The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Radiation levels normal at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant following Ukrainian missile strike - Russian-backed officials

Russian-installed officials in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia said radiation levels at the region's nuclear power plant were normal and the situation there was under control, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

US attacks Russia’s ‘cynical obstructionism’ for blocking UN nuclear treaty

‘After weeks of intensive but productive negotiations, the Russian Federation alone decided to block consensus on a final document’

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

How India looks at the Ukraine and Taiwan crises

Even as Russia’s Ukraine invasion completed six months on August 24, India voted against a Russian m

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s police detain wealthy Russian drivers flaunting flashy cars in Moscow

Footage shows the crackdown against the wealthy drivers flaunting their foreign vehicles on Moscow’s streets, as huge numbers of Russian soldiers are dying in the war in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Aug 29, 2022

Ukraine says long-anticipated southern offensive has begun

The Ukrainian military on Monday started a long-awaited counter-offensive against Russian forces in the country's south, its southern command said on Monday.

Reuters · Aug 29, 2022

Companies feel burn of prolonged suspensions of operation in Russia

Six months after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the adverse effects on Japanese companies operating in Russia are growing. Their production, shipment and sales have been suspended due to supply chain interruptions in Russia, and most of the firms have no prospect of resuming operations.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 29, 2022

Did sanctions really hurt the Russian economy?

Six months after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine, the Russian economy finds itself at a crossroads.

Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2022

Russia to hold sweeping joint war games with China, others

The Russian military says it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Energy bills soaring because of government failure not Ukraine, says ex-Tory adviser

Households ‘paying too much because the government failed to reform the market’, says author of 2017 review

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

New Zealand soldier who died in Ukraine may never be repatriated, Jacinda Ardern says

It might not be possible to bring home the body of a New Zealand soldier who was killed fighting in Ukraine, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

ABC News · Aug 29, 2022