The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

‘We thieves and killers are now fighting Russia’s war’: how Moscow recruits from its prisons

Inmates describe visits by Yevgeny Prigozhin, reported head of the Wagner group, who is said to offer pardons for those who enlist

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

Separatist leaders in Ukraine plan votes to join Russia following battlefield defeats

Four leaders of Russian separatist regions are planning votes to officially break away from Ukraine

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2022

Exclusive-Ukraine calls for bespoke IMF and World Bank programmes

Ukraine will push for unprecedented and bespoke International Monetary Fund and World Bank packages worth tens of billions of dollars in the coming weeks to shore up its war-ravaged finances, the country's top debt management chief told Reuters.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

US President Joe Biden takes swipe at Liz Truss ahead of meeting in New York

Truss and Biden are set to discuss a number of issues including Brexit and Ukraine when they meet in New York.

Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022

Explainer-Russia unfolds annexation plan for Ukraine

Russia on Tuesday announced plans by separatists in Ukraine to hold referendums paving the way for the formal annexation of swathes of territory after nearly seven months of war with its neighbour, a former Soviet republic.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Vladimir Putin to impose martial law and mobilise all men of military age to fight

According to a copy of the bill expected to be signed off by Vladimir Putin, voluntary surrender would become a crime for Russian military personnel and punishable by 10 years in prison

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

The Queen set to be honoured as Scotland to hold minute's applause before Ukraine Nations League tie

Scotland fans are being asked to honour The Queen at Wednesday’s Hampden showdown with Ukraine, after her funeral was held on Monday. Steve Clarke's men take part in game one of a triple-header.

Glasgow Live · Sep 20, 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro calls for 'immediate cease fire' in Ukraine

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday called for an immediate cease fire in Ukraine, while criticizing sanctions against Russia over the invasion, as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

Four occupied Ukraine regions plan imminent ‘votes’ on joining Russia

‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

Russia's referendums 'won't change anything,' Ukraine's Kuleba says

Moscow's planned referendums seeking to annex additional territory in Ukraine will have no impact, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday after Russian-backed officials in some Ukrainian territories unfurled the requests.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022