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An 18 -year -old British volunteer killed Mins in his first project in Ukraine, said his father.
“My son James had just been 18 when he was looking to be volunteer and fight in Ukraine,” said his father Graham Wilton.
“I’ll never get over this. I didn’t want him to go but his heart was set on it. He wanted to help Ukraine.”
The confirmation of Wilton’s death comes as Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that he wanted Ukraine to supply rare earth metals in exchange for American military and financial aid.
“We’re telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earths,” Mr Trump said. “We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things.”
Previously, a Ukrainian separatist who had organized combat sets to combat opposite to his own country would have been killed after an explosion in northwestern Moscow.
At least five other people were injured or killed after what he informed when a bomb exploded in the Allye residential complex in the capital.
The Russian forces continued to suffer the best losses in January 2025 despite a slower progress rate compared to the last months in the defeated past of 2024, the Institute for the Study of War said.
The United States Mirrored Image Organization cited Russian victims registered through the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and said that January was the highest moment of losses since the large -scale invasion of Ukraine through Russia in February 2022.
The Russian forces have claimed 48,240 victims during the month, more than 3 Russian rhussy rifle divisions, said the ISW, mentioning Ukrainian figures.
“The ISW observed geolocated evidence to assess that the Russian forces won around 498 km2 in January in Ukraine and the Oblast of Kursk, about 16. 1 km of km consistent with the day. Km regional regional,” he said in the last evaluation.
US shipments of weapons into Ukraine were briefly paused in recent days before resuming over the weekend, four people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
Shipments restarted after the White House withdrew its initial assessment to avoid any in Ukraine, two of the appeals said. The brief trial occurred as Trump’s management debated its policy toward Kyiv.
There are factions within management that do not agree to the extent that the United States continues to help kyiv’s war effort with weapons of US actions, said one of the people, an American official.
The White House did not respond to a request for comments.
Stop the United States weapons would hinder kyiv’s ability to combat and put it in a less advantageous negotiation position in peace conversations.
It is unclear if the Trump administration will formally acknowledge the pause and subsequent resumption of shipments.
The United Nations Human Rights Surveillance Mission has registered a “alarming” peak in the execution of the Ukrainian captured through the Russian Armed Forces.
The UN body said it had received reports of 79 executions in 24 separate incidents since the end of August last year.
“Many Ukrainians who surrendered or were in the custody of the Russian armed forces were shot dead on the spot.
International Humanitarian prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and injured, and considers it a war crime.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called for urgent action opposed to Russian atrocities.
“The terrible executions of Russia of Ukrainian prisoners show that Ukraine confronts genuine animals,” he said in X. “We want new and effective foreign legal teams and concrete measures to be guilty authors. “
The Home Office has reversed “catastrophic” changes to the Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme to ensure that children can now join their parents in the UK, after The Independent highlighted instances of families being separated.
While Britain has offered sanctuary to nearly 300,000 Ukrainians after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, changes to the rules issued overnight last February by the Tory government have prevented some parents from bringing their children to the UK.
Changes made without caution through Rishi Sunak’s government mean that some Ukrainian refugees have not been able to bring their young people to the UK
Ryanair plans to resume flights to and from Ukraine with the hope that Donald Trump effectively inspires a high fire with Russia.
Ryanair leader’s executive, Michael O’Leary, said the airline’s writing plans to allow flights to restart within six weeks of the dispute that ends at a press convention in London on Wednesday, Telegraph reported.
Natalie Wilson reports:
Flights can take off for Kyiv within six weeks of ceasefire, airline’s CEO said of the budget
Donald Trump has said he wants Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth metals as a form of payment for financially supporting the country’s war efforts against Russia.
Mr Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said Ukraine was willing to participate in the idea, adding that he wants “equalisation” from Ukraine for Washington’s “close to $300bn” in support.
“We are telling Ukraine that they have very infrequent lands,” Trump said. “We are looking to make a deal with Ukraine, where they will ensure what we are giving them with their rare lands and other things. “
It is not without transparent delay if the US president used the term “infrequent land” to designate all types of critical minerals or simply to rare lands.
Rare earths are an organization of 17 metals used to make magnets that move in motion for electric vehicles, cell phones and other electronic. There are no known substitutes.
A deputy regional governor has become the most senior Russian government official to die fighting against Ukraine.
Sergey Efremov, the deputy governor of the eastern Primorsky Krai region, died in Kursk, where Russian forces have been trying to beat back a Ukrainian invasion since last August.
Efremov was killed with an army officer on Friday when his vehicle hit a landmine and exploded.
Arpan Rai reports:
Sergey Efremov a sub -manager of the Eastern region of Primorsky Krai
The UN nuclear agency’s top official is heading to Kyiv for a safety inspection of the war-hit nation’s nuclear plants.
Rafael Grossi, the director general at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on X:”On my 11th visit to Ukraine since the war began. I’m heading to Kyivska substation, critical for the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power, to assess damage and help prevent a nuclear accident.”
Last week, the IAEA said in a statement that Mr Grossi would visit Kyiv for “high-level” meetings to ensure nuclear safety in the war that Russia started in February 2022.
According to substations, more of the part of electric power fed in Ukraine is generated through 3 nuclear force plants, however, Russian missile attacks and drones opposed to deposits threaten the solid functioning of nuclear force plants , according to that of Ukraine Nuclear Inspector.
Ukraine brought 12 young people back to space who were strengthened through Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Yermak.
“As a component of the initiative of the President of Ukraine, to bring back the young people, it was imaginable to return home 12 young people who were under tension in the Russian occupation,” Mr. Yermak said in his telegram channel.
The Bring Kids Back UA programme under Mr Zelensky is an initiative to return home all children forcefully deported from Ukraine, according to the initiative’s statement.
Among the returned children is a 16-year-old girl who lost her mother, a 17-year-old teenager who was issued a summons to the Russian army, and an eight-year-old girl, Mr Yermak said.
There was no immediate comment from Russia.
An arrest warrant opposed to Vladimir Putin is already issued through the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which accuses him of war crimes by taking a lot of young Ukrainians from the orphanages.
The father of an 18-year-old British volunteer, James Wilton, who killed via Russian drone in Ukraine, paid tribute and called his son an “educated and understanding young man”.
“My son James had just turned 18 when he sought to volunteer and fight in Ukraine,” said his father Graham Wilton to The Sun.
“I didn’t necessarily agree with his decision on this but we talked at length about why he wanted to do this,” he said.
“I’ll never get over this. I didn’t want him to go but his heart was set on it. He wanted to help Ukraine,” his father said.
“James was a polite, likeable young man and never really had a bad word to say about anyone or anything,” he said.
James Wilton, 18, was cremated in Ukraine after his death last July
The Russian forces continued to go through the best losses in January 2025 despite a slower progress rate compared to the last months at the end of 2024, the War Study Institute said.
The group of experts based in the United States cited the Russian victims registered through the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and said in January the second highest month of victims since the large -scale invasion of Ukraine of Russia in February 2022.
The Russian forces made 48,240 victims in the last month, more than 3 Russian motorized rifle divisions, said the ISW, who raised Ukrainian personalities.
“The ISW observed geolocated evidence to assess that the Russian forces won around 498 km2 in January in Ukraine and the Oblast of Kursk, about 16. 1 km of km consistent with the day. Km regional regional,” he said in the last evaluation.
US shipments of weapons into Ukraine were briefly paused in recent days before resuming over the weekend, four people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
The shipments restarted after the White House pulled back on its initial assessment to stop all aid to Ukraine, two of the sources said. The brief halt came as the Trump administration debated its policy towards Kyiv.
There are factions inside the administration that are at odds over the extent to which the US should continue to aid Kyiv’s war effort with weapons from US stocks, said one of the people, a US official.
The White House did not respond to a request for comments.
Halting the flow of US weapons would hinder Kyiv’s ability to fight, and put it in a less advantaged negotiation position in peace talks.
It is unclear if the Trump administration will formally acknowledge the pause and subsequent resumption of shipments.
The United Nations human rights monitoring project has registered an “alarming” increase in the execution of Ukrainian captured through the Russian armed forces.
The UN firm said it had gained reports of 79 executions in 24 separated incidents since the end of August last year.
Many Ukrainians who surrendered or were in custody of the Russian armed forces were shot dead.
International humanitarian law prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and the wounded, and regards it as a war crime.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha has called for urgent international action against the Russian atrocities.
“Russia’s horrific executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war prove that Ukraine stands up to the genuine beasts,” he said in X. “We want new and effective foreign legal teams and concrete measures to hold perpetrators accountable. “
The Home Office has reversed “catastrophic” adjustments to the Refugee Home Programme for Ukraine to make sure young people can now register with their parents in the UK, after families independent of families are separated.
While Britain presented sanctuary to an estimated 300,000 Ukrainians after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, rule tweaks issued overnight last February through the Conservative government prevented some parents from bringing their youngsters to the UK.
Ryanair plans to resume flights to and from Ukraine with the hope that Donald Trump effectively inspires a high fire with Russia.
Ryanair leader’s executive, Michael O’Leary, said the airline’s writing plans to allow flights to restart within six weeks of the dispute that ends at a press convention in London on Wednesday, Telegraph reported.
Natalie Wilson reports:
Donald Trump has said he wants Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth metals as a form of payment for financially supporting the country’s war efforts against Russia.
Trump, who was heading to the new curls of the White House, said that Ukraine was willing to participate in the idea, adding that he was looking for “Ukraine’s Eciate for Washington’s ” almost $ three hundred billion “.
“We tell Ukraine that they have very infrequent lands,” said Mr. Trump. “We are looking to make a deal with Ukraine, where they will ensure what we give them with their rare lands and other things. “
It was not without transparent delay if the president of the United States was the term “rare lands” to refer to all types of critical minerals or simply rare lands.
Rare earths are an organization of 17 metals used to make magnets that move in motion for electric vehicles, cell phones and other electronic. There are no known substitutes.
An assistant regional governor has the best Russian government official to die in opposition to Ukraine.
Sergey Efremov, deputy of the governor of the Eastern region of Krai of Primorsky, has died in Kursk, where Russian forces have been to repel a Ukrainian invasion since last August.
Efremov was reportedly killed along with a military officer on Friday when their vehicle struck a landmine and blew up.
Arpan Rai reports:
The UN nuclear agency’s top official is heading to Kyiv for a safety inspection of the war-hit nation’s nuclear plants.
Rafael Grossi, the director general at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on X:”On my 11th visit to Ukraine since the war began. I’m heading to Kyivska substation, critical for the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power, to assess damage and help prevent a nuclear accident.”
Last week, the IAEA said in A that Mr. Grosi would stop in Kyiv for higher-level meetings “to have some nuclear security in the war that Russia started in February 2022.
According to substations, more of the part of electric power fed in Ukraine is generated through 3 nuclear force plants, however, Russian missile attacks and drones opposed to deposits threaten the solid functioning of nuclear force plants , according to that of Ukraine Nuclear Inspector.
Ukraine brought 12 young people back to space who were strengthened through Russia, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Yermak.
“As a component of the initiative of the President of Ukraine, to bring back the young people of the AU, it was imaginable to return to the house 12 young people who were under tension in the Russian occupation,” Mr. Yermak said on his telegram channel.
The Bring Kids Back UA program as a component of MR. ZELENSKY is an initiative to go to the house all young people expelled by the force of Ukraine, according to the declaration of the initiative.
Among the young people who returned are a 16 -year -old woman who lost her mother, a 17 -year -old woman who won a summons to the Russian army and an eight -year -old woman, Mr. Yermak.
There is no immediate comment from Russia.
An arrest warrant opposed to Vladimir Putin is already issued through the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which accuses him of war crimes by taking a lot of young Ukrainians from the orphanages.
The father of an 18-year-old British volunteer, James Wilton, who killed via Russian drone in Ukraine, paid tribute and said his son is an “educated and understanding young man”.
“My son James had just been 18 when he was looking to be volunteer and fight in Ukraine,” said his father Graham Wilton to Sun.
“I do not necessarily agree with its resolution on this, but we have explained why you need to do it,” he said.
“I’ll never get over this. I didn’t want him to go but his heart was set on it. He wanted to help Ukraine,” his father said.
“James was a well-behaved and understanding young boy and never had a bad word to say about anyone or anything,” she said.
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