The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 241 of the invasion

36 rockets launched in a ‘massive attack’ on Ukraine, says Zelenskiy; Russia targets energy facilities in western Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022

West and Russia clash over probe of drones in Ukraine

The U.S. and key Western allies are accusing Russia of using Iranian drones to attack civilians and power plants in Ukraine in violation of a 2015 U.N. Security Council resolution and international humanitarian law

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022

Ukraine authorities attempt to track down thousands of ‘social orphans’

After the Russian invasion, almost 100,000 Ukrainian children were forced to leave institutional care. With help from Unicef, the government is still trying to reach about 26,000 of them

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022

Ukrainian MP: 'We are working on a possible international tribunal for Putin's crimes'

Ukrainian MP Maria Mezentseva is part of a working group, created by President Volodymyr Zelensky, tasked with campaigning for a special international tribunal to prosecute the crime of "aggression" in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She joins FRANCE 24 from Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.

France 24 · Oct 21, 2022

Were these Ukrainians staging a fake battle scene? Nope, it’s a music video

Pro-Russian social media accounts have been widely circulating a video over the past few weeks that shows a man dressed as a Ukrainian soldier acting out a scene in front of a camera. These accounts have claimed this video is proof that people are staging scenes of the war in…

France 24 · Oct 21, 2022

Dive-bombing drones deployed by Russia in Ukraine cause death — and diplomatic storms

BEIRUT — It streaks across the sky and then — when it’s almost too late to take cover — lets off a guttural sound like a moped blitzing by. Moments later comes the punch-boom of a deadly explosion.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 21, 2022

'That's democracy': Protester disrupts Canadian defence minister's event

Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand's appearance at a democracy forum on Friday was disrupted by a protester who stood before the stage holding a "STOP THE WAR" sign, prompting Anand to take a break in the middle of the programme when the protester refused to leave.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

Meloni gets mandate to become Italy's first female premier

ROME — Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister, heading its most right-wing government since World War II after President Sergio Mattarella tasked her to form an administration.

Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022

U.S. sees no evidence Russia is interested in ending Ukraine aggression - Blinken

The United States will consider every means to advance diplomacy with Russia if it sees an opening, but at the moment Moscow shows no sign of willingness to engage in meaningful talks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022

Ukraine crisis forces some Russians to work, study from home again

People in Russia's Belgorod region were being asked to work and study from home again on Friday - this time not because of the coronavirus pandemic but because of the eight-month-old war in neighbouring Ukraine.

Reuters · Oct 21, 2022