The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia 'publicly executing' soldiers who defy Vladimir Putin's orders in Ukraine

Capture Russians from the Wagner group, which has murderers, rapists and drug dealers on its front line, have come confessed to their Ukrainian captors they face execution by their own leaders

Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023

Three dead, 16 hurt in ammo blast in Russian region near Ukraine

An ammunition explosion caused by "careless" handling of a grenade in Russia's Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine killed three soldiers and injured 16, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday.

Reuters · Jan 15, 2023

Russia’s tycoons fear tightening Kremlin squeeze as Putin’s war drags on

As Vladimir Putin pushes his war in Ukraine into its second year, the deepening militarization of Russia’s economy is fueling fears among the country’s business elite that the squeeze on their companies is only just beginning.

Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023

German tank manufacturer’s warning puts pressure on Ukraine’s allies

Defence firm dampens Kyiv hopes other European allies will follow UK’s lead in supplying heavy armour

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

Putin says Russian military operation going well in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the military operation in Ukraine had gained positive momentum and that he hoped his soldiers would deliver more wins after Russia claimed control of the eastern Ukrainian salt-mining town of Soledar.

Reuters · Jan 15, 2023

Russia says it launched missile strikes against Ukraine on Saturday

Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had launched a wave of missile strikes against Ukrainian military and infrastructure sites the previous day.

Reuters · Jan 15, 2023

Moldova: Controlled detonations carried out on rocket debris

Moldovan authorities say specialist teams have carried out “controlled detonations” of explosives that were discovered in parts of rocket debris found in a village near the country's border with Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

A loving dad and his injured son pay war's costs in Ukraine

In a Ukrainian hospital ward for wounded soldiers, where daylight barely penetrates, a father talks to his injured son for hours

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

‘The coming days will be difficult’: Ukraine rocked by latest wave of Russian missile strikes

Missiles hit Ukraine in two waves, also striking energy infrastructure targets in Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia and Kharkiv

Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2023

Zelensky accuses Russians of 'cowardly silence' over Dnipro attack

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday condemned Russian people's "cowardly silence" following the missile strike on a tower block in the city of Dnipro that has killed at least 30 people. As rescue efforts continue, the mayor of Dnipro has said the chances of recovering more survivors from the rubble is…

France 24 · Jan 15, 2023