The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukrainian mother forced to flee home says UK people are ‘angels’ for donating

Polina, a social worker and mother of three young boys, fled Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine when she was six months pregnant.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Spain to send six 2A4 Leopard tanks to Ukraine -defence minister

Spain plans to send six German-made 2A4 Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine after they undergo repairs, Defence Minister Margarita Robles told lawmakers on Wednesday, adding that the number could increase over time.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Vladimir Putin fills stadium with 'loyalists' who had been bribed with day off work

Vladimir Putin stepped on to the concert stage at a Moscow sports arena today as he claimed the Kremlin's forces are fighting to capture "historic frontiers" so he can protect their "interests, people, culture, language and territory"

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

World media body suspends Russia union membership over Ukraine

The International Federation of Journalists said on Wednesday it had suspended the membership of Russia's main media trade union after it established branches in areas of Ukraine invaded by Russia.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

Some Ukrainian refugees returning home ‘because savings running out’

The Foreign Office said Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s invasion were starting to return to their homes despite the risks involved.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Ukraine has largely weathered Russia's power-grid attacks — but is bracing for more

KYIV REGION, Ukraine — In a blustery, knife-edge wind on the banks of the Dnipro River, a burly Ukrainian army major — who aptly goes by the military call sign Bison — guffawed at the notion that cold and tedium presented a hardship for air-defense crews guarding against incoming Russian…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 22, 2023

Matt Hancock promotes NFTs to raise money for former Ukrainian lodgers

Former health secretary promotes work made by family who previously lived with him

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Liverpool to mark date of Russia’s ‘full-scale’ invasion with protest

The protest is part of a series of actions taking place across the world known as #LightWillWinOverDarkness

Liverpool Echo · Feb 22, 2023

Russia's sports exile persists 1 year after invading Ukraine

Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports one year after the invasion of Ukraine began threatens to create the biggest rift in the Olympic movement since the Cold War

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Exclusive-Ukraine deepens Bystre Canal on Danube, aims to boost exports - deputy minister

Ukraine has not violated any agreements by deepening the Bystre Canal on the Danube to increase food exports from its river ports, and is ready to show Romania the work it has carried out, a senior Ukrainian official said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023