Special Interest:
Ukraine-Russia War
Turkish ships damaged in Ukrainian port attacks
Russia attacked 2 Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging 3 Turkish-owned vessels including a ship carrying food supplies.
Reported - 12/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjj2epvlro
Zelensky visits Downing Street
Ukraine's President Zelensky has attended talks in Downing Street with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Reported - 08/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gpzep9n8et
https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/russia-ukraine-us-peace-talks-12-08-25
Russia bombards Ukraine
Russia has launched a major aerial bombardment against Ukrainian infrastructure, with an estimated 653 drones and 51 missiles.
Reported - 06/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clydxj7my84o
Ukraine and US negotiators to meet in Florida
US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet the head of Ukraine's national security council, Rustem Umerov, for further peace talks in Miami on Thursday.
Reported - 04/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7731n5z6d3o
Ukraine peace deal not accepted
Reports are that a peace plan regarding the war in Ukraine has not been agreed following on from "constructive" talks that took place yesterday between Russian and US representatives.
Reported - 03/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwypq7xjvdqt
Putin and Witkoff to meet in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow today to continue peace discussions for the war in Ukraine.
Reported - 02/12/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8ng3yjenpo
Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers they accuse of being part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" in the Black Sea.
Reported - 29/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9ky5z2gx0o
Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes
Russia and Ukraine launched overnight drone strikes against each other as the US confirmed American officials were set to meet Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi for continued peace talks.
Reported - 25/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy95jvw57v2o
US holds Ukraine peace talks
The US and Ukraine have held "highly productive" talks over the weekend , where delegations from both sides met in Switzerland to discuss a 28-point peace plan.
Reported - 23/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c33mv4y2187t
US military officials in Ukraine
Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to "discuss efforts to end the war" with Russia, with reports suggesting that the US and Russia had prepared a new framework peace plan.
Reported - 19/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgdgrqwnq9o
Russian strike on flats in western Ukraine
10 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a Russian attack on 2 blocks of flats in the western city of Ternopil, Ukraine.
Reported - 19/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0yere4k0zo
Ukraine to buy up to 100 fighter jets
Ukraine will receive up to 100 of France's Rafale F4 fighter jets as well as advanced air defence systems in a deal President Volodymyr Zelensky signed with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Reported - 17/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy170jkekdo
Russia launches another massive attack on Kyiv
4 people have died and dozens more have been wounded in a wave of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, with an estimated 430 drones and 18 missiles being launched.
Reported - 14/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4jn94gyllo
https://news.sky.com/video/russia-launches-massive-attack-on-ukraines-capital-kyiv-13470078
Russia hits energy and residential sites in Ukraine
At least 6 people have died after Russia launched hundreds of missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure and residential targets in Ukraine overnight.
Reported - 08/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3xdg7xrv9o
Zelensky visits troops near front line
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited troops near the town of Pokrovsk, where the fiercest front line battle between Russia and Ukraine is currently taking place.
Reported - 04/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mxk9yw3n4o
Pokrovsk at risk
Ukraine's top military commander has admitted soldiers are facing "difficult conditions" defending Pokrovsk - a key eastern front-line town - against Russian forces.
Reported - 01/11/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crklljyx6mzo
Russian strikes on Kyiv
3 people have been killed and at least 32 others injured in an overnight Russian air attack on Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
Reported - 26/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxnye07x2lo
Zelensky meeting European leaders
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is in London to meet European leaders for further discussions on the war with Russia.
Reported - 24/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cnve57vlrlnt
Fresh sanctions on Russia
The US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in an attempt to force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.
Reported - 23/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6758pn6ylo
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-donald-trump-russia-sanctions-vladimir-putin-12541713
Russian retaliatory airstrikes
Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine have left at least 6 people dead, including 2 children, and at least 21 people injured.
Reported - 22/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjpe0193geo
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/22/europe/russia-air-attack-kyiv-ukraine-latam-intl
Ukraine strikes Russia with UK-made missiles
Ukraine has hit a Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles, after being given permission to use them last November.
Reported - 22/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmxjverzzro
Zelensky meets with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited The White House for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, hoping to secure Tomahawk cruise missiles for Ukraine.
Reported - 17/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dqew8l3xo
Russian strikes cut power across Kyiv
Russian missile and drone strikes overnight have caused power cuts in large parts of Kyiv, injuring at least 9 people.
Reported - 10/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgq2vnxzlvo
Ukrainian strike on Russia's Belgorod region
3 people have been killed and at least 9 others injured in Ukraine's latest attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod.
Reported - 08/10/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9j8jlyzzno