The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Zelenskiy: Ukraine needs more weapons, faster

Ukraine needs new weapons and faster deliveries to confront a "very tough" situation of constant attacks by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

Why has the West given billions in military aid to Ukraine, but virtually ignored Myanmar?

Two years after Myanmar’s coup on February 1 2021, the country’s large and growing resistance forces receive almost no attention outside the country.

The Conversation · Jan 29, 2023

The Guardian view on tackling corruption in Ukraine: welcome action

Editorial: A spate of resignations and sackings will help to maintain support at home and abroad. Institutional change should follow

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2023

Vladimir Putin’s army ‘terrified’ by new Ukraine offensive over ‘mass slaughter’ fears

Vladimir Putin's demand for his top war commander General Valery Gerasimov to unleash 'an assault in several directions at once' has sparked deep divisions among members of his military high command

Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2023

Blinken begins Middle East trip amid spate of violence

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and Ukraine high on the agenda.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

Tearful mourners remember British volunteer killed in eastern Ukraine

Tearful mourners in Kyiv on Sunday commemorated a British volunteer killed while attempting a rescue mission from the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

Life on the tight-knit valleys street where everyone knows each other and residents still use coal fires

The street is bursting with Welsh history

Wales Online · Jan 29, 2023

Report: More than 40% of Ukraine Is Now Mined

Since war broke out in Ukraine, its landscape has been riddled with landmines, posing a deadly threat to civilians that will persist long after the war ends. With more than 40% of the country contaminated with mines by one estimate, Ukraine is believed to now be the most mined country…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2023

Kremlin: Putin open 'to contacts' with Germany's Scholz - RIA

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to contacts with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz though has no phone call scheduled with him, a Kremlin spokesman told the state RIA Novosti news agency on Sunday.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2023

WFH in a warzone: What it’s like to work in Ukraine amid relentless Russian attacks

Employees who work online have adapted their routines – but the fear of destruction and news blackouts are harder to deal with

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023