The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war live: counteroffensive will be long and very bloody, says US general – as it happened

Gen Mark Milley says no one should have any illusions about difficulty of Ukrainian offensive

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2023

Zelensky: ‘Serious threat’ remains at Russian-occupied nuclear power plant

Ukraine’s leader calls for greater international attention to ‘serious threat’ at Europe’s largest nuclear plant

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2023

Dom Joly left emotional by visit to meet children blighted by war in Ukraine

The comedian joined a group of boys for a game of football last week, as he visited their village to see the work of charity Save the Children

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2023

‘I can’t pick up a gun’: a Ukrainian army chaplain on war, bandits and Russian ‘sadism’

Dmytro Povorotnyi is one of 160 priests who comfort Kyiv’s soldiers. This weekend he’s ready to bless more lost comrades as the counteroffensive intensifies

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023

British war hero 'Rambo' heading back to Ukraine after nearly losing his limbs

Bristol-born Shareef Amin, who goes by the nickname "Rambo", escaped with his life after being pummelled by Russian gunfire - but need extensive surgery to save his arm and leg

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2023

3 killed, 17 wounded in Ukraine from Russian attacks, as Spain highlights European support for Kyiv

Ukrainian officials have reported three people killed and 17 others wounded from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

Unrest in France overshadows EU, as summit ends in disagreement over migration

Poland and Hungary's refusal to go along with a widely agreed EU revision of asylum rules soured a summit of the bloc's leaders that wrapped up Friday – detracting from unity on other issues including on Ukraine – citing racial unrest in France as an example of unsuccessful migrant integration.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 1, 2023

Vladimir Putin gives kill order against chief mutineer Prigozhin, Ukraine claims

The Kremlin had previously given Yevgeny Prigozhin a pass, likely due to his service in Ukraine, but Kyiv now believes the FSB has been ordered to kill the chief mutineer

Daily Mirror · Jul 1, 2023

Sánchez visits Kyiv on the day Spain starts EU presidency to underline bloc's support for Ukraine

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has started Spain’s six-month presidency of the European Union with a lightning visit to Kyiv to underline the bloc’s support of Ukraine in the face of the invasion by Russia

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2023

Max Hastings: History shows Israel’s military strength may be its weakness

The last time that I visited the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967, was almost 20 years ago. In a camp outside Bethlehem a delightful 31-year-old woman named Hanavi Ramban, mother of five children, said to me: “A Palestinian state is the only hope for us the refugees, who…

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2023