The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war: Aide

Latest figures follow a lightning counteroffensive in Ukraine’s northeast and south that won back swathes of territory.

Al Jazeera · Dec 2, 2022

Ukraine to prepare law banning churches 'affiliated' with Russia

The Ukrainian government will draw up a law banning churches affiliated with Russia under moves described by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as necessary to prevent Moscow being able to "weaken Ukraine from within."

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

Judge orders extradition of alleged Islamic State terrorist Neil Prakash from Darwin to Melbourne

A judge approves the extradition of alleged Islamic State fighter Neil Prakash from Darwin to Melbourne, where he will face six terrorism-related charges.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

EU Says Russia Must Pay for Ukraine Reconstruction

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at regional security talks Thursday that he planned to discuss with his counterparts any available legal means to ensure that Russia pay for the reconstruction of war-torn Ukraine. Borrell spoke at the start of this year's two-day ministerial conference of the Organization for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 1, 2022

Ireland ‘knows what it means to struggle for right to exist’, says von der Leyen

The EU Commission president was speaking during a two-day visit to Dublin.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Syrian rebels did not know Iraqi militant killed was IS head

Syrian opposition activists and state media apparently did not know that an Iraqi militant who was killed in October in southern Syria was the leader of the Islamic State group

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022

Kyiv mayor tells residents to stock up on food, says heating could be hit

Kyiv's mayor told residents on Thursday to stock up on water, food and warm clothes in case of a total blackout caused by Russian air strikes, and said residents should consider staying with friends in the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital if they could.

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

Ukraine, Russia swap 50 prisoners in PoW exchange

Russia's Defence Ministry and the head of Ukraine's presidential administration said the two countries had swapped 50 service personnel on Thursday in the latest prisoner exchange between the two sides.

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022

The weaponization of winter: Ukraine aims to stop Russia from regrouping as temperatures drop

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — On the desolate battlefronts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the clinging, clay-like mud of late autumn is beginning to congeal into iciness. As snow flurries and freezing temperatures set in, the last thing this country’s leaders want is for the war’s front lines to harden in place…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 1, 2022

Turkey calls for U.S. understanding ahead of possible Syria operation

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar called on the United States on Thursday to show understanding over a possible new Turkish military operation in Syria, after Washington voiced its "strong opposition" to such a move.

Reuters · Dec 1, 2022