The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine to announce long-range missile support

The prime minister is to chair his first meeting of the coalition of the willing as he arrives in Kyiv on Monday

The Independent UK · Aug 23

Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles

PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

Andy Burnham in Kyiv: PM defies Putin as Ukraine to 'fast' develop long-range missiles with UK blueprints

Prime Minister will allow European defence firm MBDA to declassify information on UK components for the long-range Scalp missile

Evening Standard · Aug 23

Russia withdraws ambassador to UK amid tensions over Britain’s support for Ukraine

Russia has withdrawn its ambassador to the UK, leaving its embassy in London without a permanent envoy amid worsening tensions over Britain’s support for Ukraine.

The Times of India · Aug 23

Moscow withdraws UK ambassador as tensions between Britain and Russia mount

Former Russian ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin left his post on July 21, having been in the role for over seven years

The Independent UK · Aug 23

The week in pictures: a French woman in space, wildfires in Europe and the war in Ukraine

Russian drones carry out deadly strikes in Ukraine, astronaut Sophie Adenot becomes the first French woman to spacewalk, fires rage in Belgium and across Europe, and torrential rain hits the Philippines: FRANCE 24 takes a look at the week's most striking images.

France 24 · Aug 23

'Could destroy Ukraine': Zelenskyy's big warning as calls grow for fresh elections amid ongoing war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that holding elections during the ongoing war with Russia could fracture the country and even “destroy” it, as fresh calls grow for Kyiv to hold a vote despite martial law.

The Times of India · Aug 23

Wartime elections would 'destroy' Ukraine, says Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks made public Sunday that wartime elections would be a "tsunami" that would "destroy the country". Kyiv has been engulfed in a political crisis over the summer, triggered when Zelensky fired popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who days later called to organise a vote.

France 24 · Aug 23

Holding election in wartime would risk destroying Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

President sharply criticises proposal, saying ‘elections right now are a tsunami for the state that will split Ukraine’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23

After Wildberries, Ukraine launches drone campaign on Russia's Ozon

MOSCOW - Ukraine on Sunday hit a warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Ozon for the second day running, as Kyiv vowed to expand its attacks on logistics sites.

Bangkok Post · Aug 23