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The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

8,000 British Army troops to take part in exercises in eastern Europe

The deployment is one of the largest since the Cold War

Evening Standard

Ukraine hopes to evacuate civilians from Mariupol steel works where fighters are holding out

Ukraine hopes on Friday to evacuate civilians who are holed up with Ukrainian fighters in the vast Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol.

Reuters

Friday briefing: The stark reality for Black women making allegations of sexual misconduct

In this morning’s newsletter: Nimo Omer hears from reporter Aamna Mohdin why allegations from Black women are less likely to be heard

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China says Nato has ‘messed up Europe’ and warns over role in Asia-Pacific

In response to British foreign secretary’s warning that Beijing must ‘play by the rules’, ministry of foreign affairs says Nato is stirring conflict

The Guardian - AU

Russian forces paying high price for limited territory gains, says UK

Russia’s push to seize control of the east of Ukraine is being met with ‘strong Ukrainian resistance,’ say British defence chiefs

Evening Standard

Ukraine now 'an epicentre of unbearable heartache', UN chief says on visit to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv

The head of the United Nations says Ukraine has become "an epicentre of unbearable heartache and pain", touring Kyiv on the same day Russian missiles hit the city for the first time in weeks.

ABC News

British military veteran ‘showed commando spirit until the end’ in Ukraine

Fundraisers for Scott Sibley’s family have raised more than £10,000 in one day.

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Live updates | Britain: Russia's focus remains Donbas region

The British Defense Ministry says Russia’s focus in its war on Ukraine remains the Donbas region

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims ‘colossal’ Russian losses have taken place in the effort to fully capture the eastern Donbas region – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now

Around 100 Ukrainian civilians were being evacuated from a ruined steel works in the city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after the United Nations had confirmed a "safe passage operation" was in progress there.

Reuters

Inflation bites hardest in developing world as Ukraine war raises prices

Poorer countries – hampered by Covid debt and aid cuts – are facing hunger and unrest as conflict pushes up the cost of staples

The Guardian - UK

155mm howitzers: Ukraine military gets boost from old-fashioned artillery

KYIV: In the mythology of Ukraine's resistance against Russia's invading forces, light-footed infantry armed only with shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles from the US and Europe have played the starring role. Yet that's only part of a story where old-fashioned artillery is helping create decisive wins.

The Times of India

Russia Strikes Kyiv during UN Chief's Visit, Biden Asks for $33bn for Ukraine

Russian forces bombarded Ukraine's capital late Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who decried the "absurdity" of war in the 21st century, as US President Joe Biden asked for $33 billion more to support Kyiv. At least three people were wounded in the strikes in the western…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Vladimir Putin may declare new world war in days, says UK defence secretary

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said that he would not be surprised if Vladimir Putin declared a new world war and ordered the mass mobilisation of Russians

Daily Mirror

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France 24

Zelensky says Russia talks close to collapse as fighting rages in east Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that peace talks with Moscow were close to collapse due to public anger over atrocities allegedly committed by Russian troops. Stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops and caution on Russia’s part after its forces failed to capture Kyiv has led to Moscow’s "slow and uneven…

The Independent UK

UN head condemns attacks on civilians during Ukraine visit

The head of the United Nations said Ukraine has become “an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain.”

Reuters

Ukraine warns talks with Russia may collapse as battles rage in east

Ukraine warned on Friday that peace talks with Moscow were in danger of collapse and said Russia was pounding areas in the east as U.S. lawmakers vowed to swiftly approve a massive new weapons package for Kyiv.

The Independent UK

Ukraine news - live: UK aid workers captured by Russian forces, charity claims

The UK foreign office is ‘urgently’ seeking information on the missing volunteers

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The Independent UK

What the papers say – April 29

The papers focus on a UK veteran killed in Ukraine, British troops being sent to eastern Europe and harassment claims in Parliament.

The Guardian - AU

To Russia with love: ABC takes down interview sympathetic to Moscow’s stance on Ukraine

National broadcaster removes segment that it admitted ‘unduly favoured Russia’s perspective’. Plus: teal or no teal?

The Hindu

Morning digest | Explosions in Kyiv after U.N. chief’s meeting with Ukraine President; Centre likely to roll out 5G services by September, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day

The Conversation

Here's how disinformation could disrupt the Australian election

Disinformation and foreign interference constitute a grave threat to Western democracies, particularly during elections.

Daily Mirror

Ex-US marine killed in Ukraine fighting Russia as heartbroken family pays tribute

Willy Joseph Cancel, 22, has been killed fighting in Ukraine against the Russians, his family said. The former US marine, who had been living in Tennessee, leaves behind a wife and seven-month old baby

The Conversation

The value of virtue: 7 reasons why Volodymyr Zelenskyy's crisis leadership has been so effective

The war in Ukraine would test even the most hardened political operator: millions forced to flee their homes, thousands (including many civilians) killed or injured, evidence of Russian war crimes mounting.

Daily Mirror

Putin's vile plot to raid Ukraine food supplies to fill empty shelves in Russia revealed

A bumbling Russian politician appears to have spilled the beans on Vladimir Putin's horrifying plan to address food shortages in his own nation - steal crops from occupied Ukraine

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