FILE – A man passes past a rocket crater at playground in city park in center Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea, supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian population, the White House has said.
The US government confirmed that Russia employed unmanned aerial vehicles purchased from Tehran in attacks carried out against Ukrainian targets from bases on the peninsula that it annexed in 2014, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said.
“We assess that Iranian military personnel were on the ground in Crimea and assisted Russia in these operations,” said Mr Kirby.
He said Russia has now purchased “dozens” of the Iranian-made drones and is “likely” to keep purchasing additional shipments of the unmanned weapons from Tehran.
A Russian fighter jet “released a missile” in the vicinity of a British aircraft over the Black Sea, the defence secretary revealed.
The UK raised objections with Russian defence chiefs, who blamed a technical malfunction, Ben Wallace told MPs. He said it happened in “international airspace over the Black Sea” three weeks ago, on 29 September.
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Four people were killed when Ukrainian rocket artillery struck a ferry crossing in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Kherson late on Thursday, a Moscow-appointed deputy regional governor Kirill Stremousov said on Friday.
Reuters reported that authorities in the region which Russia proclaimed as annexed last month said this week they planned to evacuate around 50,000-60,000 people over the next six days amid escalating pressure from a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
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RFK grandson Conor Kennedy reveals he secretly fought on frontline in Ukraine
Conor Kennedy, grandson of Robert F Kennedy, has revealed on Instagram that he secretly fought in Ukraine earlier this year against the Russian invasion.
The 28-year-old said he was “moved” to enlist, despite having no military experience, and joined the Ukrainian International Legion.
Kennedy, who once briefly dated Taylor Swift, did not disclose when he fought nor how long he was in Ukraine.
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RFK grandson Conor Kennedy reveals he secretly fought on frontline in Ukraine
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Russian, Ukrainian troops gird for major battle in Kherson
Russian and Ukrainian troops appeared yesterday to be girding for a major battle over the strategic southern industrial port city of Kherson, in a region which Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally annexed and subjected to martial law, the Associated Press reported.
It said that fighting and evacuations were reported in the Kherson region as Moscow tried to pound the invaded country into submission with more missile and drone attacks on critical infrastructure.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said that Ukrainian forces mounted 15 attacks on Russian military strongholds in the Kherson region. For its part, Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman said the Kremlin’s forces repelled Ukrainian attempts to advance with tanks on the Kherson villages of Sukhanove, Nova Kamianka and Chervonyi Yar.
Maroosha Muzaffar21 October 2022 06:00
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Wallace: ‘Malfunction’ led Russian fighter jet to release missile near UK plane
The Defence Secretary has revealed that a Russian fighter jet recently “released a missile” in the vicinity of an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea.
Ben Wallace told the Commons the incident occurred in “international airspace over the Black Sea” on September 29.
He added that an “unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint” – a spy plane – was “interacted with” by two Russian SU-27s, one of which “released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range”.
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Wallace: ‘Malfunction’ led Russian fighter jet to release missile near UK plane
The SU-27 ‘released a missile’ near an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea last month, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace revealed on Thursday.
Maroosha Muzaffar21 October 2022 05:34
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Iranian troops ‘directly engaged on the ground’ in Ukraine, White House says
Iranian troops are “directly engaged on the ground” in Crimea supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian population, the White House has said.
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Iranian troops ‘directly engaged on the ground’ in Ukraine, White House says
‘We’ll continue to impose and vigorously enforce sanctions on those who aid Iran support for Russia’s war against Ukraine’
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