The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Macron salutes Mongolian leader's 'shared determination' over Ukraine

President Emmanuel Macron returned to France on Monday after a brief stopover in Mongolia where he hailed the stance of his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaa Khurelsukh over Russia's military offensive in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2023

Ukraine restores power to Russia-occupied nuclear plant

Ukraine reconnected the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to its external power supply on Monday after a brief outage that had left it reliant on emergency generators.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Bakhmut at ‘epicentre’ of combat, Kyiv says; Putin aware of claim ‘saboteurs’ attempted to enter Belgorod – as it happened

Kyiv says Russia carrying out airstrikes on Bakhmut; Russian state-owned media says Putin informed of claim Ukrainian forces attempted to infiltrate Belgorod region

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2023

Russia says F-16 transfer to Ukraine would raise NATO question

Latest Russian warning comes after US President Joe Biden agreed to provide training to Ukrainian pilots on fighter jets

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2023

Ukraine general ‘visits near Bakhmut’ amid rival claims

The commander of Ukraine's ground forces says he has visited front-line positions near Bakhmut after Russian officials said the city had been captured.

The New Daily · May 22, 2023

Brazil's Lula says meeting fell through because Ukraine's Zelenskiy was late

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday a meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Japan fell through because Zelenskiy was late.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Russia says F-16s to Ukraine would raise question of NATO involvement

The transfer of F-16 jets to Ukraine would raise the question of NATO's role in the conflict and would not undermine Russia's military goals, senior Russian diplomats said on Monday.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Zelenskiy likens Bakhmut's devastation to Hiroshima after World War Two

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy likened the ruins of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut with the destruction of Hiroshima in World War Two, as he attended the Group of Seven summit in the Japanese city on Sunday.

Reuters · May 21, 2023

Biden wraps up G-7 summit with more aid for Ukraine, confusion on Bakhmut, optimism on China

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Wrapping up a summit of the world's wealthiest democracies here Sunday, President Joe Biden had domestic trouble on his mind — the flagging U.S. debt talks — but also addressed the administration's most pressing international concerns: Ukraine and China.

Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2023

Morning Mail: Supermarkets profiteering claim, jobs growth welcomed, the battle for Bakhmut

Big supermarkets increased margins on food through the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis; Labor celebrating strong jobs growth; Ukraine rejects Russian claims to have captured Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU · May 21, 2023