The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russia readies for southern offensive as alarm raised over shelling of nuclear plant

UN nuclear watchdog raises concerns as both sides trade blame for renewed shelling on Zaporizhzhia power plant

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022

‘Russian nuclear terror’: Ukraine atomic plant attacked again

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy calls out Russia as fears of a disaster grow after Europe’s biggest nuclear facility hit.

Al Jazeera · Aug 7, 2022

Teen says goodbye to Gateshead and heads back to her family in Ukraine

"I feel like I have a second life in the UK with people around who love me , but I missed my family and I want to hug them so much."

Chronicle Live · Aug 7, 2022

More Cargo Ships Sail from Ukraine

Four more ships carrying almost 170,000 tons of corn and other foodstuffs sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Sunday under a deal to unblock the country's exports after Russia's invasion, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said. The United Nations and Turkey brokered the agreement last month after warnings that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 7, 2022

Ukraine probing almost 26,000 suspected war crimes cases - prosecutor

Ukraine is investigating almost 26,000 suspected war crime cases committed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion and has charged 135 people, its chief war crimes prosecutor told Reuters.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

First ship since Russian invasion arrives in Ukraine, ministry says

The first cargo vessel since the Russian invasion arrived at Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk for the future transportation of grain to international markets, Ukraine's Infrastructure Ministry said on Sunday.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

These Ukrainian volunteers recover soldiers' remains to return them to their families

Evacuation 200 is a special volunteer unit that scours the country for the bodies of soldiers left on battlefields. "My job is to accompany these heroes on their last trip home," one volunteer says.

WEKU · Aug 7, 2022

Amnesty regrets 'distress' caused by report rebuking Ukraine

Amnesty International apologised on Sunday for "distress and anger" caused by a report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and triggered the resignation of its Kyiv office head.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as 'sign of hope'

Pope Francis on Sunday welcomed the departure from Ukrainian Black Sea ports of the first ships carrying grain previously blockaded by Russia, saying the breakthrough could be a model for dialogue to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

Ukraine says worker wounded in new Russian strike on nuclear plant

KYIV: Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom said on Sunday a worker was wounded and radiation monitoring sensors were damaged when Russian forces renewed their shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, on Saturday night.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7, 2022