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Ukraine has launched what is likely to be its largest drone attack of the war so far, with Russian air defences saying it downed 144 of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across nine different Russian regions.
At least 20 of the drones were downed over Moscow, Russian officials said, where dozens of flights were cancelled and several major airports suspended operations. Two floors of a multistorey apartment block in the southeast Moscow region of Ramenskoye were pictured destroyed.
Moscow’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said emergency crews were dispatched to several sites across the capital region including the Zhukovo airport and to the Domodedovo district - home to one of Moscow’s largest airports. At least one child was killed and a large fire broke out in a high-rise residential building outside the capital.
It comes as Russia’s security council chief Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russia was pushing on in its offensive in eastern Ukraine. The ministry of defence, formerly run by Shoigu, claimed Russian forces had taken several towns in the Donetsk region.
They offered no evidence to substantiate these claims.
Key Points
- Russia claims, without evidence, to have taken more territory in eastern Ukraine
- Ukraine summons Iranian diplomat over missile transfer to Russia
- Lammy announces joint visit to Ukraine with Antony Blinken
- Russia suspends 30 flights amid major drone attack
- Iran sending Russia ballistic missiles would mark ‘dramatic escalation’, warns White House
Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine
Sweden appointed Maria Malmer Stenergard as foreign minister on Tuesday, choosing the former migration chief to lead policy on Ukraine just six months after her predecessor helped secure traditionally non-aligned Sweden’s accession to Nato.
Tobias Billstrom’s surprise announcement last week that he was stepping down has led to a broad cabinet reshuffle in which several ministers have been moved.
Nato’s newest member is, like much of Europe, trying to boost its military while also being a strong supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Sweden announced its 17th aid package this week.
“The support for Ukraine is the greatest foreign policy task for the coming years,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a speech to the new session of parliament as he outlined his policy priorities.
“Sweden will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.”
Malmer Stenergard, 43, from Kristersson’s ruling right-wing Moderate Party, was the face of the government’s overhaul of immigration policies, a radical shift taken in cooperation with the far-right Sweden Democrats that has been criticised by some human rights advocates.
The new foreign minister told a news conference it was important to keep up pressure on Russia with sanctions and to work towards Ukrainian EU membership.
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Tom Watling10 September 2024 17:01 1725982306Iran rejects reports of weapons transfer abroad as 'propaganda'
Iran views reports of Iranian weapons transfers to Russia as “ugly propaganda” to conceal Western military support to Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on X, after Western powers said they would apply new sanctions on Tehran over its missile deliveries to Russia.
Tom Watling10 September 2024 16:31 1725979278Kyiv’s attack on Russia began as a triumph – it could turn to tragedy
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The daring attack on Russia’s Kursk region may have renewed hopes that the tide could finally be turning, but Mark Galeotti argues that there’s a huge difference between besting poorly trained forces and being able to keep a firm grip on occupied land
Tom Watling10 September 2024 15:41 1725977778Transfer of Iran missiles to Russia will be met with strong EU response - EU spokesperson
The transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia represents further military escalation and violates international law, European Union’s foreign affairs spokesperson Peter Stano said on Tuesday, adding that it would be met with a strong response from the EU.
Tom Watling10 September 2024 15:16 1725976878UK announces new sanctions under Iran, Russia laws
Britain has announced a new wave of sanctions, adding seven designations under its Iran sanctions regime and three under its Russia regime.
The announcement came after Russia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and would likely use them in Ukraine within weeks.
Tom Watling10 September 2024 15:01 1725975138
France, Germany, UK target Iran sanctions over ballistic missiles
The governments of France, Germany and Britain strongly condemn Iranian transfers of ballistic missiles to Russia and will work towards imposing sanctions on Iran Air as a result, the German Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
“This act is an escalation by both Iran and Russia, and is a direct threat to European security,” said a joint statement from the three countries shared by the ministry.
The three countries will take immediate steps to cancel bilateral air services agreements with Iran, it added, calling on Iran to immediately halt all support for Russia in its war with Ukraine.
Tom Watling10 September 2024 14:32 1725973398US to impose new sanctions on Iran after Russia received Iranian missiles, Blinken says
US secretary of state Anthony Blinken has confirmed it will announce new sanctions on Iran after the Islamic Republic shipped ballistic missiles to Russia despite warnings from the West.
Blinken said Russia is expected to use the missiles in its war in Ukraine in the coming weeks, and was also sharing technology with Iran, including on nuclear issues.
British foreign minister David Lammy described the supply of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia on Tuesday as a “significant escalation”.
“This is a troubling action that we’re seeing from Iran. It is definitely a significant escalation and we are coordinating,” he told a press conference alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, described the sanctions announcement as a “positive step” but added that Kyiv needs its western partners to green-light the use of long-range weapons on targets deeper into mainland Russia
Tom Watling10 September 2024 14:03 1725972078The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
The EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing to invest in joint military projects, a landmark report is warning
Tom Watling10 September 2024 13:41 1725970646Lammy announces joint visit to Ukraine with Antony Blinken
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced that he will travel with US secretary of state Antony Blinken to Ukraine this week.
“I can confirm that Tony and I will be traveling to Kyiv this week, the first joint visit of this kind for well over a decade,” Lammy told a press conference beside Blinken, who is visiting Britain.
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