The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

US readies $1bn weapons package for Ukraine: Report

Package, which could be confirmed on Monday, is expected to include more ammunition and armoured medical vehicles.

Al Jazeera · Aug 6, 2022

Eurovision winners back Belfast to host contest worth £20million to NI hospitality and tourism

Other UK cities have ambitious bids in place as Belfast City Council chiefs crunch the numbers to present to councillors in a report

Belfast Live · Aug 5, 2022

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russia bolsters troops in south; grain ship leaves port for first time since blockade; UN to investigate prison attack that killed dozens

The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022

Ukrainian Multiple Rocket Launcher Vehicle Fires Missile Salvos At Russian Invaders

The footage was obtained from the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces on Wednesday.

Zenger · Aug 5, 2022

Ukraine buries agricultural 'titan' killed in missile strike

Orthodox chants of mourning resounded in a packed central Kyiv cathedral on Friday as Ukraine buried an agricultural tycoon with his wife after they were killed in a missile strike that hit his home last weekend.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Ukraine War Making 40 Mln People Go Hungry, Africa to Bear Brunt, Says US

The United States' ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit. The United States has secured $4.5 billion for food security at the G7 summit, of which…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 5, 2022

The west cannot dissociate itself from the conflict in Ukraine

Letters: Readers respond to an article by Simon Jenkins which argued that western countries should be ready to back away from Russia’s invasion, rather than risk provoking a global war

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Perthshire doctor repairs dozens of old bicycles for Ukrainian refugees

Respiratory physician Tom Fardon has been devoting his spare time to fixing up donated bikes for Perthshire charity TASH4Ukraine

Daily Record · Aug 5, 2022

Russian-backed Kherson administration denies that its leader is in a coma

The deputy head of the Russian-installed administration in Ukraine's occupied Kherson region on Friday denied reports that the administration's head, Volodymyr Saldo, had suffered a stroke and was in a coma.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022

Ukraine war making 40 million people go hungry, Africa to bear brunt, says U.S

The United States' ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday said Russia's invasion of Ukraine will cause 40 million people to become food insecure and that sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit.

Reuters · Aug 5, 2022