The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

‘A stage for whitewashing war crimes’: Venice Biennale urged to exclude Russia

Ukraine criticises organisers’ decision to allow Russia to take part in prestigious art exhibition as ‘incomprehensible’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

Ukraine's Oschadbank demands money back and denies opposition links after Hungary cash seizure

The bank is demanding the return of $40m, €35m and 9kg of gold seized by Hungarian authorities near Budapest, flatly rejecting Hungarian claims the funds were linked to organised crime or opposition party financing. The personnel on the cash-carrier have been banned from the EU for three years.

Euronews · Mar 9

Hungarian leader Orbán urges European Union to lift Russian energy sanctions

Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán is urging the European Union to suspend sanctions on Russian energy as oil and gas prices jump

The Independent UK · Mar 9

Ukraine war briefing: drone experts will be in Middle East in coming days, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian president hopes for reciprocal support for Kyiv in repelling Russian forces. What we know on day 1,474

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9

Hungary's opposition leader Péter Magyar calls on Russia to refrain from election interference

Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has called on Russia to stop interfering in Hungary's April parliamentary elections, following a report exposing an alleged Kremlin team operating from Budapest's Russian embassy to keep Viktor Orbán in power. Russia denied those allegations.

Euronews · Mar 8

‘Putin smiled’: Ukraine hurries to adapt as US focus moves to Iran

Ukrainian ex-defence minister says conflict provides simultaneous ‘risks and opportunities’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Russia fires barrage of missiles at Ukraine hitting transport network

Russia launched a massive overnight assault on Ukraine, striking civilian and infrastructure targets. Ukraine responded with drone attacks on Russian energy facilities.

Euronews · Mar 8

‘My village has become deserted’: how Russia’s war is emptying its rural communities

Residents of a remote village in Komi Republic say dozens have left to fight in Ukraine, leaving behind grieving families and labour shortages

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Lev Parnas, ex-member of Trump’s ‘cult’, runs for Congress as Florida Democrat

Parnas, who worked with Rudy Giuliani to find or manufacture dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine, says he ‘woke up’

The Guardian - US · Mar 8

Deadly ‘lawnmowers’ in the sky… Electricity 4 hours a day… A people that won’t give up

The world is focused on the West Asia war. So partly are Ukrainians, who have endured the sound and pain of war for four years. “Now you know what we go through,” they say. Resilience has become a fact of life for them; surrender is off the table. As a…

The Times of India · Mar 8