The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Two British aid volunteers missing from Ukraine frontline after evacuating civilians

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and 28-year-old Christopher Parry disappeared on January 6 while they were helping to evacuate people near Soledar, in the war-torn Donetsk region of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023

UK considers supplying handful of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine

Sources say Kyiv hopes move may encourage Berlin to supply Leopard 2s as it seeks 300 tanks in war against Russia

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023

Ukraine reinforces Bakhmut defences amid relentless Russian assault

City and nearby town of Soledar are focus of intense efforts by Moscow led by Wagner mercenary group

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023

Germany has no current plans to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine -spokesperson

Germany has no current plans to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, a government spokesperson told a regular briefing on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

Zelensky hails ‘resilience’ of troops facing fierce assault in east Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were withstanding "new and even tougher assaults" on Soledar on Monday, near the eastern city of Bakhmut that Moscow has been trying to capture for months. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time [GMT…

France 24 · Jan 9, 2023

Kremlin Says New Western Armored Vehicles for Ukraine Will 'Deepen Suffering'

The Kremlin said on Monday that new deliveries of Western weapons, including French-made armored vehicles, to Kyiv would "deepen the suffering of the Ukrainian people" and would not change the course of the conflict. France and Germany announced last week that they would send light combat vehicles to Ukraine, ramping…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 9, 2023

Kremlin says new Western armoured vehicles for Ukraine will 'deepen suffering'

The Kremlin said on Monday that new deliveries of Western weapons, including French-made armoured vehicles, to Kyiv would "deepen the suffering of the Ukrainian people" and would not change the course of the conflict.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

Patriarch Kirill: The politically influential head of the Russian Orthodox Church

Born Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev, Kirill has been the sixteenth patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church since he was enthroned in 2009. He has attracted international scrutiny with open declarations of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022.

France 24 · Jan 9, 2023

Kremlin: confident that defence ministry report on Kramatorsk strike is correct

The Kremlin said on Monday that it was confident its defence ministry was correct when it said that 600 Ukrainian servicemen had been "destroyed" in an attack on the city of Kramatorsk, despite reporting which showed the attack missed its target.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023

Italy's Ukraine arms supply decision delayed until February - paper

Italy will not take a decision on the supply of new arms to Ukraine until February due to political tensions, cost considerations and military shortages, newspaper la Repubblica reported on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 9, 2023