The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says

Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliane Gallina

The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2025

Trump campaigned on ending Ukraine war on Day 1. Now he said it was in ‘jest’

President Donald Trump repeatedly boasted throughout his presidential campaign and after his White House victory that he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in ‘24 hours’

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

The new shooter from the former 4A Ukraine studio was supposed to launch today, but instead it got a last-second delay and nobody knows for how long

A closed beta test earlier this month was also delayed, and apparently did not go very well.

PC Gamer · Apr 25, 2025

Trump can’t decide who to blame for a failing peace deal that would only lead to further conflict

After a second consecutive night of deadly Russian air attacks – against the capital Kyiv on April 23 and the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad on April 24 – a ceasefire in Ukraine seems as unrealistic as ever.

The Conversation · Apr 25, 2025

GOP Senator Proclaims 'President Putin' Committed to 'Peace' as Trump and Zelenskyy Feud Continues

As tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy escalate, a GOP senator's praise of Putin as a peacemaker further fractures Western unity on Ukraine.

International Business Times · Apr 25, 2025

Who is attending Pope Francis’s funeral?

Dozens of heads of state – some of whom had better relations with the pope than others – will be in attendance.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2025

What the killing of a Russian general in Moscow means for Trump’s plan for peace in Ukraine

ANALYSIS: The latest killing of a Russian general underscores the fact that Ukraine is still very much in the fight for its survival, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Death, debris and anger about Trump after Russia’s strike on Kyiv

Shaken and war-weary, residents of the city call on allies to uphold security guarantees.

Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2025

In Kyiv, we don’t believe in the fantasy of Trump’s ‘peace deal’. Our reality is more dead civilians

At the scene of the deadliest attack on our capital this year, I see the war on Ukraine is still very real – and Putin shows no signs of ending it, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2025

Why Zelensky may fear being dragged into a boxing match with Kyiv’s mayor

ANALYSIS: A growing rivalry between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vitali Klitschko could weaken the president’s position as pressure mounts for ceasefire, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025