The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Putin to discuss capital controls to help prop up rouble, report says

Proposals said to include forcing large exporters to convert up to 80% of their foreign currency into roubles

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

Syrian president doubles public sector wages as national currency spirals downwards

Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad has doubled public sector wages and pensions as the war-torn country’s national currency spiraled further downwards, reaching a new low for the year

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

The collapse of the Russian rouble

The Russian rouble has fallen to its lowest value in 16 months, heralding a potential crisis for Vladimir Putin and raising questions about his country’s ability to continue to wage war.

The Week · Aug 16, 2023

What are cluster bombs and why are they banned in some countries?

The US has sent the weapons to Ukraine – even as human rights groups oppose their use

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor

Officials say Russia has resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Russia’s ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy?

The Russian ruble has fallen a long way in recent months, and the country's central bank is stepping in to halt the slide

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Rishi Sunak accused of being ‘out of touch’ over energy bill support comments – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

Warning as unexploded Russian mines wash up on Europe’s tourist beaches

As recently as Monday, a Russian mine exploded in a Romanian Black Sea resort

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Russia looking to end reliance on Iranian drones for Ukraine war, says UK

US administration pushes Iran to stop selling drones to Russia

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

Russia targets Ukrainian grain depots as ship leaves Black Sea port of Odesa

Russian drones pounded grain storage facilities and ports along the Danube River as a loaded container ship set sail along a temporary shipping corridor established by Ukraine. Earlier, Kyiv said its forces had entrenched themselves on the outskirts of Urozhaine after recapturing the settlement in the eastern Donetsk region from…

France 24 · Aug 16, 2023