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  • Civilians Feared Dead After Russian Attack on Train in Ukraine

    Civilians Feared Dead After Russian Attack on Train in Ukraine

    Russian forces launched strikes across several regions of Ukraine, killing civilians and hitting a passenger train in the Dnipropetrovsk region. A drone strike on a moving train killed a 75-year-old man and wounded nine others, while authorities reported that the train crew evacuated passengers and provided first aid after the attack.

    In the eastern city of Kramatorsk, three people were killed as fighting intensified, according to local military officials. In Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, separate attacks left two people dead and 13 others injured.

    Further casualties were recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where the body of a 55-year-old man was recovered from rubble following another strike. In the northern Chernigiv region, a woman born in 1937 was also reported killed.

    Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said attacks on rail infrastructure appear to be a deliberate effort to isolate regions and disrupt civilian movement. Officials said the strikes targeted key infrastructure amid ongoing hostilities.

    The attacks come as international efforts, led by the United States, continue to push for a peace settlement between Kyiv and Moscow. The conflict, which began in February 2022, remains the deadliest in Europe since World War II, with heavy military and civilian casualties reported.

  • Russian Strikes Wound 11 in Ukraine, Knock Out Power Across Regions

    Russian Strikes Wound 11 in Ukraine, Knock Out Power Across Regions

    Russian drone and missile attacks overnight wounded 11 people and caused widespread power outages across Ukraine, officials said on Thursday.

    In the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional military administration chief, Ivan Fedorov, said several residential buildings were struck during the bombardment.

    “The number of wounded in the enemy attack on Zaporizhzhia has increased to 11,” Fedorov wrote on Telegram. “Among the wounded are six children — three girls and three boys, aged between three and six years.”

    Ukraine’s Energy Minister, Svitlana Grinchuk, confirmed that the strikes targeted the country’s energy infrastructure. “Russia is once again launching a massive missile and drone strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure,” she said on Facebook.

    She added that emergency crews were working to assess the damage and restore power once conditions allowed. The state energy operator, Ukrenergo, reported emergency power cuts across most regions as a result of the attacks.

    Meanwhile, Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed its forces had intercepted 170 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 48 over the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, and nine near Moscow. Six drones, it said, were headed toward the Russian capital.

    Moscow has maintained an almost continuous campaign of missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Ukraine has increasingly retaliated with its own attacks on Russian oil refineries and energy facilities.

    The latest assault comes amid reports that US President Donald Trump, who returned to the White House in January, is seeking to broker a peace deal, though diplomatic efforts have so far made little progres

  • US Proposes Ban On Chinese Airlines Using Russian Airspace

    US Proposes Ban On Chinese Airlines Using Russian Airspace

    The United States has proposed barring Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace for flights to or from American airports, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) document released Thursday.

    The proposal aims to address what the DOT described as “competitive imbalances” arising from unequal access to third-country airspace. The department noted that Russia has “closed its airspace to U.S. air carriers” since May 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent U.S. sanctions.

    “Crossing Russia is the most effective route between certain destinations in China and the United States,” the DOT said, adding that Chinese carriers’ use of Russian overflights has “resulted in substantial adverse competitive effects on U.S. air carriers.”

    The department gave affected airlines two business days to submit comments, promising to “afford full consideration to the matters or issues raised” before taking further action.

    The proposed restriction would apply to Air China, Beijing Capital Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines.

    China’s foreign ministry criticized the proposal, with spokesman Guo Jiakun saying it would harm personnel exchanges between the two countries. He urged the U.S. to “reflect on the impact of its own policies on its own businesses, rather than unreasonably suppressing other countries and leaving global consumers to foot the bill.”

    The announcement comes amid ongoing negotiations between Washington and Beijing to resolve a long-standing trade dispute. A truce on most reciprocal tariffs has been extended to November 10 as talks continue.

    U.S. officials argue the measure is necessary to ensure fair competition for American carriers, who are unable to overfly Russian airspace due to sanctions.

    Chinese airlines have relied on Russian routes for certain transpacific flights, providing faster and more fuel-efficient access compared with alternate routes that bypass Russian territory.

    The DOT’s tentative order reflects broader tensions in U.S.-China relations, balancing trade negotiations with concerns over aviation equity and national sanctions policies.