The Latest Breaking News from Volodymyr Zelenksyy

Sixty feared dead in bombing of Ukraine school; G7 condemns Putin

As many as 60 people are feared to have been killed when a bomb struck a village school in eastern Ukraine, the regional governor said on Sunday while Russian forces continued shelling the last holdout of Ukrainian resistance in the ruined southeastern port of Mariupol.

Reuters · May 8, 2022

All women and children evacuated from Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks

Russian forces have kept up their barrage of southern Ukraine, hitting the major Black Sea port of Odesa with cruise missiles and bombarding the steelworks up the coast in Mariupol

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: G7 commits to phasing out Russian oil, says Putin’s actions ‘bring shame on Russia’– as it happened

Odesa hit by missiles but Ukraine launches counter-offensive in north; US first lady meets Olena Zelenskiy at a school

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2022

UK to provide 1.3 billion pounds of further military support to Ukraine

Britain said it would provide a further 1.3 billion pounds ($1.60 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine, making the pledge ahead of a planned video call on Sunday by Group of Seven leaders with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Reuters · May 7, 2022

UK pledges further £1.3bn military aid for Ukraine in fight against Russia

The UK will provide an extra £1.3 billion in military support to Ukraine, in a dramatic escalation of assistance for Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces as they fight the Russian invasion.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2022

UK pledges £1.3 billion in support for Ukraine’s fight against Putin’s Russia

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK would help Ukraine ‘continue to push back the Russian invasion and survive as a free and democratic country’.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Dazed little girl 'escapes from hell' as she leaves steel plant blitzed by Russia

This girl is one of a group of civilians evacuated from the Azovstal plant in the Ukraine city Mariupol as part of a major rescue mission

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022

Ukraine latest: More than 60 feared dead in Russian bombing of Ukrainian school, civilians evacuated from Mariupol steel mill

The Luhansk Governor says Russian forces have dropped a bomb on a school where about 90 people were sheltering, causing a fire that engulfed the building.

ABC News · May 7, 2022

All civilians have been evacuated from a besieged steel plant in Mariupol

Ukraine announced that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from a steel plant, a key Russian war objective that has long been under siege.

WEKU · May 7, 2022

Triumphal Russian holiday marks potentially perilous moment for Ukraine in war

KYIV, Ukraine — In a war like this one, what does winning even look like?

Los Angeles Times · May 7, 2022