The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

UN resolution on Russia-Ukraine war: Which countries voted against and which abstained?

A majority of countries voted for the UN resolution, which demands that Russia leave Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Japan planning new Russian sanctions with G7 partners

Japan is considering new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, in step with moves by other Group of Seven (G7) countries, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Year of war in Ukraine tests China’s ‘no limits’ relationship with Russia

There are signs Beijing wants a quick political resolution to conflict as its patience with Russia wears thin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Ukraine vigil with Helen Mirren celebrates new Kyiv Road in London

Kyiv Road is coming to London and we were at Trafalgar Square last night to hear the news. At a vigil arranged by the US Embassy and Westminster Council to mark the first anniversary of the Ukraine war, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and actor Dame Helen Mirren, right, formed an…

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

UK Issues Export Bans on Every Item Used by Russia in War

Britain marked the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by issuing more sanctions against Russia, including export bans on every item it has used on the battlefield. The Foreign Office said on Friday the internationally coordinated sanctions and trade measures would target aircraft parts, radio equipment and electronic components.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 24, 2023

Ukrainian couple who found love amid war say cigarettes, humour and companionship helped them survive

Volodymyr, 70, and Olga, 67, made separate 500-kilometre journeys from their home city of Kharkiv before meeting

Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023

Sunak leads minute’s silence marking Ukraine’s resistance to Putin’s invasion

Volodymyr Zelensky has led an extraordinary year-long resistance but hundreds of thousands have been killed and millions displaced.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

FRANCE 24 looks back at a year of war in Ukraine

FRANCE 24’s special coverage marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine which began on February 24, 2022, when 200,000 Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory with the aim of fulfilling Russian President Vladimir Putin's goal of toppling the Ukrainian government. Russia's "special military operation", which it expected to…

France 24 · Feb 24, 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky: The hero behind Ukraine's resistance against Russia's war machine

Before the war, Volodymyr Zelensky's leadership of Ukraine was criticised, but he has now earned a place in future history books for his extraordinary display of leadership during the war with Russia

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2023

UK falls silent on anniversary of Russian invasion as Sunak praises Ukrainian bravery

Prime minister says UK and Ukraine ‘stand together, stand united’

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023