Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s drone attacks leave Odesa without power ‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky The Independent UK · 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 wants to turn Ukraine into 'dependent' like Belarus, wife of jailed Nobel laureate says Russia wants to turn Ukraine into a "dependent dictatorship" like Belarus, the wife of jailed Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski said on Saturday upon receiving the prize on his behalf, speaking his words. Reuters · Dec 10, 2022
Russian-installed Kherson official says withdrawing hryvnia from circulation in January The Russian-installed administration of Ukraine's Kherson region said on Saturday that it had begun changing locally circulated Ukrainian hryvnia currency into Russian roubles, with hryvnia circulation in Moscow-controlled areas of the region to end on Jan. 1. Reuters · 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
Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut 'destroyed' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have “destroyed” the city of Bakhmut as they try to conquer eastern Ukraine's Donetsk province The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Who will England play if the beat France in the World Cup tonight? The Three Lions reached the last four in Russia in 2018 and could do it again with a win over France in the quarter-finals Wales Online · Dec 10, 2022
Editorial: America revels in Brittney Griner’s return. Now Biden must do the same for Paul Whelan and Marc Fogel The people who become Vladimir Putin’s pawns never realize the vicious game ensnaring them. Chicago Tribune · Dec 10, 2022
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony, a Call to Arms for Ukraine A trio representing the three nations at the center of the war in Ukraine will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday, showing no sign of giving up the fight against Vladimir Putin and his Minsk ally. Jailed Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, Russian human rights organization Memorial, and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022
Iran is now Russia’s ‘top military backer’ giving Putin’s forces ‘large number of ballistic missiles’ The Ministry of Defence said Russia is procuring a “large number of ballistic missiles” from the Iranians Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2022
More support for Ukraine can help end war in 2023, says Boris Johnson The former prime minister wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal calling for increased western backing for Ukraine. The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
EXPLAINER: What's at stake in Turkey's new Syria escalation Kurdish forces and international players — after weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria — are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Life in a Ukrainian town: rampaging Russians, power cuts, a visit by Banksy Borodianka was largely reduced to rubble by the Russian invasion. It's become a symbol of the devastation inflicted by the Russian forces, and attracted a recent visit by the artist Banksy. WEKU · Dec 10, 2022
Ukraine utility crews adapt, overcome after Russian strikes Ukrainian utility crews struggling to patch up power lines during a two-month Russian military blitz targeting Ukrainian infrastructure are learning to adapt The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022 Australia Imposes Sanctions on Iran, Russia over Protests Crackdown Australia's foreign minister said on Saturday the government would place targeted sanctions on Russia and Iran in response to what it called "egregious" human rights violations. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a statement Australia was imposing sanctions on 13 individuals and two entities, including Iran’s Morality Police and Basij…
France 24 · Dec 10, 2022 Odesa is without electricity after strikes by Russian 'kamikaze drones' The United States has expressed alarm over a "full-scale defence partnership" between Russia and Iran involving equipment such as helicopters, fighter jets and drones putting Ukraine and other countries at risk. The city of Odesa is suffering its worst power outages after Russian "kamikaze drone" strikes on Saturday. Meanwhile, the…
The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Moscow has turned entire city of Bakhmut to ‘burnt ruins’, says Zelenskiy Ukraine’s president says Russian shelling has ‘actually destroyed’ the city
Reuters · Dec 10, 2022 Nobel awards to take place in Stockholm with full glitz and glamour Nobel laureates congregated in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Saturday for the first fully in-person award ceremonies complete with a formal banquet since the COVID-19 pandemic that curtailed events in the past two years.
Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022 Bungalow on quiet English street that became secret spy outpost for the Russians To many, Cranley Drive in Ruislip, West London, was a regular quiet residential street but little did the neighbours know what was going on behind the doors of number 45
Bangkok Post · Dec 10, 2022 Viktor Bout’s release is hailed in Russia as a Kremlin victory In the West, he is known as a convicted illicit arms trafficker, "the merchant of death" who helped fuel wars around the world. But in Russia, Viktor Bout was welcomed home this week as something of a hero or at least an innocent victim of American politics.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 10, 2022 US Sounds Alarm over 'Harmful' Iran-Russia Military Partnership The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…
The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022 Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians Penny Wong announces Magnitsky-style sanctions to punish Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022 Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s forces ‘destroy’ city of Bakhmut ‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky
ABC News · Dec 10, 2022 Australia announces sanctions targeting Iran's morality police and Russian intelligence operatives Iran's morality police and Russians involved in the attempted assassination of former opposition leader Alexei Navalny face new sanctions imposed by the Australian government.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 290 of the invasion Putin mentions potential settlement with Ukraine; blasts reported at airbase in Zaporizhzhia region; Brittney Griner ‘in good spirits’ after prisoner swap