The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 554

As the war enters its 554th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 554 of the invasion

Alleged co-founder of mercenary group Wagner buried; video surfaces of Yevgeny Prigozhin appearing to show him discussing threats to his life

The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2023

Paul Whelan seen for first time in over three years in rare video inside Russia prison

Former US Marine seen in video clips inside IK-17, a remote maximum-security penal colony 300 miles east of Moscow

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Ukraine’s troops push towards Russia’s rear defences

Ukrainian forces advance south and east to the rear of Russia’s first line of defence during the 79th week of the war.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2023

Ukraine war: after the shooting stops landmines will keep killing -- as we've seen in too many countries

By the time the shooting stops the UN predicts that Ukraine will be one of the most mine-contaminated countries in the world. Deaths caused by landmines and other unexploded ordnance are now common. According to Ukraine’s prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, in March alone, “724 people have been blown up on…

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2023

Russia admits ‘deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of Prighozhin plane crash

The Kremlin has rejected claims that it was to blame for the incident

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

Putin jails Russian soldiers for refusing to return to Ukraine

Russia is reportedly convicting close to 100 soldiers a week for refusing to fight

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

Little evidence of ‘greedflation’ in UK, Bank of England study finds

Bank report says companies making excess profits confined to certain sectors of economy such as energy and retail

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

The federal government turns to local communities to help refugees settle into the US, but community-based programs bring both possibilities and challenges

In the most significant change to U.S. refugee resettlement in 40 years, the federal government is turning to the public and the private sector to help settle people who have fled their home countries because of war, persecution and ongoing armed conflicts.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2023

Germany will classify Georgia, Moldova as 'safe countries,' making rejecting asylum-seekers easier

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet has classified Moldova and Georgia as so-called “safe countries of origin,” meaning asylum-seekers from there can be rejected and deported faster than in the past

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023