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Daily Mirror
7 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Russia issues chilling 'we can destroy you' WW3 threat to UK
Ranting Russian TV host Vladimir Solovyov has threatened the UK and Europe with 'destruction' in a chilling statement aired on Vladimir Putin's state TV this week One of Vladimir Putin's most sycophantic puppets has issued a threat to the UK and Europe, saying Russia should 'destroy' them. Vladimir Solovyov, a pro-Kremlin media personality, spoke on his Russian state TV show 'Sunday Evening With Vladimir Solovyov' and responded to a comment from military expert Evgeny Buzhinsky, who said Europe is getting ready for war. Solyovov questioned why Russia would wait to attack Europe. 'We should strike right now,' he said. 'No need to wait until they get ready, we should destroy them right away.' He then added: 'If Americans strike the Kaliningrad region, what options are there? Two Poseidon [nuclear armed torpedoes] and there will be a Strait named after Comrade Stalin." The comments come after remarks by US Army Europe and Africa commander General Chris Donahue on July 17 suggesting NATO forces could capture the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad if it wanted to. Kaliningrad is heavily militarised and surrounded by NATO members Poland and Lithuania, making it a significant source of tension between the alliance and Russia. Donahue made the comments as NATO revealed its new 'Eastern Flank Deterrence Line' defence plan at the first Association of the US Army's 'LandEuro' conference held in Wiesbaden, Germany. The plan focusses on NATO allies developing standardised digital systems and integrated defence production to help allies in the event of an attack by Russia. There are concerns around potential Russian targeting of the Baltic states, which may then turn into a launching pad into Poland. In the event of a Russian attack, one of the first places to be subject to NATO bombing 'would be Kaliningrad', if it is not Moscow or St Petersburg, according to University of Bath lecturer in Russian and post-Soviet politics, Dr Stephen Hall, who spoke to the Kyiv Independent. Continuing his rant, Solyovov bit back at Buzhinsky's suggestion that Russia's current actions should send a message to the US, saying that the 'time for signals is over' and that 'this is the time for strikes'. He continued: "They are not reading any of the signals. They did not take our Oreshnik strikes into account.' Solyovov was referring to previous uses of the Oreshnik missile, which could strike anywhere in Europe or on the western coast of the US. Putin himself has previously boasted that they are 'impossible to intercept', although these claims have been contested by some military analysts. 'They're pretending like nothing happened,' Solyovov went on. 'They're convinced that we won't dare. They've made it up that supposedly India and China have told us, 'Don't use nuclear weapons, or else.' Or else what?" Solyovov and Buzhinsky then went on to suggest the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen in the Arctic Circle could be attacked. "All of them are ready to die for it?" Solovyov asked. "There aren't many of them, so it will be quick. No one will even notice that Norwegians are gone.' Continuing the bizarre show, Solyovov suggested a German ship in the Baltic Sea should be sunk once Germany begins delivering long-range weapons to Ukraine. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 17 that this will happen 'very soon'. Rounding off his rant, Solyovov said he had 'no pity' for the Ukrainian city of Lviv. 'I believe Lviv should be erased off the face of the Earth,' he said. 'It should be simply destroyed."
Business Recorder
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region
KYIV: Russia said Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a psychological blow for Kyiv as its worries mount. Moscow launched a fresh large-scale drone and missile barrage before the announcement, including on Ukraine's army recruitment centres, as part of an escalating series of attacks that come as ceasefire talks led by the United States stall. The Russian defence ministry said its forces captured the village of Dachne in the Dnipropetrovsk region, an important industrial mining territory that has also come under mounting Russian air attacks. Russian forces appear to have made crossing the border a key strategic objective over recent months, and deeper advances into the region could pose logistics and economic problems for Kyiv. Kyiv has so far denied any Russian foothold in Dnipropetrovsk. Moscow first said last month its forces had crossed the border, more than three years since launching its invasion and pushing through the neighbouring Donetsk region. Earlier Monday, Ukraine's army said its forces 'repelled' attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, including 'in the vicinity' of Dachne. Dnipropetrovsk is not one of the five Ukrainian regions — Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea — that Moscow has publicly claimed as Russian territory. Russia used its main city of Dnipro as a testing ground for its 'experimental' Oreshnik missile in late 2024, claiming to have struck an aeronautics production facility. An AFP reporter in the eastern city of Kharkiv saw civilians with their belongings being evacuated from a residential building damaged during Russia's overnight attacks, and others sheltering with pets in a basement. At least four people were killed and dozens wounded across Ukraine, mostly in the Kharkiv region bordering Russia and in a late-morning attack on the industrial city of Zaphorizhzhia.
Herald Sun
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Herald Sun
Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region
Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Russia said Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a psychological blow to Kyiv as its worries mount. Moscow launched a fresh large-scale drone and missile barrage before the announcement, including on Ukraine's army recruitment centres, as part of an escalating series of attacks that come as ceasefire talks led by the United States stall. Kyiv also said it carried out a drone attack on a Russian ammunition factory in the Moscow region. Russia announced its forces captured the village of Dachne in the Dnipropetrovsk region, an important industrial mining territory that has also come under mounting Russian air attacks. Russian forces appear to have made crossing the border a key strategic objective over recent months, and deeper advances into the region could pose logistics and economic problems for Ukraine. Kyiv has so far denied any Russian foothold in Dnipropetrovsk. Moscow first said last month its forces had crossed the border, more than three years since launching its invasion and pushing through the neighbouring Donetsk region. Earlier Monday, Ukraine's army said its forces "repelled" attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, including "in the vicinity" of Dachne. Dnipropetrovsk is not one of the five Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea -- that Moscow has publicly claimed as Russian territory. Russia used the region's main city, Dnipro, as a testing ground for its "experimental" Oreshnik missile in late 2024, claiming to have struck an aeronautics production facility. - Sheltering in basements - Ukrainian military expert Oleksiy Kopytko told AFP the "situation is objectively difficult" for Ukraine's forces in Dnipropetrovsk and that Russia hopes to create some kind of buffer zone in the region. But he said: "Our troops are holding their ground quite steadily." An AFP reporter in the eastern city of Kharkiv saw civilians with their belongings being evacuated from a residential building damaged during Russia's overnight attacks, and others sheltering with pets in a basement. At least four people were killed and dozens wounded across Ukraine in the latest violence, mostly in the Kharkiv region bordering Russia and in a late-morning attack on the industrial city of Zaporizhzhia. Ukraine's police said a 34-year-old woman was killed in Kharkiv in attacks that wounded dozens in the northeastern city. In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said 20 people needed medical assistance after Russian attacks. "Air defence remains the top priority for protecting lives," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media after the attacks, as fears mount over whether US President Donald Trump's government will continue supplying military aid to Ukraine. - 'Counting on partners' - Zelensky said Ukraine was "strongly counting on our partners to fully deliver on what we have agreed". Ukraine's air force said Moscow had launched 101 drones across the country and four missiles. Seventy-five of the drones were downed, it added. Attacks on Monday targeted two recruitment centres in separate cities, wounding four people, the Ukrainian army said, in what appears to be a new trend following similar strikes over the weekend and last week. "These strikes are part of a comprehensive enemy operation aimed at disrupting mobilisation in Ukraine," Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications, a government-funded body, wrote on social media. It added that Russia had attacked recruitment centres last week in the cities of Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rig and Poltava. The Ukrainian army announced it hit the Krasnozavodsky Chemical Plant in the Moscow region with drones, saying the plant makes components for Russian drones used against Ukraine. In Russia, the defence ministry said it had shot down 91 Ukrainian drones overnight, including eight in the Moscow region, with the majority of the rest in regions bordering Ukraine. bur-mmp-oc/dt/jhb Originally published as Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region
Observer
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Observer
Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region
KYIV: Russia said on Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a psychological blow for Kyiv as its worries mount. Moscow launched a fresh large-scale drone and missile barrage before the announcement, including on Ukraine's army recruitment centres, as part of an escalating series of attacks that come as ceasefire talks led by the United States stall. The Russian defence ministry said its forces captured the village of Dachne in the Dnipropetrovsk region, an important industrial mining territory that has also come under mounting Russian air attacks. Russian forces appear to have made crossing the border a key strategic objective over recent months, and deeper advances into the region could pose logistics and economic problems for Kyiv. Kyiv has so far denied any Russian foothold in Dnipropetrovsk. Moscow first said last month its forces had crossed the border, more than three years since launching its attack and pushing through the neighbouring Donetsk region. Earlier on Monday, Ukraine's army said its forces "repelled" attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, including "in the vicinity" of Dachne. Dnipropetrovsk is not one of the five Ukrainian regions — Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea — that Moscow has publicly claimed as Russian territory. Russia used its main city of Dnipro as a testing ground for its "experimental" Oreshnik missile in late 2024, claiming to have struck an aeronautics production facility. A reporter in the eastern city of Kharkiv saw civilians with their belongings being evacuated from a residential building damaged during Russia's overnight attacks, and others sheltering with pets in a basement. At least four people were killed and dozens wounded across Ukraine, mostly in the Kharkiv region bordering Russia and in a late-morning attack on the industrial city of Zaphorizhzhia. "Air defence remains the top priority for protecting lives," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media after the attacks, as fears mount over the continuing deliveries of US military aid. Zelensky said Ukraine was "strongly counting on our partners to fully deliver on what we have agreed". The air force said Moscow had launched 101 drones across the country and four missiles. Seventy-five of the drones were downed, it added. Attacks on Monday targeted two recruitment centres in separate cities wounding four people, the Ukrainian army said, in what appears to be a new trend following similar strikes over the weekend and last week. "These strikes are part of a comprehensive enemy operation aimed at disrupting mobilisation in Ukraine," Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications, a government-funded body, wrote on social media. It added that Russia had attacked recruitment centres last week in the cities of Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rig, and Poltava. In Russia, the defence ministry said that it had shot down 91 Ukrainian drones overnight, including eight in the Moscow region, with the majority of the rest in regions bordering Ukraine. — AFP
Bangkok Post
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Bangkok Post
Russian forces claim first foothold in new Ukraine region
KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia said Monday it captured its first village in Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region after grinding towards the border for months, dealing a physchological blow for Kyiv as its worries mount. Moscow launched a fresh large-scale drone and missile barrage before the announcement, including on Ukraine's army recruitment centres, as part of an escalating series of attacks that come as ceasefire talks led by the United States stall. The Russian defence ministry said its forces captured the village of Dachne in the Dnipropetrovsk region, an important industrial mining territory that has also come under mounting Russian air attacks. Russian forces appear to have made crossing the border a key strategic objective over recent months, and deeper advances into the region could pose logistics and economic problems for Kyiv. Kyiv has so far denied any Russian foothold in Dnipropetrovsk. Moscow first said last month its forces had crossed the border, more than three years since launching its invasion and pushing through the neighbouring Donetsk region. Earlier Monday, Ukraine's army said its forces "repelled" attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, including "in the vicinity" of Dachne. Dnipropetrovsk is not one of the five Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea -- that Moscow has publicly claimed as Russian territory. - Sheltering in basements - Russia used its main city of Dnipro as a testing ground for its "experimental" Oreshnik missile in late 2024, claiming to have struck an aeronautics production facility. An AFP reporter in the eastern city of Kharkiv saw civilians with their belongings being evacuated from a residential building damaged during Russia's overnight attacks, and others sheltering with pets in a basement. At least four people were killed and dozens wounded across Ukraine, mostly in the Kharkiv region bordering Russia and in a late-morning attack on the industrial city of Zaphorizhzhia. "Air defence remains the top priority for protecting lives," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media after the attacks, as fears mount over the continuing deliveries of US military aid. Zelensky said Ukraine was "strongly counting on our partners to fully deliver on what we have agreed". The air force said Moscow had launched 101 drones across the country and four missiles. Seventy-five of the drones were downed, it added. Attacks on Monday targeted two recruitment centres in separate cities wounding four people, the Ukrainian army said, in what appears to be a new trend following similar strikes over the weekend and last week. "These strikes are part of a comprehensive enemy operation aimed at disrupting mobilisation in Ukraine," Ukraine's Centre for Strategic Communications, a government-funded body, wrote on social media. It added that Russia had attacked recruitment centres last week in the cities of Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rig, and Poltava. In Russia, the defence ministry said that it had shot down 91 Ukrainian drones overnight, including eight in the Moscow region, with the majority of the rest in regions bordering Ukraine.
