The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

As the ice melts, a perilous Russian threat is emerging in the Arctic

Putin is weakened and fears Nato encirclement. His militarisation of Russia’s northern border is intensifying, says Labour MP Barry Gardiner

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Belarus will not hesitate to use nukes if aggressed: Lukashenko

Minsk is set to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons in several days, says the Belarusian leader.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

‘Eat, pray, pander’: mixed reactions after Elizabeth Gilbert pulls Russia-set novel

Author’s decision to remove The Snow Forest from publication because of Russia-Ukraine war sparks intense debate

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2023

Ukraine’s counteroffensive begins: What do we know so far?

Al Jazeera’s Defence Editor Alex Gatopoulos explains the dynamics of a new phase in the 16-month war.

Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2023

Russian strikes kill 10 in Zelensky's hometown

KYIV: Russian strikes early Tuesday on the hometown of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky killed 10 people, as Moscow said it had captured Western armoured vehicles from Kyiv's forces.

Bangkok Post · Jun 13, 2023

The Ukraine counter-offensive and its likely outcomes

Ukraine’s long-awaited counter-offensive against Russian forces aimed at retaking swathes of territory captured since the war began last February appears to be ramping up, with results so far decidedly mixed.

The Week · Jun 13, 2023

Postcard from a drowned city — corpses, floating land mines and rockets in the canals of Kherson

The catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam explosion has turned Kherson into what the locals are calling ‘Venice from hell.’ Tom Mutch reports from a humanitarian and environmental disaster zone

Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023

Ukrainian poet Lyuba Yakimchuk: 'We need stories with some hope'

Born and raised in a small coal-mining town in eastern Ukraine, our guest lost her family home in 2014 when the region was occupied by Russian-backed separatists, and her parents and sister were forced to flee as internally displaced people. Her poetry offers powerful glimpses into how one woman finds…

France 24 · Jun 13, 2023

How significant is the reported recapture of the first Ukrainian villages from Russia?

Resistance appears to have won back four small towns in Donetsk and three in Zaporizhzhia in first skirmishes of counteroffensive

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 475 of the invasion

At least six dead in Russian strike on city of Kryvyi Rih; Ukraine says it has retaken several villages in Zaporizhzhia

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2023