Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities across six regions, officials say

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a massive drone attack on energy and gas transport infrastructure across six Ukrainian regions overnight, leaving more than 100,000 people without power, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Russian forces...

Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Attacks

UKRAINE – Both Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks on Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday, with each side claiming to have intercepted each other’s attacks. Ukraine claimed to have downed 75 of 95 drones while Russia stated that it downed...

Russian shelling kills two farm workers in Kherson region

In Kherson region, Russian forces shelled a farm in the village of Novovorontsovka, killing two people. As reported by Ukrinform, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (RMA) Oleksandr Prokudin announced this on Telegram. “Around...

Russian attack cuts off 100,000 families from power grid – Zelenskyy

Firefighters extinguish a fire after a Russian attack. Photo: Zelenskyy on Telegram Over 100,000 properties have been cut off from the power grid in Poltava, Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts due to a Russian attack. Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Russia moves to displace France in uranium-rich Niger with nuclear power proposal

Despite holding some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, Niger suffers from chronic electricity shortages and has for decades exported the raw material to France for refining. That dependency is now under strain as the military government in...

Russian forces break into another region of Ukraine with peace efforts stuck

Russian ports giant cancels $200m contract for two icebreakers at domestic yard

Local media reports indicate Onega Shipyard was unable to build them due to difficulties obtaining foreign materials Rosmorflot has an ageing fleet of icebreakers, including the 100-berth Kapitan Dranitsyn (built 1980).Photo: Mike Dunn, National...

Russian, Chinese submarines conduct first joint patrol in Asia-Pacific

Russia slams Western 'double standards' over Nord Stream pipeline attack

More News 27 Aug 2025 | 3:16 PMWashington, Aug 27 (UNI) US President Donald Trump is set to chair a high-level White House meeting today to discuss his administration’s “comprehensive plan” for the postwar management of Gaza, his special envoy...

Russian Artillery Strike Kills Two Farm Workers in Kherson Region

As reported by Facebook, the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin In Novovorontsovka, Kherson region, a tragic incident occurred: during shelling by Russian forces, two workers of a local farm were killed – a...

Russia-Ukraine War: HIV On The Rise In Putin’s Army; Sick Soldiers Forced Into Battle?

Last Updated:August 27, 2025, 11:44 IST Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that in late 2024, Russia created special units of hepatitis B and C patients and deployed them directly to the battlefield Over the last three years, Russia...

Russia causes "significant damage" to gas infrastructure in Poltava Oblast

Stock photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram Russian forces used drones to attack energy and gas transport facilities across six Ukrainian regions on the night of 26-27 August. Source: press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy...

Russians partially destroy plant operated by Ukraine's largest energy company in Donetsk Oblast

Smoke rising after an explosion. Stock photo: Getty Images Russian forces have struck a processing plant in Donetsk Oblast, destroying a building and causing severe damage to equipment. The plant belongs to DTEK, the largest private energy company...

Russian combat engineers find large number of cluster submunitions in Belgorod Region

MOSCOW, August 27. /TASS/. Field engineer groups of the Military Engineering Academy’s International Anti-Mine Center working within Russia’s Battlegroup North regularly come across artillery shells and cluster submunitions during their mine...

Russian Battlegroup West’s Tornado-S MLRS wipes out massed Ukrainian military hardware

MOSCOW, August 27. /TASS/. A Tornado-S multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) crew of Russia’s Battlegroup West destroyed a site of amassed Ukrainian military equipment, armament and ammunition in its area of responsibility, the Defense Ministry of...

Russia points out West's reluctance to investigate Nord Stream case

UNITED NATIONS, August 27. /TASS/. Western double standards over the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream pipelines prove that there is no genuine interest in an impartial investigation, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN,...

Russian forces kill two civilians in Donetsk region over past day

Russian troops killed two civilians in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours. Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Filashkin stated that two people were...

Russian troops shell Kherson with artillery, leaving one dead and one wounded

Russians table peace proposal on Donetsk Oblast, says Trump's envoy Witkoff

Steve Witkoff. Photo: Getty Images Russia has put its "peace proposal" on the table concerning Donetsk Oblast in the context of ending its war against Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, has said....

Russians hit Zaporizhzhia Oblast this morning, injuring two people

The aftermath of the Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Photo: Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration A 52-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man have been injured in a village in the Polohy district of Zaporizhzhia Oblast after the...