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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Russian strike kills 12 Ukrainian soldiers during training amid peace talks uncertainty
At least 12 Ukrainian service members were killed and more than 60 were injured in a Russian missile strike on the location of a Ukrainian army training unit on Sunday, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The strike occurred at 12.50pm, the statement said, emphasising that no formations or mass gatherings of personnel were being held at the time. An investigative commission was created to uncover the circumstances around the attack that led to such a loss in personnel, the statement said. The training unit is located to the rear of the 1,000km active front line, where Russian reconnaissance and strike drones are able to strike. Ukraine's forces suffer from manpower shortages and take extra precautions to avoid mass gatherings, as the skies across the front line are saturated with Russian drones looking for targets. 'If it is established that the actions or inaction of officials led to the death or injury of servicemen, those responsible will be held strictly accountable,' the Ukrainian Ground Forces' statement said. A local resident looks out of the window of his flat in a multi-storey residential building, damaged following a Russian drone strike on Kyiv on May 24. Photo: TNS Northern pressure
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Antenna made by Irish company found in Russian glide bombs and drones used in Ukraine
An Irish company has said it is unable to stop its equipment being used in Russian glide bombs and drones. A Ukrainian anti-corruption non-governmental organisation, NAKO, has identified antennas supplied by Taoglas in the wreckage of Russian bombs. NAKO said the patch antenna arrays cost just $7 (€6.16) each and are an important component in allowing Russian bombs to evade Ukrainian jamming systems. They are part of the Kometa (comet) module being used to evade Ukrainian air defences. READ MORE They are fitted to ordinary free-falling, unguided aerial bombs, also known as dumb bombs, transforming them into a planning, guided high-precision munition. The bombs are known as UMPKS (universal planning and correction module). They can be launched from deep inside Russian territory outside the range of Ukrainian air defences and are part of the Russian war machine. [ A Ukrainian in Dublin: 'People are less direct in Ireland. There are 50 shades of great' Opens in new window ] NAKO has concluded that Russia needs so many antennas for their UMPKs that it is cheaper and easier for them to import them from abroad. NAKO said it has taken the information from the war and sanctions portal managed by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. Taoglas parts have also been found in Shahed-136 drones, reconnaissance drones and other types of drones. Intact Taoglas antennas are being recovered from Russian missiles and sold on the internet by Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. At least two additional modules with Taoglas components have been sold online this year, indicating that the modules are still being used in Russian munitions, NAKO believes. Kometa module with eight Taoglas antennas sold online and recovered from the wreckage of a Russian glide bomb Between 2022 and 2024 Taoglas products worth $752,928.49 (€663,000) were imported into Russia mostly from suppliers in China, Hong Kong, India and Turkey. Taoglas was founded in 2004 in Enniscorthy by Dermot O'Shea and Ronan Quinlan. A majority share in the company, which makes antennas, connectors and audio speakers, was sold to private investment firm, Graham Partners, in 2023. Taoglas said it has sold millions of its antenna worldwide and has imposed a ban on directly trading with Russia since the start of the invasion in 2022. However, it cannot stop third parties from breaching international sanctions and selling the antenna to the Russian military. 'As a global company, Taoglas distributes products to customers and partners worldwide. Unfortunately, we know some of these components may have ended up in unauthorised or nefarious applications beyond our control,' the company told The Irish Times in a statement. 'Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Taoglas immediately implemented sanctions on all its Russian customers in February 2022. We do not condone the use of our products in unauthorised activities. [ US and Russia clash in public as the Ukraine war heats up Opens in new window ] 'Taoglas ensures the utmost due diligence with customers and distributors, including but not limited to taking measures to cease business with Russian companies immediately following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and implementing internal due diligence processes to manage our internal compliances. 'However, any exchange of hands after a sale is made between Taoglas and a purchaser cannot be fully controlled.' Mr O'Shea, who remains the chief executive of Taoglas added that the components which featured in the NAKO report were sold to a Chinese customer in 2017. 'Since then we have implemented transaction screening software, and new processes and systems to ensure it does not happen again,' he added. 'We never sold to Iran (these are Iranian drones) and sanctioned Russia as soon as they invaded Ukraine. The board in the picture was designed and implemented in China and sold to Iran by a Chinese company. 'We have co-operated with the Irish and US governments on this and hence implemented additional screening processes and partner with them now on trying to maximise compliance.' The export, sale, supply or transfer of dual-use items to Russia has been banned under EU sanctions since 2014. The restrictions apply even if the items are intended for civilian end users or applications in Russia.
The Guardian
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Ukraine reports further Russian drone strikes as Trump warns Putin – Russia-Ukraine war live
Update: Date: 2025-05-26T07:41:10.000Z Title: Russian attacks continue on Ukraine despite Trump's criticism of Putin Content: Welcome back to our live coverage of Russia's war on Ukraine. Kyiv has been attacked by Russian drones for a third night in a row despite Donald Trump warning that if Vladimir Putin attempts to conquer all of Ukraine it will lead to the 'downfall' of Russia. 'I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!' the US president wrote in a social media post yesterday, adding, 'I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!' Trump also criticised Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whom he has an uneasy relationship with, posting that he 'is doing his Country no favours by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop.' In separate comments to reporters on Sunday night, Trump said: I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've known him a long time. Always gotten along with him. But he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all. Asked if he was considering more sanctions on Russia, something the EU is pushing for but Washington has so far been reluctant to back, Trump said: 'Absolutely.' Trump's comments came after Russian strikes killed at least 12 people in Ukraine overnight into Sunday, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukraine's air force said on Sunday that Russia had attacked the country with 298 drones and 69 missiles overnight. It said it downed 45 missiles and 266 drones. Zelenskyy called for fresh sanctions on Russia after the attack and said 'silence' from the US and 'others around the world' was encouraging Vladimir Putin's intensifying assault. On Sunday night, attacks from Moscow continued, though they were reported to be less widespread. A series of fires were reported in private households across the Odesa region following Russian drone strikes. Ukraine's air force reported incursions by drones and UAVs overnight, but said the threat had been successfully repelled for all regions by the early morning. Meanwhile, the head of Kyiv's military administration, Timur Tkachenko, said that Russian strikes caused damage in the Dnipro district of the Ukrainian capital, in what was the third consecutive night of attacks on the city. 'Windows were broken in one of the residential buildings. Also, falling debris was recorded on the territory of a garage cooperative and a recreation facility,' Tkachenko said, but confirmed there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Debris from downed Russian drone falls on Kyiv school grounds
Ukraine's air defence has shot down Russian drones in Kyiv and debris from a Russian UAV has fallen on the territory of a school in the Darnytskyi city district. Source: Tymur Tkachenko, Head of Kyiv City Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Tkachenko: "Debris from an enemy UAV has fallen on the territory of a school in the Darnytskyi district." Details: Tkachenko said that there were no casualties and no fire. At 08:36, the all-clear was given in the capital. The threat to Kyiv Oblast and a number of eastern and central oblasts still remains. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
