The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

More corrupt, fractured and ostracised: how Vladimir Putin has changed Russia in over two decades on top

Vladimir Putin’s own version of history casts himself as modern Russia’s bulwark and champion.

The Conversation · Jul 30, 2023

War is returning to Russia, Zelensky warns, as Moscow rocked by drone attacks

Ukrainian president says strikes are an ‘inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair process’ of the war

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Russia Downs Ukrainian Drones Targeting Moscow

Increasing uneasiness as hostile drones attempt attacks on Russian capital; Moscow claims control

Zenger · Jul 30, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 522 of the invasion

Putin says Russia ‘building up power’ of its navy; drone attack on Moscow damages two office blocks

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023

Ukrainian volunteers develop inexpensive missiles to 'overwhelm' Russian air defences

Inventors in Ukraine have developed an inexpensive cruise missile they hope can “overwhelm” Russian air defences so that rockets equipped with warheads are more likely to reach their targets. The inventors are volunteers but they are no amateurs: they have already produced hundreds of mortars. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg and…

France 24 · Jul 30, 2023

Sudan: The other war from hell

With the world's attention focused on Ukraine, almost no one has noticed a devastating civil war in Africa

Salon · Jul 30, 2023

African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or path to peace in Ukraine

African leaders are leaving two days of meetings with Vladimir Putin with little to show for their requests to resume a deal that kept grain flowing from Ukraine and to find a path to end the war.

WEKU · Jul 30, 2023

Buyers around the world feel effects of India's curb on rice exports

India has banned the export of two million tonnes of rice to fight rampant inflation and protect its domestic supply after Russia cancelled a UN-backed deal allowing Ukraine to ship its grain worldwide. But some fear the move could help drive up food prices elsewhere.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 30, 2023

Ukraine war – live: Putin’s aide says Russia ‘would be forced’ to go nuclear if Kyiv’s pushback is successful

Fierce fighting engulfs Ukraine’s northeast where Russia gathered tanks and troops

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

African leaders leave Russia summit without grain deal or a path to end the war in Ukraine

African leaders are leaving two days of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin with little to show in response to their requests to resume a deal that kept grain flowing from Ukraine and to find a way to end the war there

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023