Daniel Boffey

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Daniel Boffey

Despite all they have endured, it doesn’t take much to draw shy smiles from Diana Shikot, 24, and Dmytro Chorny, 23. You could ask them about Chorny’s sweetly bungled marriage proposal the day after his release from Russia’s notorious penitentiary system, in which he languished as a prisoner of war for three years. The proposal was made in their home town, Kropyvnytskyi, in central Ukraine, eight weeks ago.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Daniel Boffey

As Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump decides to bomb Iran, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, has reportedly warned him that UK involvement could be illegal. The prime minister was an outspoken opponent of the 2003 Iraq war when he was a human rights lawyer and will be well aware of the thorny legal issues around engagement in strikes against Iran. What support could Britain provide?

1 week ago | eldiario.es | Daniel Boffey

El cerebro de la Operación Telaraña con la que Ucrania destruyó varias aeronaves en pleno territorio ruso a través de drones fue Vasily Malyuk, jefe del Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania, que dio la noticia haciendo uso de una metáfora anatómica que no sorprendió a quienes lo conocen. “Una bofetada en la cara al poder de Rusia”. “Nuestros ataques continuarán mientras Rusia siga aterrorizando a los ucranianos con misiles y drones Shahed”, añadió.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Daniel Boffey

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2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Daniel Boffey

It only occurred to Iryna Yakymehuk to make use of the local bomb shelter after the Shaheed kamizake drone struck her nextdoor neighbour’s fifth-floor flat at 2am on Tuesday, taking a messy bite out of the bedroom. The 22-year-old had returned to her home in Kyiv’s Obolon district from the underwear shop where she works as an assistant at about 9pm. She ate macaroni while swiping through some funny TikTok videos before getting into bed at 11pm.