The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine facing blackouts until March after ‘colossal’ damage to grid from Russian air strikes

Energy expert warns that the damage inflicted by Russian missiles will trigger blackouts until spring

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022

South African president makes first UK state visit of King Charles’s reign

Tory government eager to focus on trade rather than Cyril Ramaphosa’s refusal to put sanctions on Russia

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

Energy dearth sets back renewable energy

The invasion of Ukraine caused an energy deficit — now European countries scramble to find fossil fuel options

Salon · Nov 22, 2022

Disbursement of $4.5 billion in U.S. aid for Ukraine to begin in coming weeks, Yellen says

Disbursement of $4.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine will begin in the coming weeks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Evoking Castro, Putin and Cuban leader pledge to deepen ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel unveiled a monument in a north Moscow square on Tuesday to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, pledging to deepen their friendship in the face of U.S. sanctions against both countries.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Exhausted Ukrainian soldiers fight mental fatigue as the war drags on

Commanders say Ukrainian forces' motivation and spirit are the most important weapons in the fight to protect their nation. They are turning to official "morale officers" and psychologists to help.

WEKU · Nov 22, 2022

Buoyed by southern success, Ukraine revives long-shot dream of retaking Crimea

ODESA, Ukraine — Beneath a chill, low-lying fog, the Black Sea has gone winter-gray. The craggy coast of Crimea, illegally seized from Ukraine by Russia nearly nine years ago, lies far from this southern stretch of seashore — yet, to many here, the strategic peninsula suddenly seems tantalizingly close.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 22, 2022

Analysis-Surge in Russia's defence and security spending means cuts for schools and hospitals in 2023

Russia plans to spend nearly a third of next year's budget on defence and domestic security while slashing funding for schools, hospitals and roads as it diverts cash to support its military campaign in Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 22, 2022

Ukraine searches monastic complex, prompts anger in Moscow

Ukraine’s counter-intelligence service, police and the National Guard have searched of one of the most famous Orthodox Christian sites in the capital, Kyiv

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

'World’s strongest girl' is now Vladimir Putin stooge who taunts Arnold Schwarzenegger

Maryana Naumova became the first child to compete in adult powerlifting contests including Schwarzenegger's famous competition - but she has now turned on her former hero over his support for Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022