The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Ukraine news: Putin visits Belarus as Russia ‘recruits poorly-trained convicts’

‘Fairly serious’ damage caused by attack in Kyiv, governor says

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Russia sending musicians to Ukraine front line to boost morale

The Russian ministry of defence said the entertainers would form “two frontline creative brigades” and focus on providing “moral, political and psychological support”

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022

Putin trying to boost support in Russia as he plans for ‘new phase of war’

Vladimir Putin is participating in a PR campaign to counteract perception of Russian military failures in Ukraine, experts believe, as another drone strike rocked Kyiv on Monday.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022

I helped one man in this picture escape the horrors of Kharkiv. The other man? I may never know

Sometimes I can’t bear to find out what has happened to people I spoke to in the early days of war, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

Kyiv under attack as nine Iranian-made Shahed drones shot down

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under Russian drone attack on Monday morning, the country’s military administration said on Telegram.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022

Ukraine Shuts Down Iranian-Made Drones as Kyiv Targeted by Russia

Ukraine's capital was targeted by multiple drones in an attack early Monday, authorities reported, three days after what they described as one of Russia's biggest assaults on Kyiv since the beginning of the war. The Kyiv city administration said on its Telegram account that more than 20 Iranian-made drones were…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022

EU countries agree gas price cap in bid to deal with energy crisis

European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as it seeks to tame the energy crisis. The Kremlin responded by calling the cap “unacceptable”. Read our live blog to see how all…

France 24 · Dec 19, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war live: UN chief believes war in Ukraine ‘will go on’; Putin in Belarus for talks with Lukashenko – as it happened

Antonia Guterres does not see ‘serious’ peace talks in immediate future; Russian president visits Minsk

The Guardian - AU · Dec 19, 2022

Putin and Lukashenko dwell on cooperation, not Ukraine war, after summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart extolled ever-closer ties on Monday as Putin visited Minsk for the first time since 2019, hardly mentioning the war raging in nearby Ukraine at a joint news conference.

Reuters · Dec 19, 2022

Authorities: Kyiv targeted in early morning drone attack

Authorities in Ukraine’s capital say it was targeted in a new attack and a critical infrastructure point was hit

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022