The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

China cease-fire proposal for Ukraine falls flat with US, allies

China called for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine in a position paper on ending the war that offered some reprieve to Moscow but was quickly dismissed by Kyiv’s allies as the conflict enters its second year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 24, 2023

Ukraine war anniversary: ‘Putin’s sending forward troops like cattle for slaughter’

How many more heartbroken relatives of dead innocent Ukrainians must we interview before Putin’s mad misadventure is forced to a close, asks Sky News’s Dominic Waghorn

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

‘I had no idea I’d never go back’: Mariupol survivors, a year on

Al Jazeera catches up with former residents of the city where Russia is alleged to have carried out atrocities.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2023

Emotional and physical impact of war ‘huge’ – social worker in Ukraine

Russia launched a renewed invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

First lady signals Joe Biden will seek second presidential term – as it happened

Jill Biden tells Associated Press: ‘He’s not finished what he’s started’ – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2023

Polish Leopard tanks arrive in Ukraine as west piles new sanctions on Russia

Poland’s PM in Kyiv as allies demonstrate support on first anniversary of invasion

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

What Vladimir Putin could do next from using nuclear weapons to desperate new offensive

Vladimir Putin is still statistically losing the war which sadly makes any signs of his brutalities diminishing slim. But what might happen next and what can we expect the war criminal to do in order to try to make more gains?

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene seizes Ukraine anniversary to demand Congress audit over war spending

The right-wing congresswoman plans to re-introduce legislation she pushed in the last Congress.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Ukraine: Beijing's peace initiative offers glimpse at how China plans to win the war

Beijing’s “Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” has now been officially released by the country’s foreign ministry, after being foreshadowed by China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, at the recent Munich Security Conference.

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2023

Rape used as weapon of war by Russian forces in Ukraine

Shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Kyiv prosecutor general's office set up a special section with the aim of specifically investigating sexual crimes. All too often, when people think about sexual violence, they assume the acts are committed against women. But men – both soldiers…

France 24 · Feb 24, 2023