The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukrainian filmmaker tells story of teen dreams in war at Berlinale

(This Feb. 3 story has been corrected to say that the film is being shown in the 'Generation' section instead of 'Panorama' in paragraph 4)

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

Ukraine will fight to hold 'fortress' Bakhmut as long as it can - Zelenskiy

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would fight to hold on to the eastern "fortress" city of Bakhmut for as long as it could, and urged the West to supply long-range weapons to help Kyiv push Russian forces out of the Donbas region.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

Vladimir Putin plotting ‘maximum escalation’ of war ahead of one-year anniversary

Oleksiy Danilov believes the Russian army will try to recreate the day they invaded again: “You will see them unleash their cruise missiles and try to advance"

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Ukraine steps up efforts to exclude Russia from Olympics

Ukraine has stepped up efforts to lobby international sports leaders against Russian participation in next year’s Paris Olympics as indications mount that the games could see the biggest boycott since the Cold War

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky vows to fight off Putin’s troops from ‘fortress’ Bakhmut

The city of Bakhmut has become the focal point of Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

The Ukraine repair shop: where Russian tanks go to change sides

Western supplies of Leopards and Challengers have made the news, but the biggest donor is the enemy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Olympic chiefs warn Ukraine against boycotting Paris 2024 after President Zelensky claim

The International Olympic Committee has warned Ukraine that the country's athletes will be the only ones to suffer if they chose to boycott the Paris 2024 Games

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Baltic PMs: Olympic boycott possible if Russians compete

The prime ministers of the three Baltic countries have urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian athletes from next year’s Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine and say a boycott is a possibility

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Ukraine unveils criminal case against Wagner boss

Ukraine unveiled a criminal case on Friday against the boss of Russia's Wagner mercenary company, and promised to track down and prosecute the company's fighters who try to flee abroad.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2023

Europe is set to ban Russian oil products, the latest strike on the Kremlin war chest

Starting Sunday, the EU will prohibit imports of Russian gasoline, diesel and other products from Russian refineries used throughout Europe.

WEKU · Feb 3, 2023