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Ukraine faces rolling blackouts after attacks on power stations

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian electrical grid operator Ukrenergo told the nation to be prepared for alternating blackouts on Thursday after Russian missile attacks damaged more power producers on Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Russia to review working with U.N. chief if he inspects drones in Ukraine

Russia said on Wednesday that it will reassess cooperation with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres if he sends experts to Ukraine to inspect drones that Western powers say were made in Iran and used by Moscow in violation of a U.N. resolution.

Reuters

U.S. says Iranians in Crimea helping Russia use drones against Ukraine

Washington said on Thursday it believed Iranian military staff had been deployed in Crimea to provide assistance to Russian forces using Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine, as the West slapped sanctions on Tehran in response.

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Ukraine hails ‘new era’ of air defence as US rushes to send new systems in response to Russian missiles

Ukraine heralded a ‘new era of air defence’ as the US and UK rushed to deliver advance systems to Kyiv in response to devastating Russian missile strikes, Richard Hall reports

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin introduces martial law in Russian-held parts of Ukraine

In a televised address to members of his security council, Putin instructed the government to set up a special coordinating council under Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to work with Russia's regions to boost Moscow's war effort in Ukraine

Irish Mirror

New wave of Russian air raids hits Ukrainian cities, energy sites

Ukraine’s allies promise to send more air defence systems and missiles to Kyiv as Russia renews aerial bombardment.

Al Jazeera

Putin turns to Tehran: Can Iranian drones offset Moscow's losses in Ukraine?

How will a Russia in retreat react? Vladimir Putin's brand new military commander is foretelling the pullout from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the Kremlin's first major catch at the start of the invasion. If the objective is to subdue Ukraine on the battlefield, the signs for Moscow do…

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The Ukrainians forced to flee their homeland through the country of their invaders

Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have had to escape the war via Russia. Neighbouring Estonia has become a sanctuary for those unwilling to stay on enemy soil.

ABC News

Ukraine war: Iranian 'kamikaze' drones can inflict serious damage but will not be a gamechanger

Many Ukrainians are facing the prospect of a winter of power outages after about 30% of the country’s power stations were knocked out in just over a week. The deputy head of the president’s office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, has warned that the country needs to be prepared for “a hard winter”.

The Conversation

EU preparing sanctions against Iran over Russia drone sales

European Union officials and diplomats say the bloc has evidence that Iran is supplying drones to Russia for use its war in Ukraine and is drawing up a list of sanctions in retaliation

The Independent UK

People of Ukraine win EU Sakharov prize for their fight against Russia

The people of Ukraine and their representatives were awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday for their resistance to Russia's invasion and ongoing war.

France 24

Explainer-Iran and Russia's growing drone alliance amid Western outcry

Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, said Iranian officials, a move that has infuriated the United States and other Western powers which are backing Ukraine in the war.

Reuters

Ukraine to curb power supplies Thursday after Russia attacks power plants

Ukraine will restrict electricity supplies across the country on Thursday after Russia knocked out more power generating plants, a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.

Reuters

How Russia is rounding up reluctant army recruits for Ukraine

Russian police accused of raiding hostels, homeless shelters and student dormitories in attempt to boost the military.

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Russian army vows to 'fight to death' as tens of thousands are evacuated from Kherson

Kherson was the first major city to fall to the Russians at the start of the war and remains the only regional capital under Moscow’s control, so retaking it would be a huge victory for Ukraine

Reuters

Israel offers help with air-attack alerts, but Ukraine wants interceptors

Israel offered on Wednesday to help Ukrainians develop air attack alerts for civilians, signalling a softening of a policy of non-military intervention in the war after Kyiv appealed for ways to counteract Iranian-made drones being used by Russia.

Axios

Ukraine officially asks Israel for Iron Dome, other defense systems

The “experience gained by Iran of using its weapon systems in Ukraine will lead to further improvement of Iranian systems."

Reuters

Putin restricts movement in and out of regions near Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on Wednesday restricting movement in and out of eight regions adjoining Ukraine.

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Putin demands all-Russia war effort as he declares martial law in occupied Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed last month as its own territory but is struggling to defend from Ukrainian advances.

The Guardian - UK

EU plans to impose sanctions on Iran military leaders over drones

Measures will also target firm that develops drones believed to have been used in Russia’s attacks on Ukraine

Reuters

EU to add new Iran sanctions over drone supplies to Russia

European Union governments will agree to impose new sanctions on Iranian generals and entities over the use of Iranian-made drones in Russian strikes on Ukraine, four diplomats and a French official said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Financial toll on Ukraine of downing drones ‘vastly exceeds Russian costs’

Analysis reveals cost of shooting down cheap drones, but experts say deployment is sign of Moscow’s weakness

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine news – live: Air raid sirens in Kyiv as Putin strikes more civilian targets

Moscow fired early in second day of renewed air campaign

Reuters

Two villages relish partial power as Ukraine faces blackouts

Nestled by the mouth of the Southern Buh river within earshot of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces for the southern city of Kherson, the village of Lymany counts itself one of Ukraine's more fortunate places.

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine news - live: Putin announces martial law in annexed regions

Russian president made the statement during a speech to his Security Council on Wednesday

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