The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

US and Russia engage in a digital battle for hearts and minds

The battle over Ukraine extends across the world: Information warfare is quickly evolving as key nations seek to influence public opinion and gain political support.

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2022

UN-mandated inquiry to investigate Izium mass burial site

A U.N. mandated investigative body intends to investigate a mass burial site near Izium, in eastern Ukraine, where hundreds of bodies have been found, its head said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, including executions and sexual violence, says UN

Victims of sexual or gender-based violence aged from four to 82-years-old, investigators found

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Ukraine war: mobilisation and forced conscription shows the failure of Russia's inflexible 'continental' mindset

Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation follows Russia’s strategic and operational failures in Ukraine. It also confirms the Kremlin’s inability to think outside the box of its old doctrine. Moscow’s response remains the same as before – to overwhelm the enemy by sending in a bigger army.

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2022

Moscow unlikely to use nuclear weapons, say ex-Russian generals

Former Russian generals tell Al Jazeera that while the prospect of nuclear war remains slim, the situation could change.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022

Berlusconi, on eve of Italian election, says Putin was ‘pushed into war’ with Ukraine

Putin wanted ‘a government of decent people’, says Italian

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Heartbreaking moment child heard sobbing as enlisted men leave Russia for Ukraine war

In a heartbreaking video - which was reportedly shot in Russia's Belogrod region - a child is heard wailing as they say goodbye to their dad who is about to board a bus to the frontline in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022

Family tries to rebuild life in shattered Ukraine village retaken from Russia

Villagers in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine are digging up mines as well as potatoes as they slowly rebuild their lives after six devastating months of Russian occupation.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Key Vladimir Putin ally vows Russia WILL use nukes to defend 'new territories' in Ukraine

Putin's ally and former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and prime minister has warned "there is no going back"

Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022

Putin needs nothing short of a miracle to avoid a devastating defeat in Ukraine

Troops melting away and Russians fleeing abroad to avoid mobilisation doesn’t augur well for Putin’s latest gamble, says researcher Olga Chyzh

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022