The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Russia Drones Smash Power Network in Ukraine’s Odesa, Leaving 1.5 Million without Power

All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday. "The situation in the Odesa region is very difficult," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 11, 2022

Odesa power outages could last up to three months, energy authority says

Repairs in Odesa could take as long as three months, leaving much of the region without heat or electricity in the cold winter temperatures, the energy authority said Sunday. Attacks from Russian "kamikaze drones" that began Friday caused massive power outages in Ukraine, leaving at least 1.5 million people without…

France 24 · Dec 11, 2022

Zelenskyy says Russia reduced Bakhmut city to a ‘burned ruin’

Ukrainian military’s General Staff reported some 20 air raids, more than 60 rocket attacks between Friday and Saturday.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2022

Ukrainian city of Bakhmut now in "ruins" after Russian attack: Zelensky

Bakhmut's destruction comes as Russia looks to control annexed regions.

Axios · Dec 10, 2022

In the ‘Bakhmut meat grinder’, deadlocked enemy forces slog it out

Ukrainians have the technical advantage but Russians persist in sacrificing troops to take an area with no strategic value

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

Russian arms dealer says he wished Griner good luck at prisoner exchange

Viktor Bout, the arms dealer freed in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, said he wished her good luck on the tarmac in Abu Dhabi where they were exchanged.

Reuters · Dec 10, 2022

Was the Viktor Bout exchange deal really a win for Moscow?

The Russian arms dealer is back in Moscow after the prisoner swap for Brittney Griner. Kremlin officials say it’s a ‘capitulation by America’ – but other believe Bout is a declining asset

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

Russia drones smash power network in Ukraine's Odesa, leaving 1.5 million without power

All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, leaving 1.5 million people without power, officials said on Saturday.

Reuters · Dec 10, 2022

Ukraine: Russian Forces Target Energy Infrastructure with Iranian-made Drone

Ukraine’s southern operational command said Russian forces struck energy infrastructure with Iranian-made drones in the Odesa region, which left thousands of people without power, Bloomberg reported. Ukrainian forces on Friday repelled Russian attacks near 13 settlements. This came in a statement on the Facebook page of the General Staff of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022

Russia Grinds on in Eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'Destroyed'

Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Ukraine's military on Saturday reported missile, rocket and air strikes in multiple parts of the country that Moscow is trying to conquer after months of resistance. The latest battles of Russia's 9 1/2 month war…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022