The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Lithuanian crowdfunding drive gets Ukraine an armed drone

Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private crowdfunding campaign among ordinary Lithuanians who raised nearly 6 million euros ($6.1 million) for the purpose within days

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Zhibek Zholy: The Russian ship carrying ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain

The case of the Zhibek Zholy highlights food crisis fears and has tested Turkey’s relationship with Moscow and Kyiv.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2022

Boris Johnson says UK will support Ukraine’s fight ‘for as long as it takes’

Mr Johnson said the UK’s support for Ukraine was one of the key achievements of his premiership.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Ukraine adviser Podolyak thanks UK's Johnson for supporting Ukraine

An adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday thanked outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for always being at the forefront of supporting Ukraine.

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022

French gendarmes investigate war crimes in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine continues, several Ukrainian and international investigations are already underway into allegations of war crimes. Specialist forensic teams of French gendarmes are on the ground, at the request of Ukrainian authorities, gathering evidence.

France 24 · Jul 7, 2022

Vladimir Putin's loyalists threaten to grab back Alaska from US for Russia

Russia's most senior parliamentarian Vyacheslav Volodin warned that the Kremlin could take back Alaska from the United States if the West confiscates its billions

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022

Ukraine war helps push 71 million into poverty due to soaring food and oil prices, UN says

The United Nations Development Programme warns the cost of living impact ‘almost without precedent in a generation’

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Russian missile hits tanker drifting in Black Sea, Ukraine says

A Russian missile has hit a tanker that has been drifting in the Black Sea for over four months and had been carrying diesel, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Thursday, citing Ukraine's military which called the ship an "ecological bomb".

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to meet his Australian counterpart, Penny Wong, on sidelines of G20 summit

The sidelines of this week's G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bali will see the first in-person meeting of Australian and Chinese foreign ministers since 2019, before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

Russia’s delight at fall of ‘stupid clown’ Boris Johnson

‘The moral of the story is: do not seek to destroy Russia,’ says one official

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022