At least five killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine, including bus strike in Kherson
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people and injured 11 others on Wednesday, according to authorities. One of the deadliest incidents was a drone strike on a bus in the front-line city of Kherson, where at least four passengers were killed and four more were wounded. The attack took place at about 8:50am local time, and officials said all of the casualties were people travelling on the bus.Kherson regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said the wounded were taken to hospital after the strike. He also posted blurred images showing a yellow bus with shattered windows and blood on the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Aug 2026 11:30 LONDON
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Breakfast News Recap: Ukraine nuclear strike, Middle East tensions and trade moves dominate the morning
A drone strike near the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine killed one nuclear specialist and wounded 17 people, underscoring the danger around the site as fighting continues close to critical infrastructure. 🔗In the Middle East, tensions around Iran deepened after Donald Trump said there were no talks planned with Tehran and insisted the Strait of Hormuz remained open, even as reports emerged that a projectile hit a ship in the waterway. The United Arab Emirates also imposed an indefinite trade embargo on Iran after accusing Iranian forces of firing two ballistic missiles at the country. 🔗 🔗Israel's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 19 Aug 2026 08:37 LONDON
Drone strike near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant kills one and wounds 17
A drone strike near the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine has killed one nuclear specialist and wounded 17 people, according to Russian reports. The incident took place close to Europe's largest nuclear facility, which has been under Russian control since the early months of the war. The International Atomic Energy Agency said staff members were hit at a bus stop, while Russian management described the attack as one of the most serious incidents in the plant's history.Russian authorities said on Tuesday that Ukraine launched the drone, although that claim has not been independently verified in the supplied... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 18 Aug 2026 22:29 LONDON
Ukraine says it retook settlements in Dnipropetrovsk as Russian strikes intensify
Ukraine says it has completed a counteroffensive in the southern part of Dnipropetrovsk region, recapturing 26 settlements and about 745 square kilometres of territory this year. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the operation was carried out "exactly as it was determined", while former commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskii said the army had shown it could not only hold its positions but also seize the initiative. Ukrainian officials said the campaign pushed Russian forces back over the regional borders of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.The territorial gains were announced alongside a fresh wave of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. According to the supporting material, combined drone... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Aug 2026 13:00 LONDON
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Calls grow to sanction Russian officials accused of taking Ukrainian children from occupied areas
Calls are growing for the UK to sanction two Russian officials accused of helping remove Ukrainian children from occupied territory and subjecting them to political indoctrination. The allegations centre on Marina Peschanskaya and Anton Demidov, who are described in the supplied material as playing key roles in the transfer and ideological shaping of children from seized areas of Ukraine. The issue has resurfaced through a new exhibition in central London highlighting alleged crimes linked to figures associated with the Kremlin.According to the material, Peschanskaya is the head of the children's rights watchdog in Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea, and has spoken... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Aug 2026 06:33 LONDON
