The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russian forces pound Ukrainian cities, killing at least 12

Russia’s first large-scale air attacks in nearly two months come as Ukraine prepares for a counteroffensive.

Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2023

Air raid alerts issued throughout Ukraine, explosions reported

Air raid alerts were issued throughout Ukraine early on Friday and Interfax Ukraine news agency reported explosions in cities in widely separated regions, quoting local sources.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2023

What the Global South thinks of the Ukraine war

There is a deep and growing rift between "the West" and "the Rest" about the need to resist and defeat the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is because it is really a war in defence of sovereignty, which ought to be something every sovereign country can buy into -- but…

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2023

Sunak says UK, Italy 'aligned' as he meets far-right Meloni

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that Britain and Italy are “very aligned” in values as he welcomed far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Editor-in-chief of the Kyiv Independent talks of delivering the truth from the frontline during London visit

Olga Rudenko gave the prestigious Cudlipp Lecture this week warning of freedoms under attack in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine highlights national identity issues in Lithuania

The Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a rally-around-the-flag effect in Lithuania as the tiny Baltic state offered refuge to dissidents fleeing violence and oppression in neighbouring Belarus and Russia. But new restrictions on migrants threaten Lithuania’s liberal values.

France 24 · Apr 27, 2023

Ukraine recap: diplomatic manoeuvres intensify in advance of a possible spring offensive

A quick check of the Met office forecasts for Ukraine suggests that over the next week or so the weather is going to get steadily warmer. The rising mercury has fuelled speculation that Ukraine’s much discussed spring offensive is just around the corner, the only questions being when and where…

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023

‘It was a joke’: Wagner group chief says Bakhmut ceasefire was just ‘humour’

Russia installs ‘Devil’s Teeth’ anti-tank defence barricade to thwart Ukrainian forces

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Elderly Japanese man opens free cafe in Ukraine's Kharkiv

When Fuminori Tsuchiko arrived in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv last year, he said he wanted to do anything he could to help people following Russia's invasion.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

Sudan: questions about Wagner Group involvement as another African country falls prey to Russian mercenaries

After more than a week of intense fighting between Sudanese government troops and paramilitary forces in Khartoum, many western countries – including the US and UK – are evacuating their nationals from the strife-torn city.

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023