The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Pressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine's advances

Western defense officials and analysts say said they believe the Russian forces are setting up a new defensive line in Ukraine’s northeast after Kyiv’s troops broke through the previous one and tried to press their advances further into the east

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Mass grave is evidence of the horrific price Ukraine is paying as it fights for freedom

Most Americans feel much the same about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion now as in February: 53% of Americans surveyed in an August poll said the U.S. should continue to support Ukraine “until all Russian forces are withdrawn.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2022

‘We may never find them’: Desperate Ukrainians forced to trawl through dead looking for lost loved ones

The Missing: Bel Trew follows families who may never know the fate of their relatives

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: discovery of mass grave in Izium prompts call for war crimes tribunal – as it happened

Czech foreign minister says attacks by Russians on civilian population are ‘unthinkable and abhorrent’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2022

Britain says Ukraine continues its offensive in northeast

Ukraine continues offensive operations in the northeast of the country while Russian forces have established a defensive line between the Oskil River and the town of Svatove, British military intelligence said on Saturday.

Reuters · Sep 17, 2022

Ukraine depends on morale and Russia on mercenaries. It could decide the war

Ukrainian soldiers feel they are fighting for national liberation, while the Russians appear to lack camaraderie. This contrast is critical

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022

Ukraine war - latest: Russia facing calls for war crimes tribunal over mass graves

Vladimir Putin vows to press on with ‘special military operation’ despite successful counter attacks by Zelensky’s forces

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Child of Chernobyl inspires idea to give Ukraine's children 20,000 hand-knitted teddies

The Yuri bear project started as a need to do something – anything — to help. What began as a small gesture has grown, with knitters across the country now making the toys.

ABC News · Sep 17, 2022

US military intelligence says Putin unable to attain Ukraine goal

Russia ‘planned for an occupation, not necessarily an invasion, and that has set them back’, Pentagon official says.

Al Jazeera · Sep 17, 2022

Morning Digest | SCO members should give each other full transit rights, says PM Modi; Russia allays India’s worries over Ukraine, and more

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The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022