The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Here's what we know about why Russia is reportedly using 'kamikaze' drones, and where they are using them

Ukraine officials have called them "kamikaze" drones. But what exactly are these drones, and why are they quickly surpassing missiles as Russia's weapon of choice?

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Russia unveils ‘organised relocation’ for entire Ukraine region

Moscow is poised to evacuate thousands of people from an entire Ukrainian region, removing them across the border to Russia.

The New Daily · Oct 19, 2022

IAEA chief hopes to return to Ukraine 'soon' over nuclear plant talks

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi expects to return "soon" to Ukraine, he told Reuters on Tuesday, amid negotiations to establish a security protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Reuters · Oct 19, 2022

Ukrainian performers among stars of Australian-run Great Moscow Circus

Danylo Kravchenko was living in the Ukrainian city of Kherson when Russia invaded. Now he travels Australia with the Great Moscow Circus, a name that does not always sit well with him.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

When our Ukrainian colleagues asked for medical help, we as doctors answered their call

At the outset of the trip, one of the Ukrainian surgeons asked us: “Why did you come? I would not have gone to a war zone.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2022

Putin boosts Russia's war footing as battle looms for Ukraine's Kherson

President Vladimir Putin ordered all of Russia to support the war effort in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russian-appointed administration of Kherson prepared to evacuate the only regional capital Moscow has captured during its invasion.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Villagers forced to starve as Russian forces devoured chickens, pigs, and dogs

Russian soldiers occupied villages of Chernihiv Oblast, reportedly locking up nearly 400 people, including infants, in a basement where parents fed them scraps of rations for a month

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

'They Sent Us, Like Meat': Putin's Army Abducts Men From Streets, Offices And Homeless Shelters: Report

In an effort to get Russian men to help invade Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin’s police and military officers have resorted to snatching citizens from public places in Moscow and St. Petersburg over the past weeks, before taking them to military enlistment offices.

Benzinga · Oct 18, 2022

Russia’s new Ukraine commander signals civilian removals from ‘tense’ Kherson

Sergei Surovikin says Russia’s defence of occupied southern city ‘not easy’ as Ukraine introduces local news blackout

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands

Carrizo Comecrudo members have beaten three proposed natural gas export terminals. But two projects remain, fueled by the war in Ukraine.

Texas Observer · Oct 18, 2022