The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

World at 1940s-style turning point in history of humanity, warns Foreign Secretary

The Cabinet Minister said war in Ukraine, runaway advances in technology and science, climate change and mass migration meant the planet was being reshaped - and called for an overhaul of international bodies

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 491 of the invasion

Death toll in Kramatorsk rocket attack rises to 12 as rescue operations end; Ukraine claims to be making advances towards Berdiansk and Mariupol

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023

Australia sent some military assistance to Ukraine without formal approvals or export permits, audit finds

Officials are monitoring social media and the news to work out if any equipment is captured by Russia, report reveals

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023

EU mulls levy on frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine reconstruction

A ‘windfall contribution’ from interest earned on Russian cash could raise €3bn a year as part of effort to make Moscow pay its share of the postwar rebuilding costs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

Zelensky vows get justice for Putin ‘terror’ victims as Kramatorsk missile strike death toll rises

Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Thursday to get justice for all the victims of Vladimir Putin’s “terror” in Ukraine as the death toll from the missile strike in Kramatorsk rose to 12.

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023

EU warns against unstable and dangerous Russia in wake of mutiny

The EU will on Thursday discuss the repercussions of the Wagner Group's aborted rebellion in Russia as they look at further its aid to Ukraine in the wake of Moscow's invasion. NATO chief head Jens Stoltenberg is also set to meet with the bloc. Elsewhere, Ukraine held drills in Zaporizhzhia…

France 24 · Jun 29, 2023

Russia ‘arrests General Armageddon’ over knowledge of Wagner mutiny

Moscow plays down report, saying there ‘was and would be a lot of speculation and gossip’

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Wagner mercenaries will no longer fight in Ukraine; Putin greets crowds in rare walkabout – as it happened

Group’s chief refuses to sign contracts with Kremlin, says head of Duma defence committee; Russian president poses for selfies in Dagestan

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2023

China unlikely to be worried by ‘weaker Putin’ post Wagner revolt

‘New era’ ties likely to continue given China and Russia’s shared concerns, with Beijing the power in the relationship.

Al Jazeera · Jun 29, 2023

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

The dramatic rebellion by a mercenary warlord in Russia that challenged President Vladimir Putin was punctuated by dramatic language of the key protagonists – and some long silences

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023