Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin issues fresh nuclear threat as Moscow targets Kyiv with five-hour drone assault
From now on any attack supported by nuclear power could provoke a nuclear response from Russia, says Putin
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Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for Russia to respond with a nuclear attack, amid ongoing discussions in Washington over Ukraine’s use of Western-provided long-range weapons.
The Russian president has said any conventional attack on Moscow that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. He claimed that Russia would consider using nuclear weapons if Moscow received “reliable information” about the start of a massive launch of missiles, aircraft or drones against it.
Ukraine‘s air defences battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours, officials have said, as missiles and drones again hammered the Ukrainian power grid.
The Kyiv attack injured at least two people, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said.
A nursery, a gas pipe and around 20 cars were damaged in the city, said the Kyiv Military Administration.
Long-range strikes have been a hallmark of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine, now deep in its third year, often hitting civilian areas.
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Russian drones cross into Belarus airspace during attack on Ukraine
Below you can see details of four Russian drones that crossed into Belarusian airspace en route to attacking Ukraine overnight.
This is at least the third time this has happened this year, according to the Belarusian Hajun project, an independent open-source group.
Previously, Belarus has had to scramble a fighter jet and air defences to protect against the wayward drones.
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One killed in Russian airstrike on Ukraine
Russiam missile and drone attacks have killed at least one person and damaging critical infrastructure, authorities have said.
One woman was killed in a missile strike on southern Ukraine‘s Odesa and another eight people were wounded in a guided-bomb attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said on social media.
Around a dozen drones were destroyed over the capital Kyiv, where 20 cars and a residential gas pipe were damaged, said Serhiy Popko, head of the local military administration.
Parts of the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk were left without power after a Russian strike on critical infrastructure there, said regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk.
Ukraine’s allies sign declaration of joint support
More than 30 countries have convened in the US to sign a joint declaration of support for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.
US president Joe Biden posted a picture of the 30 leaders meeting.
China is willing to continue stable ties with Ukraine: foreign minister
China is willing to maintain the stable development of bilateral ties with Ukraine, foreign minister Wang Yi told his newly-appointed Ukrainian counterpart in New York on Wednesday.
Wang, in a meeting with Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, said Beijing was ready to offer additional assistance based on Ukraine‘s needs, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.
China is also willing to maintain communications with all parties including Ukraine in efforts to achieve peace, Xinhua quoted Wang as saying.
China has been accused by Kyiv’s Western allies of pushing for a peace deal favourable to Russia. Weeks before Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow and Beijing declared a “no limits” friendship.
Ukraine says it destroyed 66 Russian drones, 4 missiles in overnight strike
Ukrainian forces destroyed 66 attack drones and four cruise missiles launched by Russia during an overnight strike, Kyiv’s air force said on Thursday.
It added that Russian forces launched a total of 78 Iranian-made drones and six missiles over various regions across the country.
ICYMI: Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged global leaders to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace” more than two years into Russia’s war.
At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a cease-fire, Mr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly there’s no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago.
Among other things, it seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes.
“Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war,” he said.
“Do not divide the world. Be united nations. And that will bring us peace.”
We have some of the latest photos from Kyiv after a drone attack overnight
Below we have some of the latest photos coming from Kyiv after an overnight Russian drone attack.
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