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Deborah Haynes
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I am security and defence editor at Sky News - DMs open or my email is [email protected]
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Jun 10, 2025
    Out now, The Wargame, a podcast series that simulates a Russian attack on the UK We imagine it's October 2025 Russia deploys a task force of ships, jets & submarines to the North Atlantic. The UK is in missile range. The PM calls an emergency Cobra meeting
    False Flag | The Wargame Ep 1
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    False Flag | The Wargame Ep 1
    Podcast Episode · The Wargame · S2 E1 · 59min
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Jul 1, 2020
    Thank you for the lovely comments after my son’s impromptu appearance mid-live-broadcast. I can confirm that his high-stakes negotiating skills netted him two chocolate digestives
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    Scott Bryan
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    Jul 1, 2020
    ABSOLUTE SCENES ON SKY NEWS
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Mar 30, 2022
    BREAKING: Demoralised Russian soldiers in Ukraine have accidentally shot down their own aircraft, sabotaged their own kit and refused to carry out orders, Sir Jeremy Fleming, director of the UK spy agency @GCHQ, will reveal in a speech in Australia on Thursday. 1/
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Oct 17, 2022
    NEW: China has recruited dozens of former British military pilots to teach the Chinese armed forces how to defeat western warplanes & helicopters in a “threat to UK interests”, officials have revealed. 1/
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Oct 10, 2022
    NEW: Russia is running out of weapons for its war in Ukraine and the costs to the Kremlin are “staggering” in terms of soldiers and equipment lost, UK spy chief Sir Jeremy Fleming, head of @GCHQ, will say in a speech on Tuesday. 1/
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Mar 2, 2022
    NEW: Rare good news from Ukraine. 4-yr-old Nikita, who has leukemia & had been sheltering in basement of Kyiv children’s hospital, is on a bus out of Ukraine with mum & sisters. Such a turn around from Monday when his mum was preparing to stay with him & send her 2 daughters away
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Sep 8, 2022
    BREAKING: Ukrainian forces have recaptured 700+ square km of territory in south of Ukraine as well as east, where they've advanced up to 50km into Russian lines, retaking 20+ villages, a 🇺🇦general has revealed in most detailed comments yet on 🇺🇦 counter-offensive. h/t @Reuters
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Feb 24, 2022
    NEW: Ukraine's Armed Forces believe more than 60 Russian battalion tactical groups – the equivalent of between 30,000 to 60,000 troops - have been deployed on Ukrainian territory, according to an update on the invasion as of 8pm It said the “enemy has an extremely low morale”
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Apr 9, 2022
    BREAKING: The UK said it will send 120 armoured vehicles + new anti-ship missile systems to support Ukraine's armed forces. Announcement made after talks in Kyiv between @BorisJohnson & @ZelenskyyUa. The UK PM made his first visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Jul 6, 2022
    BREAKING: The heads of MI5 and the @FBI have used an unprecedented joint speech to warn that China is their biggest “game-changing challenge”, with the UK doubling efforts to combat Chinese "activity of concern". 1/
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Sep 7, 2024
    Russia is waging a "reckless campaign of sabotage" across Europe, the heads of MI6 and the CIA have warned in their first-ever joint remarks.
    The intelligence duo said Putin 'will not succeed in extinguishing Ukraine's sovereignty and independence'. Pic: Reuters
    MI6 and CIA warn of 'reckless campaign of sabotage across Europe' being waged by Russia
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Jun 28, 2022
    BREAKING: The leaders of Turkey, Sweden & Finland have just signed a memorandum for the two Nordic states to join NATO, removing a Turkish block to the accession process, a source said. “It’s a three-way agreement on accession,” the source said. @jensstoltenberg to make statement
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Jul 20, 2022
    The US would be open to discuss giving its A-10 “Warthog” ground attack aircraft to Ukraine, the US Secretary of the @usairforce has indicated. Frank Kendall listed the ageing warplanes as among those the Air Force will be ditching to focus more $$ on modern programmes. 1/
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    Deborah Haynes
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    Oct 17, 2022
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    One official said some 30 pilots - many ex-fast jet but also some helicopter pilots lured by annual salaries of around £240,000 - are currently in China training pilots in the People’s Liberation Army in what a defence analyst described as a stunning breach of security. 2/