The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Ukraine targets Moscow with hundreds of drones on final day of Russian election

At least three people killed and oil refinery damaged as doubts cast over initial reports of ballistic missile use

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20

Russia vows to ‘intensify’ strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine’s election-day drone attacks

Russia on Sunday vowed to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to a massive wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow on the third and final day of voting in Russia’s first wartime parliamentary elections. The drone strikes, described as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital, killed…

France 24 · Sep 20

‘The rules have changed’: has Russia begun to order assassinations on US soil?

Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

Saudi Arabia issues alerts across the country for aerial threat, and other Mideast developments

Saudi Arabia has issued a string of emergency alerts across the kingdom after warning of a “hostile aerial threat” late Friday and early Saturday

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Russia reports cyberattacks as parliamentary vote enters second day

Russia said Saturday that its electronic voting system in Moscow had come under “powerful” cyberattacks overnight, as parliamentary elections entered their second day. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Ukraine of seeking to “hinder” the vote, a claim Kyiv has not publicly addressed. Read about the day’s events as…

France 24 · Sep 19

Putin tightens grip on Russian elections with anti-war opposition squeezed out

Russia’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has begun with voters facing a sharply narrowed political field: the country’s only openly anti-war party has been barred from running a national list, while pro-Kremlin parties and war veterans dominate the ballot.

The Times of India · Sep 19

Iran war costs US $45.1 billion; fatalities possibly higher than 18 reported by Pentagon

The human and material cost of America’s war with Iran is proving larger than previously disclosed, with the Pentagon telling Congress that the conflict has cost $45.1 billion so far, while a Washington Post report said the number of US military fatalities may also be higher than the Pentagon’s publicly…

The Times of India · Sep 19

US clears $2.7 billion Ukraine arms package to bolster air defences

The US State Department has approved a possible $2.68 billion military sale to Ukraine for air-defence development upgrades, equipment and related services, as Kyiv faces continued Russian attacks and seeks stronger security support from its allies.

The Times of India · Sep 19

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy reaches out to eastern Europe for new trade and security partnership

The leaders of Poland, Serbia and Romania were among those at the inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit in western Ukraine. What we know on day 1,669

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19

Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on Russia and giving him more power to levy tariffs

Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act signed into law two days after House passed it in bipartisan vote

The Guardian - US · Sep 18