Ukraine-Russia War Live: Putin Threatens West With New Nuclear Attack Rule As Zelensky Addresses UN

NewsWorldEuropeFrom now on any attack supported by nuclear power could provoke a nuclear response from Russia, says Putin

Related: Ukraine’s attack is only way to force Russia to negotiating table, Zelensky aide says

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Vladimir Putin has lowered the threshold for Russia to respond with a nuclear attack, amid ongoing discussions in Washington over Ukraine’s use of Western-provided long-range weapons.

The Russian president has said any conventional attack on Moscow that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. He claimed that Russia would consider using nuclear weapons if Moscow received “reliable information” about the start of a massive launch of missiles, aircraft or drones against it.

On the war’s frontline, Russia claims its forces have captured two more villages in Ukraine and were attacking in the town of Vuhledar, a longtime Ukrainian stronghold. The reports have been denied by Ukrainian officials in the region.

The Ukrainian military said there had been eight armed clashes in the Vuhledar area. “One battle is still going on. The situation is under the control of Ukraine’s defence forces,” the late-night update said.

At the UN, Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders to stand with Ukraine in the war against Russia as he said Putin is attempting to “break the Ukrainian spirit” by targeting his country’s energy infrastructure.

1727339240Zelensky urges world leaders to stand with Ukraine in address to UNTom Watling26 September 2024 09:27

1727337680One killed in Russian airstrike on UkraineRussiam missile and drone attacks have killed at least one person and damaging critical infrastructure, authorities have said.

One woman was killed in a missile strike on southern Ukraine‘s Odesa and another eight people were wounded in a guided-bomb attack on the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, interior minister Ihor Klymenko said on social media.

Around a dozen drones were destroyed over the capital Kyiv, where 20 cars and a residential gas pipe were damaged, said Serhiy Popko, head of the local military administration.

Parts of the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk were left without power after a Russian strike on critical infrastructure there, said regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk.

Tom Watling26 September 2024 09:01

1727336780Ukraine’s allies sign declaration of joint support More than 30 countries have convened in the US to sign a joint declaration of support for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.

US president Joe Biden posted a picture of the 30 leaders meeting.

Tom Watling26 September 2024 08:46

1727335760China is willing to continue stable ties with Ukraine: foreign ministerChina is willing to maintain the stable development of bilateral ties with Ukraine, foreign minister Wang Yi told his newly-appointed Ukrainian counterpart in New York on Wednesday.

Wang, in a meeting with Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, said Beijing was ready to offer additional assistance based on Ukraine‘s needs, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.

China is also willing to maintain communications with all parties including Ukraine in efforts to achieve peace, Xinhua quoted Wang as saying.

China has been accused by Kyiv’s Western allies of pushing for a peace deal favourable to Russia. Weeks before Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow and Beijing declared a “no limits” friendship.

Tom Watling26 September 2024 08:29

1727334980Ukraine says it destroyed 66 Russian drones, 4 missiles in overnight strikeUkrainian forces destroyed 66 attack drones and four cruise missiles launched by Russia during an overnight strike, Kyiv’s air force said on Thursday.

It added that Russian forces launched a total of 78 Iranian-made drones and six missiles over various regions across the country.

Ukrainian service personnel use searchlights as they search for drones in the sky over the city centre in Kyiv (REUTERS)Tom Watling26 September 2024 08:16

1727334000ICYMI: Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek ‘an out’ from Russia’s war instead of true peaceUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged global leaders to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace” more than two years into Russia’s war.

At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a cease-fire, Mr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly there’s no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago.

Among other things, it seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes.

“Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war,” he said.

“Do not divide the world. Be united nations. And that will bring us peace.”

Jabed Ahmed26 September 2024 08:00

1727332880We have some of the latest photos from Kyiv after a drone attack overnight Below we have some of the latest photos coming from Kyiv after an overnight Russian drone attack.

An explosion of a drone is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine (REUTERS)

Residents and firefighters stand next to cars and an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike in Kyiv (REUTERS)

A view shows a building of Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office damaged during a Russian drone strike (REUTERS)Tom Watling26 September 2024 07:41

1727331666Russia launches overnight drone strike on KyivRussia unleashed an overnight drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, causing damage to civilian infrastructure, city officials said.

More than a dozen Iranian-made attack drones were spotted over the city, most of which were shot down, said Serhiy Popko, head of the local military administration.

Around 20 cars and a gas pipe in a residential area were damaged in the hours-long strike, he added. Debris was also found in a children’s playground.

Russia has regularly sent drones and missiles over Ukrainian towns and cities far behind the front line of its 2 1/2-year-old invasion.

A woman speaks on her mobile phone in an apartment building damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine (REUTERS)Tom Watling26 September 2024 07:21

1727330400Russia has secret war drone project in China, report allegesJabed Ahmed26 September 2024 07:00

1727326870Putin sabre-rattling again, unlikely to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine – ISWRussia is very unlikely to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine or elsewhere, a US-based think tank has assessed shortly after Vladimir Putin lowered the threshold for Moscow’s nuclear response.

The “thinly veiled threats of nuclear confrontation between Russia and the West” are routinely invoked by the Kremlin officials, The Institute for the Study of War said.

The warnings are made during key moments in Western political debates over assisting Ukraine to induce fear among decision makers, the ISW said, citing the ongoing debate about Ukraine’s right to use Western-provided systems to conduct long-range strikes against Russian military objects.

“US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns cautioned Western policymakers on 7 September against fearing boilerplate Russian nuclear sabre-rattling, and ISW has long identified Russia’s nuclear sabre-rattling as part of the Kremlin’s effort to promote Western self-deterrence and not as indicative of Russia’s willingness to use nuclear weapons,” the think-tank monitoring Russia’s invasion said.

Arpan Rai26 September 2024 06:01