The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine eyes Russia embassy site amid $10 million battle

Australia moved to kick Russia off the land earmarked for its embassy following more than a decade of building delays.

The New Daily · Sep 15, 2022

Putin to Xi: Russia values China's 'balanced position' on Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that Moscow backs Beijing's "One China" policy, opposes "provocations" by the United States in the Taiwan Strait, and values China's "balanced position" on Ukraine.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Russia says longer-range U.S. missiles for Kyiv would cross red line

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States decided to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles, it would cross a "red line" and become "a party to the conflict".

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

TikTok Search Results Rife with Misinformation

TikTok is serving up misinformation to users searching for news about politics, climate change, Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and more, according to a report released Wednesday. Toxicity and false claims are a "significant threat" at TikTok, which is becoming a go-to online venue for young people to search for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 15, 2022

Factbox-How does the Xi and Putin 'no limits' partnership work?

The last time Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin face to face just before the Ukraine war, the two 69-year-old leaders sealed a "no limits" partnership between China and Russia that triggered anxiety in the West.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Russia targets Zelensky’s home city as missiles hit dam causing flooding

‘Russia is a terrorist state and must be recognised as such,’ Ukraine’s foreign minister says after the attacks

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

World Bank earmarks $30 billion to help offset food shortages worsened by war in Ukraine

The World Bank is willing to provide up to $30 billion to combat global food shortages aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has so far disbursed almost $10 billion in financial aid pledged to Kyiv, a senior bank official said on Thursday.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, a group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.

WEKU · Sep 15, 2022

The man embroiled in Russia and Ukraine’s propaganda war over a nuclear plant

A former deputy spokesman at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant who helped tell the world that Russian troops had seized the strategic site, is now in exile, no longer in his job and, according to a document from his ex-employer, is suspected by Ukrainian intelligence of collaborating with Russia.

Reuters · Sep 15, 2022

Russia bombs dam in attempt to flood President Zelensky's home town in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky has blasted Russian tactics in which he claims a dam was deliberately targeted by cruise missiles in an attempt to flood his home town of Kryvyi Rih. The river rose by 2.5 metres and flooding was seen in the city

Daily Mirror · Sep 15, 2022