I am so sad and shocked that we have lost Sir Alex Younger.
There was no one tougher or more resourceful when it came to frustrating the enemies of this country.
Putin is behaving with the desperate barbarism of a man who is going to lose. He will never conquer Ukraine. He needs to admit that to himself - and save many thousands of lives on both sides.
More than 500 personnel of the State Emergency Service have been involved in dealing with the aftermath of Russia’s overnight attack on our cities and communities. The main strike was on Kyiv, where dozens of residential buildings and other purely civilian infrastructure were damaged again. Tragically, four people have been reported killed. My condolences to all their families and loved ones. At this moment, 38 people are in hospitals in the capital, and all of them are receiving the necessary care.
In Dnipro, a search and rescue operation is ongoing at the site of a four-story apartment building. Part of the building was essentially demolished. Nine people were killed in this attack, including a child. Thirty-five people were injured in the city. The fate of six more people remains unknown. The search for them will continue for as long as necessary.
The Russians also struck energy facilities in the Kharkiv region and critical infrastructure in Kharkiv. Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Khmelnytskyi regions also came under attack.
In total, overnight Russia launched 656 attack drones and 73 missiles of various types at our people – ballistic, cruise, and anti-ship missiles. A large-scale attack and an absolutely clear statement from Russia: if Ukraine is not protected from ballistic and other missile strikes, these attacks will continue. Europe needs its own anti-ballistic defense so that this war can finally be brought to an end. And assistance from the United States in supplying missiles for Patriot systems is absolutely necessary. We are counting on the support of our partners and on effective responses to today’s attack.
And I thank all Ukrainian men and women for not ignoring air raid alerts.
Glory to Ukraine!
Whilst Londoners struggle to get to work, held to ransom by militant trade unions and a socialist mayor, residents of Seoul benefit from one of the most extensive networks of automated metro lines.
From a standing start in the 1960’s, South Korea’s GDP per capita today is almost equivalent to the U.K. on a comparable dollar basis.
And just look at the relative performance of our two stock markets.
Britain can once again be one of the most prosperous economies on the planet.
Let’s be more South Korean! 🇬🇧🇰🇷
The Kremlin will I am afraid be laughing today at the incompetence and stupidity of the Starmer government. This is a betrayal of Ukraine - and will do nothing to help British consumers
https://t.co/X0ZhKCnRAk
If these Left-wing clowns do defenestrate Starmer, it'll be a completely undemocratic fraud on voters. And the nation will clamour for an early election…
https://t.co/ElFoji6qjc
The transatlantic alliance is being tested in ways not seen in decades. CEPA's International Leadership Council of global thought leaders makes 6️⃣ recommendations for how NATO and its allies can build a credible deterrent against Russia.
https://t.co/uI2b9zeQxR
"We should have said we're going to do everything in our power, militarily, politically, diplomatically to help you open the Strait of Hormuz." @BorisJohnson responded to Keir Starmer's refusal to help the U.S. with Iran on Wednesday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren." @greta
The Golders Green attack is sickening. The Jewish community is being attacked now in a way this country has not seen for decades - perhaps centuries. What is the useless Sadiq Khan doing? What is the government doing? Their apathy is disgraceful.
For his vomit-inducing persecution of innocent British troops, Hermer should join Starmer in being kicked out of the most unpatriotic government in our island's history
https://t.co/y6kQ3SoSEN
UNLEASHED in paperback!
Revised and updated to include my verdict on Starmer, Reeves and this Labour government, with a dash of optimism that despite all the challenges we face today, the future will be brighter.
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🇺🇦 Boris Johnson secretly visited the Zaporizhzhia front and said that Ukraine will definitely become free again
The former prime minister spent two days on the frontline — he met with soldiers of the 65th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, visited frontline settlements, and spoke with local residents.He shared his impressions of the trip in an article for the British outlet Daily Mail.
“The reason I came to Zaporizhzhia is that Putin is desperately — and unsuccessfully — trying to capture it,” Johnson writes.
🫶“After 48 hours on the front, I am more convinced than ever that Ukrainians will win, that one day they will rid themselves of Putin’s armies, like orcs, and that this beautiful, rich country will be free.”
Boris in the kill zone: The ex-PM's extraordinarily vivid dispatch from Ukraine frontline - compiled as he dodged Russian drones - shames the West's failure to give Kyiv the tools it needs to defend freedom https://t.co/25jb9kOjij
Welcome to the Kill Zone, and welcome back to the war the west is in danger of forgetting.
Read my dispatch from Ukraine’s frontline in today’s Daily Mail.
https://t.co/3s0stBWbhs