Quote Message: In order to preserve life and encirclement, I have withdrawn our units from Avdiivka.” from Ukraine’s armed forces chief In order to preserve life and encirclement, I have withdrawn our units from Avdiivka.” When he was appointed this month, Ukraine’s new head of the armed forces, Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, said he would “rather…
33 minutes ago About sharing Blocked Western military aid is hampering Ukrainian forces on the front line By James Waterhouse BBC News, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine It translates as “crooked horn”, but President Zelensky calls Kryvyi Rih his “big soul and heart”. He credits this gritty, industrial city with moulding his character. He grew up…
1 hour ago About sharing Steve Altemus, CEO of Intuitive Machines, describes what he thinks happened during landing By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos The Odysseus Moon lander is likely lying on its side with its head resting against a rock. The US spacecraft, which made history on Thursday by becoming the first ever privately…
The BBC’s Joe Inwood reflects on two years since Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine.
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1 hour ago About sharing Watch: Examples of the deepfaked videos By James Kelly & Lora Jones BBC News Celebrities including Piers Morgan, Nigella Lawson and Oprah Winfrey have criticised the use of AI deepfake online adverts that gave the false impression they had endorsed a US influencer’s controversial self-help course. The adverts promoted the…
An A-50 aircraft is reportedly shot down over Russia, more than 200km from the front line.
The object has been determined to be non-threatening, but its origin and purpose are unknown.
10 minutes ago About sharing Rishi Sunak said the UK would do “whatever it takes” for Ukraine to achieve victory By James Gregory BBC News Political leaders in the UK have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain was prepared to do…
Amy Dowden took to social media to reveal her good news after being diagnosed with cancer.