The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Moment Putin's foreign minister is LAUGHED at as he claims West started Ukraine war

Laughter and groans erupted from the crowd at the G20 Summit in New Delhi when Putin's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Russia was a victim of the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2023

Putin thought Ukraine invasion would shatter Nato after swift victory, show FSB leaks

The intel comes from inside the FSB security service, from a source known as Wind of Change, and was reportedly leaked to Russian human rights activist Vladimir Osechkin

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Civilians flee Bakhmut as Russian and Ukrainian troops battle in streets of besieged city

The city is ‘almost destroyed’ says its deputy mayor

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Vladimir Putin will eventually be murdered by his inner circle, predicts Zelensky

In a documentary to mark a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Zelensky said: "They will find a reason to kill the killer", as loyalists have begun turning the tide

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Germany also wants Switzerland's Leopard 1 tanks - Swiss newspaper

In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, German armaments company Rheinmetall wants to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss defence firm Ruag to send to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages- Anzeiger reported on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2023

Russia close to encircling Ukraine's Bakhmut after months of fighting

Russian artillery pounded the last routes out of Bakhmut recently, aiming to complete the encirclement of the besieged Ukrainian city and bring Moscow closer to its first major victory in half a year after the bloodiest battle of the war.

The Times of India · Mar 4, 2023

Russian minister’s claim Ukraine war ‘launched against us’ met with laughter

Sergei Lavrov says Moscow ‘trying to stop’ war in remarks at India’s Raisina Dialogue conference

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Race to get last children out of Bakhmut as city becomes ‘hell on earth’

With Russian forces closing in, police try to persuade remaining citizens to get out and access routes come under fire• Russia–Ukraine war: latest updates

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

We’re recycling Putin’s missiles as art to fund the war effort. Defiant Ukrainians have learned to be creative

Shell casings painted and auctioned, Russian books pulped to raise money, institutions renamed: the resistance has many guises, says the novelist Andrey Kurkov

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2023

Ukraine war: Victory this year or ‘Ukrainians will become increasingly ground down,’ MP warns

Ukraine must make significant progress this year or the conflict will turn into a long drawn-out war of attrition, an MP has warned.

Evening Standard · Mar 4, 2023