The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

British mum working to save Ukraine's abandoned pets from a 'scared and hungry death'

Rebecca, who herself has three dogs, two pygmy goats and a cat, said she got the urge to help after seeing pictures of animals in Ukraine and thinking ‘they aren’t being noticed’

Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022

Boris Johnson in one last visit to Kyiv as parties unite in support of Ukraine

The outgoing Prime Minister made another surprise visit to the embattled Ukraine capital as it celebrated independence day.

Daily Record · Aug 24, 2022

Ukraine war passes half-year mark, leaving a ‘toxic environmental legacy’

Six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, efforts to assess the war’s environmental impact are still in their infancy. The relentless shelling of Ukrainian industrial sites has released poisonous substances, polluting the country’s soils and rivers and threatening its rich biodiversity. With most of Ukraine’s nature reserves located in conflict…

France 24 · Aug 24, 2022

Boris Johnson makes final visit to Kyiv as PM and says Ukraine 'can win war'

Mr Johnson, who posted a photo of himself alongside president Volodymyr Zelensky, wrote: "What happens in Ukraine matters to us all."

Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022

UK's Johnson pledges more help for Ukraine in last visit to Kyiv as PM

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Wednesday to mark the country's independence day, promising a further package of military support to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

Johnson visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day

The outgoing Prime Minister said the UK ‘will continue to stand with our Ukrainian friends’.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Ukraine Independence Day: six months on from invasion

The annual parade and public celebrations have been banned, but spirits seem high in the capital

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

‘I can’t believe this is happening’: Ukraine marks 31 years of independence

As Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes Ukraine will soon be able to celebrate victory day, public gatherings are banned amid fears Russia plans to step up attacks

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Boris Johnson says Britons must accept higher energy bills as ‘Ukrainians are paying in blood’

The Prime Minister said Britain must ‘stay the course’ in support for Ukraine

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2022

Six months of war in Ukraine — and it’s only growing more dangerous

WASHINGTON — Far from bogging down in a stalemate, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has evolved into an increasingly dangerous conflict as it passes the six-month mark, with fighting around Europe’s largest nuclear plant, a high-profile assassination in Moscow, escalating threats and daring Ukrainian attacks in Russian-held territory.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 24, 2022