The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Ukrainians around the world aren’t just protesting –we’re fighting an information war

I report on internet disinformation. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it became very personal

The Guardian - US · Mar 5, 2022

The International Monetary Fund announced it could approve $1.4b emergency funding – as it happened

Biden says US and allies have ‘raised the costs’ on Russia over its aggression, as credit card giants Visa and Mastercard halt Russian business operations

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2022

Ukraine morning round-up: PM warns of nuclear disaster risk, while Zelensky urges no-fly zone

Meanwhile, a British journalist has revealed he was shot and wounded in a violent ambush near Kyiv

Wales Online · Mar 5, 2022

A Ukraine town evacuates as Russian forces edge closer to Kyiv

IRPIN, Ukraine — The last minutes before the train pulled out were chaos: A mass of people pushed toward the carriage doors as uniformed

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022

Will old Christian prophecy protect Ukraine?

Kateryna Yushchenko, the Chicago-born wife of the ex-Ukrainian president, called attention to a mosaic of the Virgin Mary in Kyiv that legend has it protects the country from atop its perch in St. Sophia cathedral.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 5, 2022

‘The worst possible nightmare’: voices from Ukrainian football as war rages

Four players and a coach with Ukrainian clubs reveal how their lives have been turned upside down by Russia’s invasion

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2022

¿Rusia llevará a Ucrania su guerra contra las personas LGBTQ?

Ze Faámelu quiere escapar de la guerra en Ucrania, pero su identidad no se lo permite.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022

Sky News journalists evacuated after being shot by Russian ‘death squad’

Footage shows team’s vehicle being attacked by a Russian ambush squad on Monday near Kyiv

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022

Putin's troops fire on two Brit journalists during terrifying ambush in Ukraine

Sky reporter Stuart Ramsey was shot in the lower back as he and cameraman Richie Mockler were attacked by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint while covering the invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022

‘He literally had 30 seconds’: an Australian couple’s desperate fight to flee Ukraine

Tasmanians Rachel Lehmann Ware and her husband Duncan detail their journey from the basement of a school in Kyiv to an 18-hour train ride

The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2022