May 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine's air defence systems destroyed 17 out of 20 attack drones that Russia launched targeting Ukraine's territory, Ukraine's air force said on Thursday.
The drones were destroyed over the Odesa region in Ukraine's south, the air force said on the Telegram messaging app. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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Ukrainian forces have struck a military airfield in Russia, targeting warplanes and glide-bomb facilities used to launch deadly attacks against Ukraine, a security source has revealed. The source said the operation on Thursday night was part of a "sustained campaign to degrade the Russian Air Force" just as Ukraine has done with Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Satellite imagery shared by the source purported to show two SU-34 fighter-bombers at the Morozovsk airbase in southern Russia as well as a white structure before the attack.
Fifty miles up the coast from Gaza, where an Israeli offensive continues to shatter the besieged strip, Israel’s former chief spy Tamir Pardo is a world away from the war without end, in his office in Israel’s tech hub in the manicured city of Herzliya. From 2011 to 2016 Pardo was the director of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, Mossad. He says the seeds that led to this moment of dread were sown over the previous two decades.The bloody, unprecedented attack on Oct. 7, 2023, sparked widespr
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STORY: From a trench near the front line in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, this 55-year-old soldier, who goes by the call sign "Dad," is conducting battleground training.Ukrainian forces, now 27 months into a war with Russia, have become heavily reliant on older soldiers like "Dad" to defend the country.But they need reinforcements.33rd Mechanized Brigade chief sergeant, call sign Deputy, is 44 years old.“In reality the average age of our brigade’s soldiers is quite high – there are a lot of people over 50. But their motivation is much higher than of the young troops. They understand why they're here: for the sake of their kids and grandchildren. They understand that there is no one else to do it except us.”As fewer volunteers line up to fight for their country than in the first months of the war, Ukraine is now under pressure to call up more troops.Call sign Canada, is a 40 year-old commander in the brigade:“Older troops could be trained to hold defensive positions. But if it's about performing other combat duties - assaulting fields, trenches, returning our land - then of course we need younger boys who are more resilient.”Russia, having seized the initiative after a failed Ukrainian counteroffensive last year, is gradually making inroads that could threaten key cities and roads in the east.This comes as Ukrainian officials say they want a full withdrawal of Russian troops and to regain all of their internationally recognized territory, a task many experts say will be difficult as the war grinds on and saps more resources.Aimed at attracting more volunteers, Ukraine's call-up effort - bolstered by government and military PR campaigns - have offered candidates a choice of where and how to serve.50-year-old Ukrainian soldier "Bell" had this appeal to compatriots:“I don’t judge (those who do not join the army). No one should be forced to join the army. They should understand that no one other than us and them will do this. This is important. Everyone will have kids and families at some point. They need to be defended now, not whenever you're given a draft notice.”
A Kremlin spokesman denied there was any reason for concern
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