The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia is using drones to target Ukrainian electricity and erode morale

Russian officials, as well as many outside observers, believed that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, would be a rapid affair. The war, however, has defied these expectations.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

Wagner mercenary claims to have dodged rifle fire and tracker dogs in high-stakes escape into Norway

Human rights group hopes that the individual will testify against Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin about the group’s actions

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Dutch, German ministers condemn child abductions in Ukraine

The German and Dutch foreign ministers have condemned the deportation by Russians of thousands of Ukrainian children, calling it a deliberate policy of cruel and inhumane abductions that is tearing apart families

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

Tearful Ukrainians mourn victims of Dnipro attack

Tearful neighbours and local residents left flowers and cuddly toys on Monday at a makeshift memorial near an apartment block in the city of Dnipro where Ukrainian officials say at least 40 people were killed in a Russian missile strike.

Reuters · Jan 16, 2023

Ukraine’s Dnipro reels as Russia, Belarus hold military drills

One of the war’s deadliest attacks rocks the central Ukrainian city as Russia denies responsibility.

Al Jazeera · Jan 16, 2023

Ukraine: death toll rises from Russian missile strike on Dnipro

Rescue workers continue to look for survivors from Saturday’s strike on apartment building

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

Putin and Erdogan discuss Ukraine prisoners, gas and grain

President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone about exchanging men wounded in Ukraine, the creation of a gas hub in Turkey and the export of grain from the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 16, 2023

Belarus opens trial of journalist for prominent Polish paper

Belarus has opened the trial of a journalist and prominent member of the country’s sizable Polish minority

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

High-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway

A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group, has sought asylum in Norway

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023

UK confirms it will send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine and pressures Germany to increase support – as it happened

UK defence secretary says west is accelerating efforts to support Ukraine but urges Germany to permit supply of Leopard tanks

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023