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Ukraine's military said it struck a Russian "shadow fleet" tanker in the Black Sea as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt Moscow's energy and logistics networks. The move underscores Kyiv's focus on targeting maritime assets it says are used to bypass sanctions on Russian oil exports.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine also carried out overnight strikes on multiple targets inside Russia, including a military plant in the city of Cheboksary using domestically produced Flamingo cruise missiles.
He added that the Kuibyshev oil refinery in the Samara region was hit, along with two oil infrastructure facilities in the Vladimir region, highlighting a continuing campaign against Russia's energy sector.
Russia sharply criticised the European Union's latest sanctions efforts, with Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova saying existing restrictions had failed to achieve their aims and instead destabilised global energy and food markets.
She also warned that Moscow would respond to any new sanctions and condemned an EU decision to authorise the inspection of vessels in the Mediterranean suspected of being part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet".et”.
Separately, Ukraine's parliament approved amendments to this year's budget, paving the way for record defence and security spending.
Lawmakers backed an additional 1.56 trillion hryvnias (about $34.7 billion), reflecting the country's continued prioritisation of military funding as the conflict with Russia intensifies.
Yemen’s Houthis have claimed responsibility for the recent drone and missile strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran and Riyadh and at King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, vowing to carry out more attacks in the coming days.
The Saudi-led coalition said early Thursday that it intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Ukraine's soldiers have had their access to Starlink satellite internet restricted. Kyiv's troops use the terminals, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, to pilot drones. A source in Ukraine's Defence Ministry said the restrictions would make it harder for Kyiv's army to down Russian drones.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, intensifying efforts to prevent the spread of the virus after the country recorded its first-ever infection earlier this month.
U.S. President Donald Trump has called it “a disgrace” that Ukraine has resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries. Attacks are continuing from Russia and Ukraine as media reports say Ukraine has almost run out of Patriot interceptor missiles.
A 16-year-old shooter opened fire on Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon in the United States, killing four people, including three children, before being killed by an armed member of the community who had pursued the assailant into the school, police said.
France is preparing for a fresh wave of nationwide demonstrations this weekend as rising living costs, education concerns and growing political tensions converge into one of the most significant protest movements seen in the country in recent years.
British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has called for closer cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States, arguing that the transatlantic partnership remains essential to addressing modern security challenges and maintaining stability across Europe.
Ukraine is set to restart attacks on Russian oil refineries following a two-day pause, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, amid growing tensions with Washington over energy strikes and U.S. military support.
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