Russia launches more than 300 drones, missiles at Ukraine overnight

April 15, 2026 3:00 PM

Russia launches more than 300 drones, missiles at Ukraine overnight

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and three ballistic missiles, targeting port infrastructure in the south, killing one and wounding at least seven people, Ukrainian officials said. Russia launched 324 drones in the period since 6 p.m. on Tuesday and three ballistic missiles, Ukraine's air force said. Air defence units shot down or neutralised 309 drones, but the missiles and 13 drones hit at nine locations, it said. "Just over the past 24 hours there were brutal attack...

Turkey says it deployed six F-16 fighter jets, air defence systems to northern Cyprus

March 9, 2026 2:49 PM

Turkey says it deployed six F-16 fighter jets, air defence systems to northern Cyprus

Turkey on Monday deployed six F-16 fighter jets and air defence systems to northern Cyprus to boost the security of the Turkish community there amid the war in Iran, the defence ministry said, adding that Ankara would take additional measures if needed. European powers have moved to ramp up military deployments to the ethnically-split island in recent days, after an Iranian drone, which security officials believe was fired by Hezbollah, an ally of Iran in Lebanon, hit the British Akrotiri air b...