The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Zelenskiy: Ukraine has liberated 2,434 sq km of land in current offensive

Ukrainian forces have liberated a total of 2,434 square km (940 square miles) and 96 settlements in the east of the country in their latest offensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

‘Gutted for Glasgow’ – Scotland responds to Liverpool’s Eurovision host win

The First Minister congratulated Liverpool and said the city will “no doubt do Eurovision and Ukraine proud”.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Liverpool to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine

The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in the English city of Liverpool

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Nobel Peace Prize winners hailed for ‘outstanding courage’

The highly symbolic choice of laureates from three nations at centre of Ukraine war have spurred a flurry of reaction.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Bialiatski joins small group of jailed Nobel Peace laureates

Belarussian Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human rights groups in Russia and Ukraine, is the fourth person to receive the award while in prison or detention

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Eurovision Song Contest 2023: BBC announce Liverpool as next year's host city

The BBC's Eurovision Song Contest presenter Graham Norton appeared on The One Show earlier this evening to reveal which British city will be hosting next year's competition and the date it will take place

Daily Mirror · Oct 7, 2022

Liverpool to host Eurovision song contest on behalf of Ukraine

City beat 19 others to host 67th contest after Volodymyr Zelenskiy agreed staging event in Mariupol was not possible

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2022

Ukraine battles Russian advance in key town of Bakhmut

Separatist forces in the war-battered Donetsk region say they have reclaimed a series of villages near Bakhmut.

Al Jazeera · Oct 7, 2022

Are Putin’s nuclear threats really likely to lead to Armageddon?

The realities underlying the menacing vocabulary are a grey area – it is far from certain that Putin would be prepared to use nuclear weapons

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2022

U.N. working to expand, extend for a year Ukraine Black Sea grain export deal

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his team are working to expand and extend for a year a U.N.-brokered deal allowing Ukrainian Black Sea grain exports, which could expire in late November.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022