The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Armenia calls for UN help on Nagorno-Karabakh’s humanitarian situation

Armenian diplomat accuses Azerbaijan of blocking the only available road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2023

Russia redeploys elite airborne troops to Zaporizhzhia as fighting intensifies, says UK defence chiefs

The MOD has assessed that Russian redeployment could leave gaps in defences on Dnipro river

Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2023

With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting

Armenia is calling on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is mostly populated by Armenians

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

Ukraine tried to hit Crimea bridge with missile attack, says Russia

Russia's defence ministry said Saturday that Ukraine tried to strike the Crimea bridge over the Kerch Strait with S-200 missiles, but that there were no casualties or damage. The ministry said earlier today that Russian forces had destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones launched onto the Moscow-annexed peninsula, also with no casualties…

France 24 · Aug 12, 2023

Kyiv’s drone strikes on Moscow mean Kremlin’s war can’t be ignored by Russians

Attacks keep up pressure on Vladimir Putin, although have become ‘not a big deal’ for many unmoved Russians

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 535

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 535th day.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 535 of the invasion

Zelenskiy fires regional military recruitment chiefs in anti-corruption drive; Russia gains ground around north-east town of Kupiansk

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Meet one of Ukraine’s deadliest kamikaze drone pilots; Russia launches war on a new front – Ukrainian grain exports

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2023

Two years after Taliban takeover: why Afghanistan still poses a threat to the region and beyond

The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal that surrounded the return of the Taliban represented a sad endpoint of two decades of failed US-led attempts to impose a liberal democratic system…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2023

Zelenskiy sacks military recruitment heads over frontline bribes scandal

Ukrainian president describes taking of cash from people who want to avoid conscription as form of treachery

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023