Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow accused of ‘double tap’ drone strike on bus that killed 12 miners
Ukraine war today: Russia claims control over village amid intense fighting
- Moscow has claimed its forces have taken control over the settlement of Prydorozhnie in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to state-run news agency RIA – The Independent could not independently verify the claim.
- German authorities have arrested five people suspected of circumventing European Union sanctions by exporting goods to at least 24 listed Russian defence companies, the federal prosecutor's office said.
- Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine’s defence minister, has claimed that Russian forces “100 per cent saw and recognised the target as civilian” in a drone attack on a bus which killed at least 12 miners in Dnipro.
- Ukraine's electricity imports jump by 40 per cent in January 2026 versus December 2025 to a record 894 gigawatt hours amid constant Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy system, analyst ExPro said on Monday.
- The UK has expelled a Russian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow last month expelled a British diplomat, accusing them of being an undeclared spy.
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