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A FRIEND of mine was killed last week. Kyrylo Ulman was shot and bled out in the carnage of Ukraine’s retreat from the eastern town of Avdiivka. His devastated comrades said he helped delay a Russian encirclement, saving countless lives. 8Brave Ukrainian fighter Kyrylo Ulman was killed amid Ukraine’s retreat from the eastern town of AvdiivkaCredit: Chris Eades 8The Ukraine War has been costly in terms of human life and financially to all involved But his own body was left behind “in the cauldron” as his brothers-in-arms were unable to recover it as Russia claimed the town as its latest…

SCIENTISTS have discovered two ancient artifacts made from metal that’s not from Earth. The unusual discovery was made 61 years after a hoard of Iberian Bronze Age treasure was unearthed in a gravel pit in Spain. 3The Treasure of Villena was discovered in 1963Credit: Villena Museum 3This iron bracelet is thought to be made from iron brought to Earth on a meteoriteCredit: Villena Museum 3This hemisphere object is also said to be made from the same iron and covered in goldCredit: Villena Museum The two artifacts in question are arguably the least fancy of all the pressure objects that make…

GUNK, goop, sleep, crusts – what do you call the gooey stuff that accumulates in the corner of your eye? Whatever your name for it, we all brush away crusty bits from our peepers after a long sleep and throughout the day. 1Crusts can come in all sorts of colours and they can mean different things You probably don’t make a habit of examining the colour of your eye crusties. But Neil Laird, a special optometrist at Pure Optical, told Sun Health that different hues could mean different things. From white, to green, yellow and pink, here’s what the colour…

IT’S the brash Spanish hotspot where Brits flock for bawdy stag and hen party frolics and boozy mobility scooter bar crawls. But sunny Benidorm was being darkened by a sinister shadow yesterday – cast by evil tyrant Vladimir Putin. 17The Sun’s Nick Parker stands in murdered Russian pilot Captain Maxim Kuzminov’s parking space in the underground car park where his body was foundCredit: Darren Fletcher 17Maxim lived at this apartment building in the residential area of La Cala de VillajoyosaCredit: Darren Fletcher 17British tourists walk past the Tiki Beach bar on Levante beach in Benidorm (stock picture)Credit: Alamy 17Russian defector…

A WOMAN was rushed to hospital with ‘throbbing’ pain after a ‘routine’ lip filler procedure cut off blood supply to her lips. Nutritionist Barbara Martiniano, 27, suffered a terrifying allergic reaction and was left fearing her lips would turn black and ‘die’. 6Barbara Martiniano’s lips after an allergic reaction to lip fillerCredit: Newsflash 6Barbara underwent a procedure at an aesthetic clinic in Joo Pessoa in BrazilCredit: Newsflash 6Barbara decided to get lip fillers after seeing them talked about on social mediaCredit: Newsflash She went to a dentist in Joao Pessoa, Paraiba State, Brazil, for what she thought was a routine…

THIS optical illusion has been stumping even the best puzzle players. Everyone can see the apple pickers in the image, but only one per cent of people can find the fish hiding away somewhere within the scene. 8Can you spot the fish hiding somewhere in this busy image? Yes, there really is a fish in there. And for those puzzle-heads among you, there’s an added catch – you have to try and find the sneaky fish within 12 seconds. Although it may seem like an ordinary image, this is no easy feat and 99 per cent of people give up.…

A HEARTBROKEN couple who lost their son to a deadly brain condition only got a diagnosis months after his death. Louise and Richard Taylor’s “wonderful” son Henry died of encephalitis – inflammation of the brain – on November 22 2019, just weeks before his ninth birthday. 7Richard and Louise Taylor with HenryCredit: Katrina Campbell Photography/PA Real Life 7The ‘beautiful, wonderful little boy’ passed away just days before his ninth birthday on November 22 2019Credit: Katrina Campbell Photography/PA Real Life 7Henry wasn’t officially diagnosed with encephalitis until months after he passed awayCredit: Katrina Campbell Photography/PA Real Life But doctors were baffled…

A timeline published by Gulagu.net, a human rights group, revealed: February 14: Several officers from the FSB, the Russian intelligence service, are said to have paid a visit to “Polar Wolf” prison — and proceeded to disconnect and dismantle some of the security cameras and listening devices there. February 16, 2.17pm local time: Navalny, 47, was officially reported to have died. February 16, 2.19pm: The prison service put out what appeared to be a prepared press release. It read: “On February 16, 2024, in correctional colony No. 3, convict Navalny A.A. felt unwell after a walk, almost immediately losing consciousness.”…

A MAN’S penis rotted from the inside after he shoved three batteries up his urethra, medics have revealed. The 73-year-old Australian waited a whole day before seeking medical attention because he couldn’t get the 1cm-wide button batteries back out. 1A man’s penis rotted from the inside after he shoved three batteries up his urethraCredit: WesternHealth.org.au He told doctors he had put them in there for “self-gratification purposes” and hadn’t suffered issues with the act in the past. But after 24 hours, the batteries were starting to cause him “moderate pain”, as well as making his foreskin severely tight and causing…

A MAN has been taken into custody after a TV presenter and his boyfriend disappeared in Sydney under suspicious circumstances. Detectives have “grave concerns” for missing men Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29, whose belongings were found in a skip bin on Wednesday. 2The search for Luke Davies, 29, and Jesse Baird, 26, continuesCredit: Instagram 2Former Ten reporter JesseCredit: instagram/@jessebairddd/ On Friday morning, New South Wales (NSW) Police confirmed that a man had handed himself into a local police station. The force said in a statement: “As part of investigations into the disappearance of two men in Sydney’s Eastern…