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Russian drone hits Romanian apartments, wounding two people and starting fire

Armed drone was part of attack on Ukraine, say Romanian authorities after military scrambled F-16 fighter jets in response

Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says

Anne Keast-Butler says Russian forces are ‘going backwards on the battlefield’ for first time since late 2022

‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin

After winning the Grand Prix at Cannes film festival, the exiled auteur sent a direct message to the Russian president urging him to stop the war

EU could deny new member states veto rights as bloc pushes for enlargement

Measure could ease concerns from countries – such as France – that are sceptical about bringing in more members

Tuesday briefing: With unease at home spreading, what next for Russia’s isolated leader?

In today’s newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin’s slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society to the reachers of the Kremlin

Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged attack’

At least four people died and dozens of others were injured in the attack

Czech president urges Nato to ‘show its teeth’ over Russia’s provocations

Former general Petr Pavel says Moscow’s testing of alliance’s eastern flank should be met with firm line

Russian jet causes ‘dangerous’ near collision after flying close to RAF spy plane

UK government calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed spy plane over Black Sea

Lithuanian leaders rushed to bunkers as drone violates country’s airspace

Vilnius residents urged to take shelter during alert, after Nato and EU warn that Russia is diverting Ukraine’s drones

Blinded and broken, Sunny the owl becomes another casualty of Russia’s war

Ukrainians lament appalling toll of fighting on their country’s bird population

Russian jamming blamed after Nato jet downs Ukrainian drone over Estonia

Officials from Baltic states say Moscow behind latest such incident but also tell Kyiv to be more careful with its routing

At least four people killed in Russia as Ukraine launches retaliatory strikes

Wave of almost 600 drones launched across 14 regions, after Moscow’s deadly three-day attack on Ukraine last week

Ukraine attacks Russia with drones after suffering three days of strikes

Large-scale attack on Russian regions and huge oil refinery comes after 24 were killed when missile hit flats in Kyiv

Latvian prime minister resigns amid row over drone incursions

Evika Siliņa stands down after coalition collapses following sacking of defence minister

Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes

Scale of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems

Russia targets Ukraine with more than 200 drones in daytime assault

Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soon

Teen bedroom art installation shines spotlight on Ukraine’s stolen children

Since the start of the current conflict, more than 20,500 Ukrainian children have been taken by Russia

Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff accused in Ukraine corruption investigation

Anti-graft agencies say Andriy Yermak suspected of participating in criminal group that laundered $10.5m in housing project, which he denies ownership in