the war on the city of three million people. US President Donald Trump said that a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday resulted in no progress at all on efforts to end the war in Ukraine, while the Kremlin reiterated that Moscow would keep pushing to solve the conflict's "root causes". A decision by Washington earlier this week to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine prompted warnings by Kyiv that the move would weaken its ability to defend against intensifying airstrikes and battlefield advances. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he hopes to speak with Trump on Friday about the supply of US weapons. Ukraine's state-owned railway Ukrzaliznytsia, the country's largest carrier, said on Telegram that the attack on Kyiv damaged railway infrastructure in the city, diverting a number of passenger trains and causing delays. Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv's military administration, said in a Telegram post that many of the targets had been dwellings. "At the same time, there is no end to the attacks," Tkachenko wrote on Telegram. "There are a great many targets over Kyiv. We are working on Russian drones in all districts." Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in February 2022. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
