The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine battles Russia in Bakhmut as Zelenskyy secures more arms

What happened in the 64th week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023

World leaders land in Hiroshima for G7, with Ukraine war high on agenda

World leaders landed Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda.

France 24 · May 18, 2023

Russian forces in retreat near Bakhmut, Ukraine and Wagner say

The Ukrainian military and Russia's Wagner private army both reported further Russian retreats around the city of Bakhmut on Thursday, as Kyiv pressed on with its biggest advance for six months ahead of a planned counteroffensive.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

OPINION - Ukraine has begun its summer offensive — and now F-16s are coming into play

With characteristic guile and misdirection, Ukraine appears to be executing the opening stages of its long-awaited summer offensive. The shaping operations have been going on for more than a week around Bakhmut.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2023

Who are Russia’s allies in Putin’s war against Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin promised African nations that he would write off their debts and provide free grain in an attempt to bolster alliances across the continent at a two-day summit in St Petersburg last month.

The Week · May 18, 2023

Freight train derailed in Crimea as Russia blames ‘interference by outsiders’

Photos showed carriages lying on their side next to the railway line

Evening Standard · May 18, 2023

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Creative Bloq · May 18, 2023

Kremlin says African Ukraine peace delegation will visit Moscow

The Kremlin said on Thursday that a delegation from African countries hoping to present an initiative to end the conflict in Ukraine would visit Moscow.

Reuters · May 18, 2023

Devastation of Putin’s war on Ukraine laid bare in new satellite images

Rows of apartment buildings, schools, stores, and other infrastructure reduced to ashes

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Near Ukraine's southern frontline, medics brave rockets to treat soldiers

As the doctor prepared to administer an injection, the loud thud of an artillery shell in the distance broke the silence in the operating room.

Reuters · May 18, 2023