A Ukrainian woman's harrowing quest to find her family Nina Melenets finally buried her son in November, more than seven months after she said he was killed by shelling in their village in eastern Ukraine. Reuters · Dec 8, 2022
Ukraine faces 'significant' power shortages after Russian attacks Ukraine enforced new emergency power cuts on Thursday as it tried to repair energy infrastructure damaged in Russian air strikes which the national grid operator said had caused significant supply shortages. Reuters · Dec 8, 2022
Red Cross visits POWs held by Russia and Ukraine, commends progress The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) gained access to both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war last week and more visits are planned in what it described in a Thursday statement as "important progress". Reuters · Dec 8, 2022
Ukraine war: new figures suggest only one in four Russians support it, but that won't be enough to oust Putin Leaked internal Russian government polling recently indicated that as few as one in four Russians may be in favour of the war in Ukraine. Analysts believe that the forced mobilisation of over 300,000 civilians and the high level of casualties have all contributed to waning support for Russia’s war effort. The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022
Russia has ‘stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons,’ Olaf Scholz says as Putin again threatens to use them US accuses Russia of ‘irresponsible’, ‘loose talk’ of nuclear weapons The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Russian Delegation Discusses in Türkiye the Military Operation, Rapprochement with Assad A Russian delegation will visit Türkiye to discuss the situation in Syria and the military operation that Ankara threatened to carry out against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that a Russian delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, would visit Türkiye… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 8, 2022
Vladimir Putin acknowledges Russia's war in Ukraine is taking longer than he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin demurred on the use of nuclear weapons, saying Russia would not be able to use such weapons if it agreed not to use them first and then came under a nuclear strike. WEKU · Dec 8, 2022
India to make Russia its number one oil supplier in move that could scupper impact of price cap Exclusive: Analysts tell The Independent that India is now expected to overtake EU as largest importer of Russian crude following European ban The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Scrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being praised and criticized for proposing legislation that could crack down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church for alleged ties to Moscow The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Putin vows to continue targeting Ukraine’s power grid President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will continue to strike Ukraine’s energy grid after waves of missile attacks that have left swaths of the country without clean water and electricity. Pope Francis broke down and cried as he spoke of the suffering of Ukrainians during a prayer at Rome's… France 24 · Dec 8, 2022
Russian troops take part in tactical drills in Belarus Russia said on Thursday its troops were taking part in tactical exercises in Belarus, amid fears that Moscow is pressing its ally to get more involved in the Ukraine war. Reuters · Dec 8, 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 288 As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 288th day, we take a look at the main developments. Al Jazeera · Dec 8, 2022
Mum finds new home and job in the North East after escaping war-torn Ukraine with her two children Maryna Rahulina, 40, and her children Margarita, nine, and Makar, six, lived with a sponsor for six months Chronicle Live · Dec 8, 2022
Scholz: Russia Nuclear Threat Reduced by International Pressure The risk of nuclear weapons being used in the Ukraine conflict has lessened thanks to international pressure on Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Thursday. "One thing has changed for the time being: Russia has stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons. Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 8, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 8, 2022 Putin Says Nuclear Tensions 'Rising' but Moscow Won't Deploy First Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that nuclear tensions were rising, though he insisted "we have not gone crazy" and Moscow would not be the first to deploy them in the Ukraine conflict. Speaking more than nine months after his forces launched their military operation, Putin warned the conflict could…
The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv ‘working with UN to demilitarise Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’ – as it happened Ukraine’s state nuclear energy firm and Kyiv government both claim Russia is using the site as a de facto weapons depot
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Ukraine-Russia news - live: Putin plans to conscript Zaporizhzhia locals, Kyiv claims Conscription-age men in the city of Melitopol are apparently being targeted
Reuters · Dec 8, 2022 Scholz: Risk of Russia using nuclear weapons has diminished, for now The risk of Russian President Vladimir President Putin using nuclear weapons as part of his war in Ukraine has decreased in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published on Thursday.
Reuters · Dec 7, 2022 Ukraine gets more U.S. aid as Russia-Iran ties worry West The United States announced new military aid for Ukraine on Friday and vowed to disrupt Russian ties with Iran, which a British envoy said involved Moscow seeking hundreds of ballistic missiles and offering unprecedented military support in return.
Reuters · Dec 7, 2022 West presses U.N. chief to inspect drones used by Russia in Ukraine The United Nations is examining "available information" about accusations that Iran supplied Russia with drones, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, as he faces Western pressure to send experts to Ukraine to inspect downed drones.
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022 Vladimir Putin admits invasion of Ukraine taking longer than he expected Vladimir Putin has admitted his invasion of Ukraine is taking longer than he expected as the war grinds on in the east and south of the country.
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 British man awarded one of Ukraine's highest honours after being sanctioned by Putin Peter Dickinson has written constantly criticising and exposing aspects of Russia’s failing invasion for nine months. He has been awarded the Presidential Order of Merit
The Times of India · Dec 7, 2022 India calls out companies, nations for fertiliser profiteering on back of Ukraine crisis NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday called out major foreign fertiliser companies for making a killing by artificially hiking the international fertiliser prices during the Russia-Ukraine war taking advantage of the disruptions in supply chain. Without taking any name, Union fertiliser minister Mansukh Mandaviya said India will not tolerate cartelisation…
Bangkok Post · Dec 7, 2022 Putin Grips Economy Tighter to Supply Russian War Machine After a string of battlefield losses in Ukraine in recent months, President Vladimir Putin faces a big test at home: mobilizing Russia's economy to feed the war effort.
Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022 Google reveals Queen, Wordle and World Cup are Brits' most-searched words - see full list Google has revealed the top terms Brits have been searching for in 2022, as the nation found itself gripped by Wordle and World Cup fever, with the late Queen also high up on the list