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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Loud night in Kyiv, Dad' — US envoy's daughter appeals to Kellogg during Russian attack
Meaghan Mobbs, daughter of U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, made a direct appeal to her father on social media during Russia's combined missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on June 6. "Loud night in Kyiv, Dad! It might be the explosions and gunfire in the dead of night, but I get the strange feeling the Russians don't want peace," Mobbs wrote on X, as Russia launched one of its most intense air assaults of the war. According to Ukraine's Air Force, Moscow fired 452 drones — including Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones — and 45 missiles of various types across Ukraine, targeting the capital, major cities, and even western regions of the country. Ukrainian defenders intercepted 199 drones and 36 missiles, while another 169 drones disappeared from radar, likely decoys used to saturate air defenses. Multiple fires broke out across Kyiv after strikes hit residential areas and infrastructure. Nationwide, at least five civilians were killed and 73 injured during the past day, according to regional authorities. Ukraine's Air Force repelled the barrage with aviation, electronic warfare, mobile fire groups, and missile defense systems. Mobbs, a U.S. former paratrooper and longtime advocate for Ukraine, heads the R.T. Weatherman Foundation, which has delivered over 10,000 pallets of medical supplies and humanitarian aid to more than 70 Ukrainian hospitals and organizations. The large-scale assault came as Russia continues to reject calls for a ceasefire and escalates its air campaign despite mounting international pressure and ongoing negotiations. Kellogg has not yet commented on the attacks. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has positioned himself as a would-be peacemaker, has thus far refused to impose new sanctions on Moscow, citing ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire. Read also: UPDATE: Russia hits Ukraine with large-scale attack days after Operation Spiderweb We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Daughter of Trump's envoy Kellogg after Russian attack on Kyiv: "Strange feeling the Russians don't want peace"
Megan Mobbs, daughter of US president's special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, has commented on Russia's latest large-scale strike on Ukrainian cities, saying she has a "strange feeling the Russians don't want peace". Source: Mobbs on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: On the night of 5-6 June, Mobbs wrote that several Ukrainian cities were under attack. "Russia wants you to believe it's striking back, but Ukraine's precision strikes occurred in response to relentless Russian attacks on civilians and only after Putin refused a ceasefire. He only wants more war, and all of Ukraine," she wrote. She later addressed her father directly: "loud night in Kyiv, dad!" "It might be the explosions and gunfire in the dead of night, but I get the strange feeling the Russians don't want peace," she added. While Mobbs's remarks were framed as a personal reaction to the airstrike on Kyiv, it remains unclear where exactly she was at the time. However, on 1 June, she had stated that she was in the city of Odesa. Background: On the night of 5-6 June, Russia launched another combined attack on Ukraine's capital. Civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, cars and metro tracks were damaged by falling debris and impacts. Four people were killed and 20 injured. Mobbs's post followed a statement from her father on 5 June, in which he suggested that Ukraine's recent strike on Russian aircraft could serve as a catalyst for peace. US President Donald Trump had also spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin about Ukraine's attack. During their conversation, Putin reportedly said he would "have to respond" to the recent attack on airfields. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Woman 'murdered terminally ill partner after he delayed making a decision whether to undergo assisted dying and she decided she could not take it any more'
A woman allegedly murdered her terminally ill partner soon after he delayed making a decision on whether he should undergo legal assisted dying after deciding she could not take it any more, a judge has heard. Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 50, is alleged to have 'taken matters into her own hands' and tried three times to administer drugs through David Ronald Mobbs' feeding tube. The 56-year-old suffered with motor neurone disease and earlier that day had a meeting about his palliative care where he decided he wanted to wait another week before considering his end-of-life options. Ms Truswell-Mobbs was arrested on April 3, more than a year after her partner's death at Alexandra Hills, in Brisbane 's southeast, in December 2023. During a bail application in Queensland Supreme Court on Tuesday, Justice Glenn Martin heard police would claim Truswell-Mobbs told a close family member and a professional carer that she had given Mr Mobbs a lethal amount of drugs. Crown prosecutor Sarah Dennis opposed bail and said Truswell-Mobbs was accused of making three attempts to administer a combination of drugs to Mr Mobbs via his feeding tube on the night of December 5, 2023. 'Her conduct was purposeful and determined. It continued over a number of hours through the night... her intent was protracted,' Ms Dennis said. She alleged Truswell-Mobbs took 'matters into her own hands' after a meeting earlier that day concerning Mr Mobbs' palliative care. '(Mr Mobbs) indicated in the presence of a number of people that he wished to go on or at least have a further week before he considered his end-of-life options,' Ms Dennis said. 'Despite that, within hours, (Truswell Mobbs) had commenced to administer drugs in order to bring about the end of his life.' Motor neurone disease, also known as MND, is usually terminal within a few years of diagnosis and rapidly damages a person's ability to walk, talk and eat over time. At the time of his death, Mr Mobbs used a signing board to communicate. Ms Dennis said police had a statement from the carer that claimed Truswell-Mobbs had said she 'couldn't take it anymore'. Defence barrister Ruth O'Gorman said Truswell-Mobbs should be granted bail as she had no prior criminal record and had not attempted to flee in the year before she was charged. 'It's not inevitable that the Crown would proceed with the charge of murder against her, or that the jury would convict,' Ms O'Gorman said. 'There are other charges which are or may be open on the evidence; (such as) a charge of aiding suicide.' Ms O'Gorman said Truswell-Mobbs had been living in the community for 16 months while knowing she was under police investigation but there were no allegations she had interfered with witnesses. Justice Martin said there was a difference between a person knowing they were under investigation and knowing they had been charged with murder. 'It can be said the prosecution has a substantial amount of evidence that would tend towards conviction,' Justice Martin said. He refused bail and Truswell-Mobbs is due to have her murder charge mentioned on April 28 in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
Daily Mail
22-04-2025
- Daily Mail
Woman accused of murdering her terminally ill husband soon after a palliative care meeting faces court
A woman allegedly murdered her terminally ill partner soon after he delayed making a decision on legal assisted dying at a palliative care meeting, a judge has heard. Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 50, was arrested on April 3, more than a year after the death of David Ronald Mobbs, 56, at Alexandra Hills in Brisbane 's south-east, in December 2023. During a bail application in Queensland Supreme Court on Tuesday, Justice Glenn Martin heard Mr Mobbs suffered from motor neurone disease, an 'aggressive and degenerative' nervous system disorder. Motor neurone disease, also known as MND, is usually terminal within a few years of diagnosis and rapidly damages a person's ability to walk, talk and eat over time. Crown prosecutor Sarah Dennis opposed bail and said Truswell-Mobbs was accused of making three attempts to administer a combination of drugs to Mr Mobbs via his feeding tube on the night of December 5, 2023. 'Her conduct was purposeful and determined. It continued over a number of hours through the night ... her intent was protracted,' Ms Dennis said. She alleged Truswell-Mobbs took 'matters into her own hands' after a meeting earlier that day concerning Mr Mobbs' palliative care. '(Mr Mobbs) indicated in the presence of a number of people that he wished to go on or at least have a further week before he considered his end-of-life options,' Ms Dennis said. Police will allege that Truswell-Mobbs told a close family member and a carer that she had given her husband a lethal amount of drugs 'Despite that, within hours, (Truswell Mobbs) had commenced to administer drugs in order to bring about the end of his life.' At the time of his death, Mr Mobbs used a signing board to communicate. Justice Martin heard police would claim Truswell-Mobbs told a close family member and a professional carer that she had given Mr Mobbs a lethal amount of drugs. Ms Dennis said police had a statement from the carer that claimed Truswell-Mobbs had said she 'couldn't take it anymore'. Defence barrister Ruth O'Gorman said Truswell-Mobbs should be granted bail as she had no prior criminal record and had not attempted to flee in the year before she was charged. 'It's not inevitable that the Crown would proceed with the charge of murder against her, or that the jury would convict,' Ms O'Gorman said. 'There are other charges which are or may be open on the evidence; (such as) a charge of aiding suicide.' Ms O'Gorman said Truswell-Mobbs had been living in the community for 16 months while knowing she was under police investigation but there were no allegations she had interfered with witnesses. Justice Martin said there was a difference between a person knowing they were under investigation and knowing they had been charged with murder. 'It can be said the prosecution has a substantial amount of evidence that would tend towards conviction,' Justice Martin said. He refused bail and Truswell-Mobbs is due to have her murder charge mentioned on April 28 in Brisbane Magistrates Court. 13 11 14 Beyondblue: 1300 22 4636
Perth Now
22-04-2025
- Perth Now
Court told wife murdered husband hours after palliative care meeting
A woman allegedly murdered her terminally ill partner soon after he delayed making a decision on legal assisted dying at a palliative care meeting, a judge has heard. Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs, 50, was arrested at her Alexandra Hills home in southeast Brisbane on Wednesday following a 17-month investigation into the death of her then 56-year-old partner, David Mobbs. During a bail application in Queensland Supreme Court on Tuesday, Justice Glenn Martin heard Mobbs suffered from motor neurone disease (MND), an 'aggressive and degenerative' nervous system disorder. MND is usually terminal within a few years of diagnosis and rapidly damages a person's ability to move, speak, swallow, and breathe. At the time of his death, Mobbs used a signing board to communicate. Kylie Ellina Truswell-Mobbs has been charged with murdering her partner, David Mobbs. Credit: Supplied Crown prosecutor Sarah Dennis opposed bail and said Truswell-Mobbs was accused of making three attempts to administer a combination of drugs to Mobbs via his feeding tube on the night of December 5, 2023. 'Her conduct was purposeful and determined. 'It continued over a number of hours through the night ... her intent was protracted,' Dennis said. She alleged Truswell-Mobbs took 'matters into her own hands' after a meeting earlier that day concerning Mobbs' palliative care. '(He) indicated in the presence of a number of people that he wished to go on, or at least have a further week before he considered his end-of-life options,' Dennis said. 'Despite that, within hours, (Truswell-Mobbs) had commenced administering drugs in order to bring about the end of his life.' Justice Martin heard police would claim Truswell-Mobbs told a close family member and a professional carer that she had given Mobbs a lethal amount of drugs. Dennis said police had a statement from the carer that claimed Truswell-Mobbs had said she 'couldn't take it anymore'. Defence barrister Ruth O'Gorman said Truswell-Mobbs should be granted bail as she had no prior criminal record and had not attempted to flee in the year before she was charged. 'It's not inevitable that the Crown would proceed with the charge of murder against her, or that the jury would convict,' O'Gorman said. 'There are other charges which are or may be open on the evidence; (such as) a charge of aiding suicide.' O'Gorman said Truswell-Mobbs had been living in the community for 16 months while knowing she was under police investigation but there were no allegations she had interfered with witnesses. Justice Martin said there was a difference between a person knowing they were under investigation and knowing they had been charged with murder. 'It can be said the prosecution has a substantial amount of evidence that would tend towards conviction,' Justice Martin said. He refused bail and Truswell-Mobbs is due to have her murder charge mentioned on April 28 in Brisbane Magistrates Court.
