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The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine launches long-awaited counteroffensive in south; UN team leads mission to nuclear power plant; Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

The Guardian - AU

Push to retake Kherson is symbol of Ukraine’s cautious confidence

Fact that counterattack is happening at all brings hope that Russia can be held back in some areas before winter sets in

The Guardian - UK

As teachers worry, kids at Ukraine cadet school wait for war

Unique in Ukraine, the children at Volodymyr the Great school on the outskirts of Kyiv are training to become military cadets, starting at the age of 7

The Independent UK

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Unexpected Ukrainian resistance continues to thwart Russia's initial plans for quick, decisive victories

As Ukrainian forces fight a late-summer counterattack to wrest the southern province of Kherson from Russian control, Russian President Vladimir Putin is learning a lesson that many political leaders have learned before: War is often much longer and costlier than anticipated.

The Conversation

UN team ‘not going anywhere’ after visiting Ukraine nuclear plant

IAEA chief says his experts are staying put after they reach Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant.

Al Jazeera

Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict - interpreter

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in the months before he died and psychologically crushed in recent years by Moscow's worsening ties with Kyiv, his interpreter said on Thursday.

Reuters

Children return to Ukrainian school trashed by occupying Russian forces

Ceremony held at School No 1 in Borodianka, north of Kyiv, but classes will be conducted online

The Guardian - UK

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Macron vows long-term support for Ukraine, cites need to keep Russia contact

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he would continue to dialogue with Russia to help prevent the Ukraine conflict escalating, but pledged France's unwavering support for Kyiv in what he said would be a long war.

Reuters

IAEA experts 'not going anywhere' after reaching Ukraine nuclear plant

The U.N. nuclear agency chief said his experts were staying put after they crossed on Thursday into Russian-held territory in Ukraine and reached Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, where both sides warn of potential catastrophe.

Reuters

Don't expect quick Ukrainian military successes, says top aide

People should not expect Ukraine to rack up quick victories against Russian troops during a counteroffensive because Kyiv does not want to lose too many troops, a senior presidential aide said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ukraine war: how Kyiv's southern offensive will exploit Russia's naval vulnerabilities

Ukraine launched its counteroffensive in the Kherson region on August 29, the success of which would have major military, political and symbolic consequences. This move has been made possible by Ukraine’s recent maritime successes that have reduced Russia’s ability to control the southern coast of Ukraine.

The Conversation

Ukraine southern offensive has 'successes' in three areas of Kherson region - local official

Ukrainian forces have had "successes" in three areas of the Russian-occupied region of Kherson, a Ukrainian regional official said on Wednesday, two days after Kyiv announced the start of a southern counter-offensive to retake territory.

Reuters

UN nuclear team in Zaporizhzhia limbo as Russia narrows access to plant

IAEA experts wait to inspect frontline facility while Russia says they must join a queue

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine Lawmaker Questions Kyiv’s Strategic Partnership With Beijing

The lawmaker says Ukraine should reconsider its strategic partnership formed a decade ago with China, a key Russian ally.

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IAEA Team Sets off Towards Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) set off on Wednesday from the Ukrainian capital towards the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to inspect for damage after shelling nearby sparked fears of a radiation disaster. Russian forces captured the plant soon after they launched their Feb. 24 invasion of…

Bangkok Post

Nuclear inspectors set off for plant as fighting rages: Ukraine update

KYIV, Ukraine: A team led by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency set off from Kyiv on Wednesday for a Russian-held nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine that has sparked global concern.

Reuters

Ukraine's Kuleba urges EU to ban Russian tourists

The European Union should ban Russian tourists, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Wednesday, urging a step the bloc's foreign ministers gathered in Prague are unlikely to take due to deep divisions on the matter.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow could expand conflict and should not be underestimated, warns Germany – as it happened

German chief of defence says Russia ‘capable of expanding the conflict regionally’ with ‘second theatre of war’

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IAEA team heads for Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy warns Russian forces amid southern Ukraine offensive

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine offensive under way to retake southern region, urges Russians to leave.

Chicago Sun-Times

In Ukraine, this volunteer sniper embodies the embattled nation’s military

He’d moved to Western Europe to work as an engineer but returned after Russia invaded and soon was being trained. “I don’t like to kill people. It’s not something you want to do. But it’s something you have to do.”

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Kherson: the cost of war in Ukraine

Editorial: As Kyiv struggles to take the initiative, the humanitarian crisis grows

The Conversation

Ukraine war: the push to recover Kherson in the south is on – will it succeed?

Announcing the start of Kyiv’s offensive in the southern Kherson region, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian soldiers to flee or surrender if they want to survive.

Reuters

Kyiv ravers escape horrors of war through music

Parties rarely start with a DJ arriving in his military uniform, but this is the reality for Ukraine's electronic music scene as it forges on through the war.

Reuters

Vatican tries to mend Ukraine ties after Kyiv protests pope comments

The Vatican acted to mend strained relations with Ukraine on Tuesday after Pope Francis upset Kyiv by referring to Russian ultra-nationalist Darya Dugina, who was killed by a car bomb near Moscow, as an innocent victim of war.

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