The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine leaves me heartbroken says Perthshire man who has been at the thick of it

A year on from the start of the conflict in Ukraine, a man who reconnected with his Perthshire roots to help get colleagues out after his own escape, says he's staying put till the end.

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2023

"Putin shows no sign of stopping"

Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman on estimates suggesting that Russians and Ukrainians have each lost 100,000

Salon · Feb 28, 2023

Americans grow numb as war in Ukraine drags on past 1-year mark

A potential spring offensive by the Russians could prompt more attention to the war again.

Axios · Feb 28, 2023

Cyprus' New President Says Country on Firm Western Footing

Cyprus' new president affirmed the island nation's Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the US and stands firmly with others on “the side of justice” to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine. Speaking after taking his oath of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Drone crashes in failed attack southeast of Moscow, regional governor says

A drone crashed near a natural gas distribution station southeast of Moscow on Tuesday in an apparent failed attack 110 km (68 miles) from the centre of the Russian capital, the regional governor said.

Reuters · Feb 28, 2023

Cyprus' new president says country on firm Western footing

Cyprus’ new president has affirmed the island nation’s Western foreign policy orientation as a member of the European Union that seeks to further strengthen its bonds with the U.S. President Nikos Christodoulides also said that he stands firmly with others on “the side of justice” to condemn Russia’s war in…

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Blinken in Central Asia to boost ties amid Russia-Ukraine war

US secretary of state to meet with counterparts of five Central Asian countries on visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023

Zelensky warns crisis worsening in Bakhmut as 'Russian terror' branded 'pure hell'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian troops are "constantly destroying" anything his forces can use to "protect our positions for fortification and defence"

Daily Mirror · Feb 28, 2023

Kremlin: Russia Open to Ukraine Talks, but Won’t Give Up Annexed Regions

The Kremlin on Tuesday repeated its position that Russia was open to negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict, but that new "territorial realities" could not be ignored. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia would never renounce its claims to four Ukrainian regions that Moscow declared it had annexed last…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2023

Putin’s troops are ‘destroying everything’ Ukrainian forces using to defend Bakhmut, says Volodymyr Zelensky

The months-long battle for Bakhmut has been among the bloodiest of the war, with thousands of casualties on both sides

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023