The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Top U.S. general suggests Russian strikes on civilians are war crimes

The top U.S. general on Wednesday condemned indiscriminate Russian missile strikes on Ukraine that killed civilians, suggesting they met the definition of war crimes under the international rules of war.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Who is John Caudwell? Billionaire turns off heat in support of Ukraine

The billionaire also said that he would turn off the heat in his mansion’s pool to help the environment.

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

Moldovans urged to cut electricity use after missile strikes in Ukraine hit supplies

Moldova urged citizens on Wednesday to cut back on electricity use during peak times due to a big shortfall in supplies after neighbouring Ukraine suspended exports following Russian missile strikes that hit its energy network.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

IAEA chief Grossi says he is on his way to Kyiv

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi is on his way to Kyiv after holding talks with Russian officials on setting up a protection zone around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, he said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 12, 2022

Putin offers to boost gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream 2

Russian leader says mothballed pipeline can ferry energy exports west if it is proven safe following recent explosions.

Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2022

Ukraine war: why the world can't afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history

Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move was “trampling on the United Nations charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere”. The UK’s…

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

Nearly eight months into Ukraine war, EU still biggest buyer of Russian crude

NEW DELHI: It's been nearly 8 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.

The Times of India · Oct 12, 2022

Why many Ukrainians speak Russian as their first language

The issue of the Ukrainian language and who speaks it has become highly politicised during the Russian invasion. Vladimir Putin has even used it as a cover to annex some occupied areas of Ukraine with large numbers of Russian speakers.

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

Russia arrests 8 people for the blast on a Crimea bridge as Ukraine denies involvement

Security agents arrested five Russians, two Ukrainians and an Armenian as suspects in the explosion, which disabled a critical link between Russia and the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed in 2014.

WEKU · Oct 12, 2022

Ukraine’s forgotten refugees: They fled Putin’s war too – but Britain won’t help because of their nationality

Refugees Welcome: Non-Ukrainian nationals who escaped the same invasion have been cut out of the schemes offering sanctuary. Now they find themselves alone with nowhere to turn, reports May Bulman

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022