The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s army suffered up to 20,000 deaths in Ukraine, say officials

Mr Putin’s military saw thousands of troops killed during his failed lightning invasion plan which started on February 24

Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022

Russia could launch SECOND assault on Kyiv - and massively boost army numbers

Russian President Vladimir Putin could still pitch a large Belarusian army from the north after it was boosted from 45,000 troops to 85,000 for a second assault ok Ukraine's capital Kyiv

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

The price of war: OECD warns of slowing growth, high inflation

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is derailing the global economy's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the latest to slash its global GDP growth forecast for 2022, from 4.5 percent projected in December to just 3 percent in its latest outlook. Driving that…

France 24 · Jun 9, 2022

Ukraine: What are the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics?

Pro-Russia separatist regions in Donbas declared independence from Kyiv in 2014

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Russian Troops Attack Ukrainian Targets During Battle For Sviatohirsk

This is the moment Russian forces attack Ukrainian targets during the ‘liberation’ of the town of Sviatohirsk.

Zenger · Jun 9, 2022

Sievierodonetsk battle being fought house-to-house - Ukrainian commander

The battle for Sievierodonetsk is being waged house to house as Ukrainian fighters hope for the delivery of heavy weapons that might "turn the tide," a Ukrainian commander said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Brits captured in Ukraine sentenced to death by firing squad

Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner along with a third man, Moroccan national Saaudun Brahim are reported to have been before a court run by pro-Russian rebels

Wales Online · Jun 9, 2022

Accounts of interrogations, strip-searches emerge from Russian ‘filtration’ camps in Ukraine

Shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, reports of so-called 'filtration' camps in the country’s east began to emerge. Since then, thousands of Ukrainian civilians have passed through the centres, where Russian forces hunt for Ukrainian “nationalists”. This means that many of those being processed are…

France 24 · Jun 9, 2022

Russia, France's military chiefs of staff discuss Ukraine - TASS

Russian military's chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and his French counterpart, Thierry Burkhard, held a phone call on Thursday and discussed situation in Ukraine and West Africa's Sahel region.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Man City must make difficult Oleksandr Zinchenko transfer decision to avoid Chelsea reputation

Manchester City should let Zinchenko go so that he can fulfill his midfield potential.

Manchester Evening News · Jun 9, 2022