The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

U.S. not enabling or encouraging Ukraine to strike beyond its borders -spokesman

The United States is not enabling or encouraging Ukraine to strike beyond its borders, the State Department said on Tuesday, after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometers into Russian air space with attacks on air bases.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Russia dealt ‘powerful psychological blow’ by apparent Ukrainian cross-border attacks, say Western officials

The strikes over the past two days are the deepest inside Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February, officials say

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Ukraine Braces for a Brutal Winter Under Russian Bombs

Those who return home find shattered houses, no heat, and the worst yet to come.

Foreign Policy · Dec 6, 2022

Attacks on Russian air bases will have psychological impact- Western officials

Attacks on airfields deep inside Russia will have struck a powerful psychological blow, senior Western officials said on Tuesday, saying it meant Moscow would have to think much more carefully about how to keep its long-range bombers safe.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Ukrainians allege abuse, beatings at Russian ‘filtration’ camps

Ukrainians describe continuous interrogations and torture at sites that Russia says protect civilians from war.

Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2022

Drone strikes deep in Russia seen as Ukrainian rebuff to missile barrages

Twin strikes on air bases deep inside Russian territory have dealt Moscow a major reputational blow and raised questions about why its defences failed, analysts said, as attention turned to the use of drones in the war between neighbours.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Iran sentences five to death over killing of Basij officer during protests

Iranian authorities sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing an officer affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, state media said Tuesday. Eleven others received lengthy prison sentences.

France 24 · Dec 6, 2022

Religious, political motive unseen in German attack on girls

A senior German security official says investigators have found no evidence of a religious or political motive for a knife attack on two girls that left one dead and the other with serious injuries

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Drone strikes military base in Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of carrying out attacks on its soil

Latest drone strike near border of Ukraine came day after Moscow accused Kyiv of two attacks on air bases deep inside Russia

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Orban’s Hungary vetoes crucial European aid package for Ukraine

The aid package was worth more than £15 billion

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022