The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Second caravan of cargo ships sails from Ukraine

A second caravan of ships with Ukrainian agriculture products sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Sunday, according to Ukrainian and Turkish authorities. Meanwhile, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog raised grave concerns over the shelling at the Zaporizhzhia plant, as the Ukrainian military said Russian forces had attacked…

France 24 · Aug 7, 2022

'Putin destroyed our lives. Radcliffe put them back together'

Karen Hopwood and Jim Eynon have welcomed three generations of the same family into their home in Radcliffe

Manchester Evening News · Aug 7, 2022

First Ukraine ship under grain deal will not dock in Lebanon on time -embassy

The first grain ship to leave a Ukrainian port under a deal brokered last month will not arrive in Lebanon on Sunday as planned, the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon said.

Reuters · Aug 7, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 165 of the invasion

UN nuclear watchdog warns of disaster risk as Zaporizhzhia power plant shelled; war about to enter a new phase, UK intelligence predicts

The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2022

UN's International Atomic Energy Agency chief condemns shelling at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant

The UN's nuclear watchdog chief warns of a "very real risk of a nuclear disaster" after shelling damages a high-voltage power line at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

ABC News · Aug 6, 2022

Kosovo detains Russian journalist at the border

Kosovo's interior minister said on Saturday it has arrested a Russian journalist at the border on suspicion that she could be a spy, and security authorities were searching "for her intentions."The country's interior minister Xhelal Svecla named the journalist as Daria Aslamova."Many countries have proven that she was engaged in…

Reuters · Aug 6, 2022

Blinken arrives in Africa ‘to counter Russian influence’ on the continent

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday to kick off a three-country tour that will also take him to DR Congo and Rwanda, aimed at "developing a strategy to counter Russian efforts to undermine democracy in Africa", according to a France-based political scientist.

France 24 · Aug 6, 2022

Ukraine police patrol dark night time streets, seeking curfew violators

When night falls in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, just 20 km (12 miles) from the front line with Russia, police officers cruise through the dark and empty streets, looking for curfew violators, thieves and spies.

Reuters · Aug 6, 2022

First foreign-flagged ship arrives in Ukraine since Feb, awaits grain load

A foreign-flagged ship arrived in Ukraine on Saturday for the first time since the war started in February, and will be loaded with grain, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said.

Reuters · Aug 6, 2022

Andriy Shevchenko pays tribute to Oleksandr Zinchenko and his unwavering Ukraine support

Oleksandr Zinchenko has been one of the most prominent sporting voices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year, speaking passionately and emotionally about his nation's struggles

Daily Mirror · Aug 6, 2022