The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Risk harsh prison terms or leave the country? The tough choices facing Russian dissidents

Early on in the war on Ukraine, Russia passed laws making it illegal to criticise the invasion, the military or even to describe the war as such. Along with thousands of arrests for anti-war protests, several high-profile opposition activists face lengthy prison sentences for speaking out against the war. Russian…

France 24 · Dec 13, 2022

UK sanctions Russian military commanders, Iranian businessmen

Britain on Tuesday said it had sanctioned 12 Russian military commanders implicated in missile strikes on Ukrainian cities as well as Iranian businessmen involved in the production and supply of military drones used in the attacks.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Canada to provide $115 million to repair Kyiv's power grid

Canada will transfer $115 million to repair Kyiv's power grid after repeated Russian attacks against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Ukraine war: drones are transforming the conflict, bringing Russia on to the frontline

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg spoke recently of his fear that the war in Ukraine could spin out of control into a full-blown confrontation between Russia and the west. “If things go wrong, they can go horribly wrong,” he told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

The Conversation · Dec 13, 2022

Hero Edinburgh carer 'bombed and shot at' in Ukraine as he helps rescue families escaping war

Grzegorz Rybak, 45, works as a support worker for the council in Edinburgh but took some time to travel to Ukraine.

Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022

Kremlin: No Heavy Weapons at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia had not placed heavy weapons at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Kyiv has repeatedly accused Russian forces of using the nuclear facility, which Russia seized in the first days of the conflict, as a de facto weapons depot. Both sides…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022

Russia rejects Zelenskiy call for troop pullout, saying Ukraine must accept 'realities'

Russia on Tuesday dismissed a peace proposal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that would involve a pullout of Russian troops, saying Kyiv needed to accept new territorial "realities".

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Cornered in Ukraine, Putin spikes annual news conference

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be holding his annual marathon news conference this fall

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022

Italy PM says EU should work harder for Ukraine ceasefire

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that the European Union must remain united in helping Ukraine resist Russian aggression, while stepping up efforts to promote a ceasefire.

Reuters · Dec 13, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 293

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 293rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2022