The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

‘Help restore peace in Ukraine’: Zelensky shares powerful message at Glastonbury Festival

‘Glastonbury is the greatest concentration of freedom these days and I ask you to share this feeling with everyone whose freedom is under attack,’ said politician

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine troops ‘to be withdrawn’ from key city of Sievierodonetsk as street battles rage

The ‘fate of the Donbas is being decided’ say Ukraine officials

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Emily Sheffield: Boris Johnson is right about one thing — we must never appease Vladimir Putin

Despite a devastating and deserved defeat in yesterday’s by elections, Boris Johnson remains absolutely right in his policy of no appeasement to the Russians. Last week the PM made a powerful speech just before his trip to Kyiv to see President Zelensky. “I don’t believe that option is really open…

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2022

UN chief warns world faces 'catastrophe' of multiple famines

Things were already bad with climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic and global inequality

Wales Online · Jun 24, 2022

Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson killed in blast

Ukrainians are staging attacks on Russian-backed authorities in Kherson as counteroffensive stalls.

Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine war: EU leaders brace for tough winter as Russia tightens gas grip

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders are preparing for a further reduction in gas supplies from Russia, seeking ways to cushion the effects of the unprecedented crisis, as well as a surge in energy prices, on the region’s economy.

The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022

Ukraine loses key town as Russia claims it surrounds troops

Ukraine said Russian forces had "fully occupied" a town south of the strategically important city of Lysychansk in the eastern Luhansk region as of Friday, and Moscow claimed it had encircled about 2,000 Ukrainian troops in the area.

Reuters · Jun 24, 2022

UN Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ from Global Food Shortage

The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces "catastrophe" because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an "unprecedented…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 24, 2022

Troubled at home, France's Macron remains a key world player

Emmanuel Macron appears weakened at home after parliamentary elections forced him into political maneuvering

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Ukrainian Army to Leave Battered City to Avoid Encirclement

After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country's east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday. The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 24, 2022