The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Former Russian official sends Macron shrapnel that injured him

A former top Russian official injured in Ukraine said Wednesday he had sent the shrapnel from a French howitzer shell that he claimed struck him to President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 4, 2023

Devastating strike on Russian military base in Ukraine exposes ‘gross criminal incompetence’

The New Year strike on a Russian military base in Makiivka has led to Moscow's biggest admission of loss of life since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022. But aside from the devastating, and still mounting, death toll, experts say the incident has exposed something even more alarming for Russia:…

France 24 · Jan 4, 2023

EU hails high gas storage levels despite Russian cuts

The European Union says natural gas storage levels are high despite Russian attempts to choke off supplies to Europe amid the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023

Ukraine’s survival is far from certain, we must give them better weapons

SIR Geoffrey Nice KC, who led the prosecution against Slobodan Milošević of Yugoslavia, has called for the prosecution of Vladimir Putin for war crimes against the population of Ukraine. Not that the move has much prospect of immediate success.

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023

Ukraine official says time for U.N. peacekeepers at nuclear plant

Ukraine wants the United Nations to send peacekeepers to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant even without a deal with Russia to establish a safety zone there, the head of Ukraine's state nuclear power company said.

Reuters · Jan 4, 2023

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Age Of Vice by Deepti Kapoor and A Message From Ukraine by Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023

Israel Asserts No Change Policy on Ukrainian War Following US Warnings

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen discussed bilateral relations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and regional and international issues, including the war in Ukraine. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Lavrov called Cohen to congratulate him on his new role. Cohen referred extensively to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 4, 2023

Commentary: Where democracy won in 2022

There was plenty of hand wringing over the state of democracy at home and abroad in 2022. Extremists appeared poised to sabotage elections in the U.S., a leading index found half of democratic governments around the world in decline, and Russia’s war against Ukraine placed liberty under direct assault.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

Russia blames slaughter of soldiers in Ukraine missile strikes on illegal mobile phone use

Moscow says Ukrainians were able to discover position of Makiivka base because of ‘illegal’ use of mobile phones by servicemen

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2023

Russia blames soldiers’ mobile phone use for deadly missile strike that killed 89 troops

Ukraine’s military says it launched strike that resulted in Russian loss of equipment and possibly personnel near Makiivka

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023