The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russian artist jailed for staging anti-war supermarket protest as Putin pardons murderer of Kremlin-critic

Sasha Skochilenko, 33, was sentenced for seven years in prison - three days after the murderer of a Kremlin critic was pardoned by Putin for fighting in the ‘special military opertaion’ in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Total your Tesla? It might be in Ukraine, where an electric-vehicle resurrection industry is thriving

A damaged Tesla might be deemed not worth the trouble of fixing in North America, but in Ukraine it’s another story.

Fortune · Nov 17, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Women’s football under Russian air raids, Ukrainian soldiers’ bridgehead in enemy-held Kherson, and the cinematographers flying deadly drones

The Guardian - AU · Nov 17, 2023

Ukraine and Moldova have taken a huge step towards EU membership – but these hazards lie ahead

The European Commission has confirmed its support for opening the formal accession process for Ukraine and Moldova to become members of the European Union and for other nations in the western Balkans to move forward with their own bids.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2023

'Fiery hell': Ukraine secures multiple strategic areas along eastern bank of Dnipro River

Ukraine's marine corps said Friday it has secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region in fighting it described as having left nearly 3,500 Russians killed or wounded and dozens of ammunition depots, tanks, armored vehicles and other weaponry destroyed.

France 24 · Nov 17, 2023

Ukrainian military reports ‘successful operations’ on Dnipro River’s east bank

Military says troops have conducted a series of operations having established positions on left bank

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2023

Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili: ‘We are on the West’s side’

Europe’s recommendation to grant Georgia candidate status for EU membership is “a very major step” that is goading the country’s political leaders to coalesce around a “new consensus” in favour of a European future, Georgian President Salomé Zourabichvili told FRANCE 24.

France 24 · Nov 17, 2023

War ‘fatigue’: Is Europe tired of the conflict in Ukraine?

Are EU leaders tired of Russia’s war in Ukraine and ready to seek a way out? That was the message from Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, during a phone call in September with Russian comedians posing as an African Union official. Although Meloni’s office later said it regretted the PM’s…

France 24 · Nov 17, 2023

Ukrainian marines claim multiple bridgeheads across a key Russian strategic barrier

Ukraine’s marine corps says it has secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region in fighting it described as having caused thousands of Russian casualties and destroyed dozens of ammunition warehouses, armored vehicles and other weaponry

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

Lord Cameron's new title revealed as he prepares for upper house debut

The new peer will be introduced in the Lords on Monday

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2023