The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

'Bang, bang': Children live and play near Ukraine front line

In eastern Ukraine's Kramatorsk, a few children still can be seen on mostly empty playgrounds as artillery sounds in the distance against Russian invaders

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

White House: Russian officials visited Iran to view drones

The White House says Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in  recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

Russia accused of shelling from Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine

The president of the Ukrainian nuclear agency said on Friday that Russian forces are using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a base for storing and launching weapons. Russia’s defence ministry said Saturday that its forces destroyed a Ukrainian factory in the city of Dnipro that produced…

France 24 · Jul 16, 2022

G20 finance chiefs resolved on food security; Ukraine war prevents formal communique

The Group of 20 major economies' finance chiefs on Saturday pledged to address global food insecurity and rising debt, but made few policy breakthroughs amid divisions over Russia's war in Ukraine at a two-day meeting in Indonesia.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022

Wheat falls to pre-war low with food shipments surging in Crimea

Chicago wheat futures extended losses back to the lowest since before Russia invaded Ukraine in February, capping its worst week in a decade with surging shipments of agricultural goods in Crimea underscoring how grain is still entering world markets despite the war.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

‘You could be forced to give birth in a cellar’: Inside a maternity clinic in war-torn Ukraine

Photographer Marko Djurica gives us a glimpse into the anxiety and incredible efforts shown at the last maternity clinic in Ukraine-controlled Donbas region as war closes in

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Short-term outlook remains volatile, but stay the course

2022 has so far felt like a perfect storm for the global economy and financial markets. Changing monetary policy, decades-high inflation, the war in Ukraine and supply-chain disruptions, to name a few, have taken a toll on investor sentiment.

Bangkok Post · Jul 15, 2022

Terrifying moment Ukrainians dive for cover during Russia missile strike that kills 23

A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian city killed 23 people including three children and the moment it struck was captured on camera showing Ukrainians diving to the ground terrified

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

Russia sanctions 384 Japanese lawmakers over stance on Ukraine

Russia bans 384 Japanese lawmakers from entering country in response to Tokyo joining the G7 in sanctioning Moscow.

Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2022

House easily passes defense bill

WASHINGTON — The House has passed, 329-101, its version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which would authorize $840.2 billion in national defense spending, after sifting through hundreds of amendments and hours of debate.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022