The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Moscow using Soviet-era missiles

Ukraine news from June 30: Russia using old Soviet stocks for more than half of all strikes in Ukraine, says General.

Al Jazeera · Jun 30, 2022

Captured US veteran told mom captors were ‘anxious’ to start release talks

In a statement, Lois Drueke said she was ‘happy to hear is voice and know he’s alive and all right’

The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2022

Putin has been unwilling to engage in Ukraine talks, says Secretary of State Blinken

It is important that the Ukrainians define the terms of any potential negotiation, Blinken tells NPR, while the U.S. makes sure that the country has the means to repel Russian aggression.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

Energy emergency justifies Brazil trucker aid package, senator says

High fuel prices resulting from the Ukraine war have created an economic emergency in Brazil that justifies an aid package for self-employed truckers, the senator behind the government-backed proposal said on Wednesday as he unveiled the measure.

Reuters · Jun 29, 2022

Johnson fails to rule out snap election but insists idea ‘hasn’t occurred to me’

The PM said he would not ‘start talking about politics’ at a time when he was dealing with cost-of-living pressures and the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

UK promises extra £1 billion of military aid for Ukraine’s fight against Russia

Boris Johnson said the commitment would help ensure Vladimir Putin’s invasion fails in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

Britain to give Ukraine further £1 billion of military support to help fight Putin

PM says weapons, equipment and training will ensure Russian ‘onslaught’ fails

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 29)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

Mom of U.S. veteran held in Ukraine speaks to son by phone

The mother of a U.S. military veteran who went missing after he traveled to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia has spoken with her son by telephone

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022

'I didn't fire a shot', says American held by separatists in eastern Ukraine

A former U.S. soldier captured in eastern Ukraine said he did not fire a single shot while fighting for the Ukrainian side, in a plea for leniency from separatist authorities who will determine his fate.

Reuters · Jun 29, 2022