The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Putin’s air force failing in tactical battle against Ukraine, says UK

Russian forces withdrew from Snake Island on June 30

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After the Russian invasion, Katie Nelha and her husband couldn’t safely return to their home in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, so they took their chances as refugees. Flying from Poland, where they were working, to Mexico in early April, they crossed into the U.S. at Tijuana, where they were…

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Mariupol cemetery images show 1,400 graves dug since mid-May, says report

No fighting in Ukrainian city since Russian capture in late May, but dead people may be being found under buildings, say researchers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022

Europe 'shot itself in the lungs' with sanctions on Russia, Orban says

The European Union has "shot itself in the lungs" with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Japan and South Korea Can No Longer Let History Thwart Cooperation

How Washington Can Strengthen Relations Between Its East Asian Allies

Foreign Affairs · Jul 15, 2022

Putin’s Captives

How a Ruinous Imperial War Has Strengthened His Rule at Home

Foreign Affairs · Jul 15, 2022

Himars Precision Rockets Shift the Balance in Ukraine

US-made precision rockets have given Ukraine forces a major battlefield boost since they were introduced in June, tilting the balance against the Russians and possibly forcing Moscow to pause its offensive, experts said. Since mid-June, using the Himars missile systems, Ukraine has destroyed more than 20 major Russian ammunition depots…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022

G20 finance leaders in Bali to tackle Ukraine, inflation

Top financial officials from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali seeking strategies to counter the repercussions from the war in Ukraine, inflation and other global crises

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Britain says Bakhmut likely to be Russia's next objective in Ukraine

Russian forces have been slowly advancing westwards following shelling and probing assaults towards the town of Siversk in Ukraine's Donetsk region from Lysychansk, Britain's defence ministry said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Australia's special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ukraine this month, promising an extra A$100 million in military aid and pledging to help the country for “as long as it takes”.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022