The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

UK: Russian Advance in Bakhmut Could Come with Heavy Losses

Russian forces have made progress in their campaign to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the focus of the war's longest ground battle, but their assault will be difficult to sustain without more significant personnel losses, British military officials said Saturday. The UK Defense Ministry said in its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2023

‘Russia has lost its soft power’: how war in Ukraine destabilises old Soviet allies

Protests in Georgia last week were just the latest indication of how Putin’s disastrous invasion has damaged relations with former Eastern bloc nations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

Russian schoolgirl, 13, forced into orphanage after drawing anti-war picture during class

Masha Moskaleva sketched a woman ­defiantly shielding her child from Vladimir Putin's missiles - and the picture also featured the Ukrainian flag with 'Glory to Ukraine' written on it

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Wicklow documentary maker recalls 'burned bodies' and speeding for his life in Ukraine

Finn Boylan spent five months in the war-torn country filming for his project on the Irish involvement in the conflict

Dublin Live · Mar 11, 2023

Commentary: Putin and Saddam Hussein have a lot in common

The significance of the war in Ukraine to the Western world lies largely in its geography: It’s being fought in Europe, only a small distance away from some of the wealthiest and most avowedly peaceful nations of the world. Parallels with earlier European wars, most notably the Winter War unleashed…

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023

UK: Russian advance in Bakhmut could come with heavy losses

U.K. military officials say Russian forces have advanced in the eastern city of Bakhmut, a key target of Moscow's grinding offensive that has brought staggering casualties, but they risk further harsh losses if they push ahead

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Drunk drivers’ cars are being sent to Ukraine by Latvia

Cars seized by Latvian authorities as part of drunk-driving violations are being shipped to Ukraine in an act of solidarity with the war-battered country.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2023

Tyson Fury suggests he’s accepted Ukraine donation to fight Oleksandr Usyk as he declares training has begun

Heavyweight champion begins preparation for unification battle

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2023

Ukraine war: Bakhmut ‘killing zone’ hampering Wagner advance

Russia has made Bakhmut the target of a winter push involving hundreds of thousands of reservists and mercenaries

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2023

Ukraine-Russia news – latest: Putin suffering ‘extremely heavy casualties’ in Bakhmut ‘killing zone’

Russia’s elite ‘left relatively unscathed’ by mass casualties, UK intelligence suggests

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023