In pictures: Aftermath of Russian attack on Ukraine
People watch as smoke rises over a warehouse, which was hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. (Reuters)
A man looks on as smoke rises over a warehouse, which was hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. (Reuters)
Smoke rises over a warehouse, which was hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. (Reuters)
Maira Butt27 August 2026 10:45
Full story: Russia threatens to bomb UK military bases over support for Ukraine
Russia has warned it could strike British military targets both inside and outside Ukraine over the UK’s support for Kyiv.
Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman told Britain to back off on what she called London’s hostile stance on Ukraine, which she said risked taking the conflict to an entirely new level.
She told the same Moscow news briefing earlier that Britain and France were “playing with fire” by supplying sensitive missile technology to Ukraine.
Britain announced on Monday it would allow Kyiv access to classified technology to start its own production of Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles, capable of carrying out strikes deep within Russia.
Maira Butt27 August 2026 10:25
Russia threatens to attack British military targets over ‘hostile line’ on Ukraine
Russia has said on Thursday that it could retaliate against London over its help for Kyiv by striking British military targets both inside and outside Ukraine.
The country called on Britain to back off its “hostile line” on Ukraine, which is creating risks of taking the conflict to a new level.
Earlier this week prime minister Andy Burnham doubled down on the UK’s support for Ukraine and in response to Kremlin comments that Britain was “fuelling the fire”, he responded: “Who started the fire?”
Maira Butt27 August 2026 10:04
Why did Trump’s CIA director make a mysterious short trip to Moscow?
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he did not have any information about the visit, while President Donald Trump stayed uncharacteristically silent on the matter.
Maira Butt27 August 2026 09:55
Russia’s top commander says his troops are 4 kilometres from Ukrainian fortress city of Sloviansk
Russia’s top military officer Valery Gerasimov has said that his forces are just four kilometres (2.49 miles) from the eastern outskirts of the Ukrainian fortress city of Sloviansk.
The chief of Russia’s General Staff, made the comments in a video released by the Defence Ministry on Thursday.
President Vladimir Putin has made clear Moscow wants to control the fortress.
The Independent could not immediately verify the claim.
Maira Butt27 August 2026 09:30
Russia launches missiles and drones at Ukraine, authorities say
Russia has launched an overnight barrage of missiles and drones at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities in an overnight attack on Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said.
Ukraine’s air force said the barrage included two Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles, 258 drones, and an unspecified number of ballistic missiles.
The air force said that nearly 90 per cent of the drones were downed, as well as one Oniks and seven ballistic missiles.
Maira Butt27 August 2026 09:10
CIA director warned Russia against Nato attack, say sources
CIA director John Ratcliffe warned Russia against an attack on a Nato member, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal and Politico.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that US intelligence assessments had indicated that Putin could test Nato’s resolve with a limited assault on an allied country over the coming years.
Several possible scenarios had been posited from cyber-attacks to a small-scale land incursion, according to the report.
Maira Butt27 August 2026 08:45
Kremlin promises ‘harsh’ retaliation against Ukraine for energy attacks
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia has no need to escalate in Ukraine as its troops are already advancing there.
It added that Russia’s response to Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s economic and trade infrastructure will be “harsh”, according to TASS.
Maira Butt27 August 2026 08:16
Trump says ‘something may come out of’ CIA director’s Russia visit
Donald Trump has said “something may come out of” the CIA director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow on Tuesday.
The US is “working very hard” to end the war in Ukraine, he said.
“We would like to see the Ukraine war end.”
Answering a question on Ratcliffe’s visit to Russia, Trump said that the CIA director made a visit to Russia on a “very semi-routine” basis.
“Something may come out of it,” Trump said, calling Ratcliffe a “fantastic guy”.
Arpan Rai27 August 2026 07:45
Russia’s Ozon says two logistics hubs were attacked by drones
Russian online retailer Ozon said two of its logistics facilities in Ufa and Orenburg had been attacked by drones.
No fires broke out at either site as a result of the attacks, and the facility in Orenburg has already resumed operations.
Arpan Rai27 August 2026 07:15