Ukrainian air defenses repel rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kiev, officials say
Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Monday. KyivLocal authorities said:
Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko They reported an explosion in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to remain in shelters.
According to local reporters from the Kyiv Independent newspaper, up to 10 explosions were heard across the city, particularly in the city centre, Taras Shevchenko Park.
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The Hungarian leader said on Monday that he would go to Washington after discussing a Chinese peace plan for Ukraine in Beijing.
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Hungary has been at odds with other western countries over Orbán’s continued cultivation of close ties to Russia and refusal to send arms to Ukraine.
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The Nato summit will be eagerly watched by diplomats and the press. We are expecting military announcements on support for Kyiv and to find out who Donald Trump’s running mate will be in the US presidential election.
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Ukrainian air defences were engaged on Monday in repelling a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kyiv, local authorities said.
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Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to stay in shelters.
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Up to 10 explosions could be heard across the city, according to Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground, with particularly loud explosions heard in the centre of the city, near the area of the Taras Shevchenko Park.
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Viktor Orban attends NATO summit in Washington
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will attend the NATO summit in Washington this week, Hungarian government officials have confirmed.
The Hungarian leader said on Monday he would travel to Washington after discussions in Beijing about China’s Ukraine peace plan.
Hungary is at odds with other Western countries over Orban’s continued close ties with Russia and his refusal to send arms to Ukraine.
The NATO summit will be a focus of attention from diplomats and reporters, who are hoping to hear military announcements on supporting Kiev and find out who Donald Trump’s running mate will be in the US presidential elections.
German Minister of Defence, Boris Pistoriussaid it has received “significantly less” than it requested as part of the department’s 2025 budget.
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“This is annoying for me because it means I can’t quickly start doing certain things depending on the ‘Zeitenwende’ and the threat situation,” Pistorius said.
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“We have to adapt to it and make the most of it,” Pistorius said of the 2025 defence budget.
Ukrainian air defenses repel rare daytime Russian missile attack on Kiev, officials say
Ukrainian air defenses worked to repel a rare daytime Russian missile attack on Monday. KyivLocal authorities said:
Mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko They reported an explosion in the Ukrainian capital and urged residents to remain in shelters.
According to local reporters from the Kyiv Independent newspaper, up to 10 explosions were heard across the city, particularly in the city centre, Taras Shevchenko Park.
Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the Ukraine war. It’s just after 10.40am in Kiev.
Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor OrbánThe most pro-Russian leader in Europe met with the Chinese president. Xi Jinping on Monday, just days after discussing a potential peace deal with Ukraine. Vladimir Putin.
The Chinese leader told the visiting Prime Minister Orban that countries around the world should support the resumption of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
“The international community should create conditions and provide support for the two sides to resume direct dialogue and negotiations,” Xi told Orban, adding that “only when all major powers exert positive, instead of negative, energy can the dawn of a ceasefire in this conflict come as soon as possible.”
China, which has close ties with Russia, has been promoting a six-point peace plan it jointly announced with Brazil in May, while Orban has launched a so-called “peace mission” since Brazil took over the EU’s rotating presidency earlier this month.
Orban’s visit, which came after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev and visited the Kremlin, drew strong condemnation from allies.
Other developments:
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Russia launched a missile attack against Ukraine this morning, the second such attack in the past few hours. The Kyiv Independent reported.The Telegram channel reported the explosion. Kropyvnicki In the Kirovohrad region Kryvyi Rikh In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, air defense operations were also reported outside Kyiv, and the Ukrainian Air Force reported shooting down three of four cruise missiles fired at Zhytomyr and Cherkasy Oblasts earlier that day.
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NATO will need between 35 and 50 additional brigades to fully realise its new plans for defence against a Russian attack, military sources told Reuters.
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Chinese military officials are set to begin “anti-terrorism training” with their Chinese counterparts. Belarus Monday near the border with Poland. “Eagle Assault” Exercise At the height of the Ukrainian war, a meeting between two Russian allies took place in the border city of BrestChina’s Defense Ministry said the cooperation will be conducted in cooperation with Belarus and Russia and will include missions such as hostage rescue and anti-terrorism operations. This comes days after Belarus formally joined the China-Russia led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, deepening ties on military, economic and political issues.
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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that Ukraine had thwarted an attempt to hijack a Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber and fly it into Ukraine. “Ukrainian intelligence intended to recruit a Russian military pilot in exchange for financial compensation and the granting of Italian citizenship to fly the missile carrier into Ukraine and land it,” the FSB said. These claims have yet to be independently verified.
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The Dutch foreign minister said the country would start sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine “without delay” once export approval was granted. Kaspar Feldkamp He made the remarks during a visit to Kiev over the weekend.
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Britain’s new Defence Minister, John HealyBritain’s Ukrainian president visited the southern port city on Sunday to announce a new British military aid package for Ukraine. Odessa And met with his counterpart Rustem Umerov. The move reassures Ukraine that British military support will remain unchanged following last week’s change of government, and comes after Britain’s decision this week to NATO SummitAdditional military aid to Kiev is expected to be discussed. US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson is due to meet with President Zelensky during the summit on Wednesday.
