Day News Recap: Deadly Ukraine and Spain shocks dominate as Israel, Iran and Europe tensions deepen
Ukraine faced one of its deadliest railway attacks of the war after a Russian drone struck a crowded platform at Dnipro station, with officials revising the death toll up to at least 14 as Moscow and Kyiv traded fresh overnight drone strikes. Russia said its air defences intercepted most of 613 drones launched toward Moscow, while Ukraine said the capital and Dnipro were both hit amid preparations for peace talks. 🔗 🔗 🔗In Europe, shock and grief followed a catastrophic high speed train collision south of Madrid, where at least 68 people were killed and more than 100 injured as... [Continue Reading]
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Noontime News Recap: Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes as North Korea fires missiles
At least 13 people were killed when a Russian drone struck a platform at Dnipro railway station in central eastern Ukraine, in one of the deadliest attacks of the latest round of fighting. Ukrainian authorities said the strike hit civilians at the station and came as the war continued to intensify. 🔗Ukraine and Russia also exchanged drone attacks overnight, with strikes reported in Moscow and in Dnipro, underscoring the continuing escalation even as preparations for peace talks were under way. The latest violence came alongside a separate Russian test launch of a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine... [Continue Reading]
Russia tests submarine-launched Bulava missile amid tensions with Europe
Russia said this week that it test-fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Sea of Okhotsk. The launch was carried out from the submerged submarine Generalissimo Suvorov, according to the Russian defence ministry. The missile then travelled about 8,300 km before landing in a test area in the Arkhangelsk region in north-western Russia.The ministry said the launch took place on Wednesday, 28 October, and described it as a test of the RSM-56 Bulava system. It did not say whether the missile carried a nuclear warhead, although that would be unusual in a test of this... [Continue Reading]
