Ukraine-Russia war latest news: Zelensky calls on West to step up pressure on Putin after deadly Kyiv strike

A Russian Court in Vladivostok slightly reduced the imprisonment of US soldier Gordon Black, who was jailed last year for stealing $ 113 (10,000 rubles) from his girlfriend and threatening to kill her, the Russian state news agencies reported Monday.

According to Ria and Tass, who quoted court proceedings, the court sentenced Mr. Black reduced from three years and nine months to three years and two months.

When she heard her front door open almost two years ago, Kostianty Zinovkin’s mother thought her son had returned home because he had forgotten something. Instead, men burst in Balaclavas in the apartment in Melitopol, a southern Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces.

They said Zinovkin was detained for a minor offense and would be released soon. They used his key to enter, says his wife, Liusiena, and seeks the apartment so thoroughly that they tore it apart “in molecules.”

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Sir Alex Younger said people in the UK should realize that the threat of Russia – and the proximity to the US – is really and added: “Putin and Trump together have done their best to persuade us that the rules have changed.”

Polish and Allied aircraft were activated early on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched air strikes on the west of Ukraine, the Operations order of the Polish Army said.

“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring safety in the regions that border on the areas that are at risk,” the command on X.

The entire Ukraine was now under Air Raid warnings from 02:00 GMT after the Ukrainian Air Force warned against Russian missile attacks.

The Bobryk school was forced to move to the basement due to endless alarms. Teachers had to divide the classes into two shifts and also keep lessons on Saturdays.

‘In the early hours of this morning, Russia launched a massive nationwide attack on Ukraine using ballistic missiles, speed missiles and drones.

“Civil infrastructure has been deliberately targeted across the country. Kyiv, and many other places have come under fire – from land, air and sea.

“Russia still does not use the so -called ‘ceasefire’ for peace, but to increase the assault on the civilian population of Ukraine.”