The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

More grain must be shifted from Ukraine's silos, says U.N. official

Millions of tonnes of food from previous harvests in Ukraine still need to be cleared to make room in silos for the next one, the U.N. coordinator for a grains deal said on Saturday.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

Rival Chechen fighters take war to battlefields of Ukraine

Fighters from Chechnya, the war-scarred Russian republic, are participating on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

Damage to Russian-controlled nuclear power plant sparks ‘hydrogen leakage’ warning

Volodymyr Zelensky says the situation remains “very risky and dangerous”

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2022

UK to give Ukraine underwater mine-clearing drones and training

MoD donates lightweight autonomous vehicles and skills to help make Ukrainian coastline safe for grain exports

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2022

Poles, Czechs vow to protect Slovak airspace as MiGs retired

Poland and Czechia have signed an agreement to protect Slovak airspace as Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2022

Celtic in potential showdown with 'fast and strong' ex-Hoops ace as Champions League foes plot move

The winger's move to Celtic from his native Ukraine didn't go as planned but he's shown enough form elsewhere to merit a potential Parkhead return as a rival

Glasgow Live · Aug 27, 2022

Slovakia's neighbours to patrol its skies, freeing MiG jets for Ukraine

Slovakia signed a deal on Saturday under which fellow NATO states the Czech Republic and Poland will police its skies as Bratislava withdraws its Soviet-made MiG-29s from service, potentially freeing up the old jets to send to Ukraine.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

Putin orders benefit payments for people arriving in Russia from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a decree introducing financial benefits for people who left Ukrainian territory to come to Russia, including pensioners, pregnant women and disabled people.

Reuters · Aug 27, 2022

France's world photojournalism expo leaves no stone unturned

After two years impacted by Covid, Perpignan's Visa Pour l'Image festival of photojournalism returns to normal on Saturday in the south of France to "show the news of the world". Running until 11 September, the 34th edition offers exhibitions, screenings and debates centred on the work of international press photographers.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 27, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: risk of radioactive leak at ‘repeatedly shelled’ Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, operator warns – as it happened

Ukraine’s state energy operator: ‘There are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2022