The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

U.N., Russia to talk Ukraine grain deal on Friday ahead of extension deadline

Top U.N. officials will meet a senior Russian delegation in Geneva on Friday to discuss extending a Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal and efforts to smooth shipments of Russian food and fertilizers to global markets, the United Nations said.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Briton killed in Ukraine hailed as ‘real life hero’ by his heartbroken family

The Ukrainian military has offered to bring the body of Simon Lingard back to England, his family has said.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

What do we know about Russia’s order to withdraw from Kherson?

Losing the key southern Ukrainian city would be a major blow to Putin, but Kyiv remains wary that it could be a trap.

Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2022

Russia orders troops to retreat from annexed Ukrainian region of Kherson

In a major setback to the Russian military campaign in southern Ukraine, Moscow has ordered its troops to withdraw from the recently annexed region of Kherson in the face of a spirited counterattack by Ukrainian forces.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 9, 2022

Vladimir Putin's puppet head of occupied city 'killed in car crash' as Russia retreats

Kirill Stremousov, the highly-visible deputy head of the occupying regime, has died as Ukraine is expected to launch a major counteroffensive in the region

Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022

Trump’s march back to power has faltered. Now comes the real challenge for the global left

The US midterms have provided modest relief – but dilemmas facing US allies from Ukraine to the UK remain, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

Macron unveils shift in military posture as war returns to Europe

President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France's military strategy must strengthen the country as an independent, respected nuclear-armed power through the end of the decade, warning against a risk of escalation and other global effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

France 24 · Nov 9, 2022

‘Russia kaput!’: Ukraine brigade eyes victory as enemy retreats from Kherson

Mood on frontline buoyant in face of increasingly ‘panicking’ Russian forces

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

British man killed fighting in Ukraine as family pay tribute to ‘real life hero’

The mother of his children told The Standard: ‘Simon was a true representation of what a soldier should be’

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2022

Russia orders troops to leave Ukrainian city of Kherson

Russia ordered its troops to leave Ukraine’s city of Kherson, the first major regional center seized in its invasion, in a highly symbolic setback for President Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022