The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Poland braces for knife-edge presidential run-off in wide open election

Poland faces a razor-thin presidential run-off, with polls showing just a one to two per cent gap between the leading candidates: nationalist candidate Karol Nawrocki and liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, with a margin of error that leaves the outcome wide open. RFI spoke to veteran political observer Marcin Swiecicki,…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 1, 2025

Top defense officials say Ukraine war has blurred lines, exposing global threats

Top security officials say China and North Korea’s support for Russia in its war against Ukraine has exposed how lines between regions have blurred, and the need for a global approach toward defense

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025

Bridges collapse in two Russian regions bordering Ukraine, killing seven

The collapses cause trains to derail, with Russian authorities blaming at least one incident on ‘illegal interference’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2025

UK to spend £1.5bn on new weapons factories in response to threat posed by Putin

Labour defence secretary John Healey and prime minister Keir Starmer to unveil new strategic defence review as war rages on the edge of Europe

The Independent UK · May 31, 2025

Ukraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets

Confiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025

Russia is 'mocking' the US, Lithuanian defence minister tells Euronews

The Kemlin has no incentive to stop the war, according to Dovilė Šakalienė, in particular amid growing cooperation with North Korea, China and Iran.

Euronews · May 31, 2025

Zelenskyy casts doubt on peace talks prospects as Russian strikes on Ukraine continue

Zelenskyy said Russia had so far failed to produce a promised memorandum setting out its position on ending its all-out war in Ukraine ahead of next week's renewed peace talks in Istanbul.

Euronews · May 31, 2025

Russia seizes more Ukrainian territory amid fears of fresh ground offensive

More than 200 settlements in Sumy region under evacuation orders after Russia takes control of two villages

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2025

Kyiv’s allies have lifted restrictions on Ukraine attacking targets inside Russia – here’s what that means for the war

The frontlines in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict have largely been bogged down, with little significant movement on either side. It was reported recently that Russian troops had only advanced about 25 miles in the eastern sector near Donetsk in one year, at a huge cost in terms of casualties. As a…

The Conversation · May 31, 2025

A Russian missile strike kills a child and injures another, a Ukrainian official says

A Ukrainian official says a Russian missile hit a front-line region in Ukraine, killing a child and injuring another

The Independent UK · May 31, 2025