The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last autumn’s lightning counter-attacks around Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north-east…

Ukraine prepares fuel reserves for upcoming winter amid ongoing Russian seige, UK MoD says

Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer says

There have been reports that Ukrainian units have crossed the Dnipro River and established bridgeheads on the eastern side – which could be an important moment in Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive push in the south. How many troops made the crossing and how secure their bridgehead really is, remains unclear.

Israel’s Defense Ministry has said it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal

Ukraine prepares fuel reserves for upcoming winter amid ongoing Russian seige, UK MoD says

US State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke with American Paul Whelan, who is detained in Russia on espionage charges, CNN reported citing familiar sources. Read further on Dynamite news:

Ukraine on Thursday claimed gains in its counter-offensive against Vladimir Putin’s invading forces but complained that it would not be able to deploy Western F16 jets this year.

Foreign minister says Kyiv intends to conduct a diplomatic ‘counteroffensive’ against Russia’s efforts to woo Africa.