The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Seamus Coleman shows touch of class with poignant training ground video call

Seamus Coleman made the day of two children from Ukraine as he called Everton team-mate Vitalii Mykolenko from his Republic of Ireland training camp

Liverpool Echo · Jun 8, 2022

Ukrainian envoy says Black Sea export agreement only possible with Kyiv's involvement

Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey said on Wednesday that no agreement to secure its grain exports via the Black Sea was possible without Kyiv's involvement and accused Russia of putting forward unrealistic proposals such as checking vessels.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Ukraine and Russia hand over bodies of dead soldiers in frontline exchange

Ukraine and Russia each handed over the bodies of 50 of their deceased soldiers in an exchange that included 37 Ukrainian soldiers killed at Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks, the Ukrainian Ministry for Reintegration said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Ukrainian Paratroopers Destroy Russian Ammo Warehouse

These images purport to show Ukrainian paratroopers destroying a Russian ammunition warehouse.

Zenger · Jun 8, 2022

13-year-old refugee girl sent back to Ukraine after Home Office refused visa, says Labour MP

Boris Johnson told in Commons of ‘shameful’ case of two sisters being split apart

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Germany never gave fixed date on weapons delivery, says govt spokesperson

Germany has never given a fixed date when it comes to the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, said a German government spokesperson on Wednesday in response to reports about delays.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Ukraine official makes plea for EU candidate status

The speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament has made a vibrant plea for his country to be named a candidate for European Union membership

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Fight for Sievierodonetsk will decide fate of eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskiy

President says battle in key city the ‘most difficult’ since start of the war, as Donbas leaders warn Ukrainian forces have been pushed to city’s outskirts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

Turkey, Russia discuss efforts to restart Ukrainian grain exports

In meeting with Russian counterpart, Turkey’s foreign minister says UN proposal to restart Ukraine exports ‘reasonable’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 8, 2022

Russian Orthodox Church sends its second most powerful figure on lower-ranking overseas posting

Russia's Orthodox Church has ousted its second most powerful bishop from his role in charge of foreign relations and sent him to Budapest, an abrupt decision indicating discord at the top of the Moscow Patriarchate over the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022