The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

As teachers worry, kids at Ukraine cadet school wait for war

Unique in Ukraine, the children at Volodymyr the Great school on the outskirts of Kyiv are training to become military cadets, starting at the age of 7

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia agree to share surplus energy, food

Three western Balkan states agreed to form a joint commission to help each other cope with the threat of energy and food shortages this winter due to ongoing crises amid the war in Ukraine, Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia said on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

Heartbreaking attempt by teachers to decorate bomb shelters transformed into makeshift classrooms in Ukraine

Ukrainian teachers have taken to decorating bomb shelters as children return to school in the country. The war is still raging on, but brave teachers and pupils are continuing their education

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022

'No time to waste on Brexit': EU uneasy about Truss as UK leader

Europe is anticipating the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain's next prime minister with a mixture of irritation and unease: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and rampant inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

Putin explains Russia's invasion of Ukraine to students

Russian president Vladimir Putin offered an explanation for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine to pupils he met on the first day of the new school year on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Sep 2, 2022

Putin accused of brainwashing Russian children as he spouts Ukraine propaganda at school

Vladimir Putin continues to insist the war in Ukraine is justified. As the country ramps up its effort to make schools more patriotic, the Russian president visited pupils in Kaliningrad and repeated claims Ukraine should be part of Russia

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022

IAEA chief Grossi plans news conference at Vienna airport around 1800 GMT

U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi will hold a news conference on Friday around 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) upon his return from Ukraine, where he led a mission to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the watchdog said.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

TASH4Ukraine aid lorry departs Perthshire with vital forklift truck on board

Volunteers from Tayside and Strathearn Help for Ukraine waved goodbye to a lorry containing medicine, food and winter clothes with a value of over £50,000

Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022

Fighting goes on near Ukraine nuclear plant; IAEA on site

Heavy fighting and shelling is continuing near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

An economic perfect storm is battering emerging markets. Debt crises loom

With a strengthening dollar and rising commodity prices, developing nations are having a hard time paying their debts.

WEKU · Sep 2, 2022