Russia & Ukraine Conflict

Follow all the latest developments in the escalating conflict between Russia and the Ukraine.

Mr Jenkins' was struck several times in the video of his interrogation. Picture: Screengrab

Warning to Russia over detained Aussie

The Russian government has been urged to “fully adhere” to humanitarian law after reports its forces had captured a Melbourne man in Ukraine.

Bizarre video of an Australian man - now captive in the hands of Russian soldiers in Ukraine - has emerged of him ranting about veganism and wanting to “force” Chinese people to be vegan.

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Detained Aussie’s wild vegan rant

Bizarre video of an Aussie reportedly captured by Russian soldiers in Ukraine – where he rants about wanting to “force” Chinese people to be vegan – has emerged.

TOPSHOT - A woman walks among rubbles at the site of a missile attack in Kyiv on December 20, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv at sunrise on December 20, 2024, killing at least one person and cutting heating to hundreds of residential buildings in cold temperatures. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

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Russia’s revenge: Kremlin strikes embassies in savage missile attack

Russia has sent a sinister message to the world targeting six foreign embassies in Ukraine with missiles in retaliation for the ongoing supply of western weapons to Kyiv.

This handout photograph published on December 11, 2024, on the official Telegram channel of the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov, shows rescuers searching for people under the rubble of a medical clinic destroyed by a missile in the city of Zaporizhzhia, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian strike on December 10, 2024, killed eight people and wounded 22 others including a five-year-old girl in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @ivan_fedorov_zp / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /official Telegram channel of the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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‘Unwavering’: Huge Aussie update for Ukraine

Australia is making a major move as the full-scale war in Ukraine nears its third anniversary.

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Jockey Craig Williams and his Ukrainian-born wife Larysa have carried out life-saving missions to Ukraine, taking in medical equipment to support front line troops. Picture: Suppliedhttps://craigwilliamsjockey.com.au/news/craig-and-larysa-williams-ukraine-journey/

WATCH: Craig Williams lays bare raw and emotional Ukraine visit

Champion jockey Craig Williams has revealed for the first time remarkable vision of the humanitarian aid work in the Ukraine by he and wife Larysa.

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NCA. PARIS FRANCE 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES. July 27 - Day1ÃAriarne Titmus wins gold during the Final of the WomenÃs 400m Freestyle at the Paris La Defense Arena Picture: Adam Head

Why Australia’s golden swim team could soon face Russian treatment

Australia’s champion swimmers are facing the humiliating possibility of competing at future international events as ‘neutrals’, like Russian and Belarusian athletes, as Swimming Australia faces expulsion from the world’s governing body.

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Australian Army soldiers from the 1st Armoured Regiment conduct manoeuvre training on an M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in Puslatpur, Indonesia during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023. *** Local Caption *** At the invitation of Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI), Australia is contributing over 125 personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2023 (SGS23). SGS23 is an TNI and United States Indo Pacific Command led bilateral training activity. It is focused on joint operations with international partners in and around East Java in Indonesia from 31 August to 13 September. Held since 2009, the ADF first participated in 2022, and in 2023 is contributing an Australian Army force element including a Troop of M1A1 Abrams tanks from the 1st Armoured Regiment. The contingent also includes an Infantry Platoon from the 10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australian Regiment, command and control elements, and a range of armoured vehicles, trucks and recovery vehicles.

‘As long as it takes’: Australia’s Ukraine pledge

Australia has made a big pledge to Ukraine as it continues to fight back against invading Russian forces.

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The Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires its 120mm cannon during a live-fire serial for the Coral Balmoral Cup 2024 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. *** Local Caption *** From 15 to 19 April 2024, the Royal Australian Armoured Corps hosted the Coral-Balmoral Cup 2024 at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria. Coordinated by the School of Armour, the competition tested tank and cavalry crews from the Australian Army and United States Marine Corps. It consisted of a variety of challenges to find the best team from each armoured crew and the best unit in the competition. The competition pays homage to the historic Battle of Coral-Balmoral, which highlighted the effectiveness of combined arms tactics.

Australia’s big gift to Ukraine war effort

Australia is making another major commitment to Ukraine to help it fight against Russia, which invaded the eastern European country in 2022.

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Chris Leptos (Left), who is delivering an ambulance to the people of Ukraine in Lviv.

How retail umpire mediated a row while on Ukraine mercy mission

Food Code’s Chris Leptos spends his days arbitrating disputes between suppliers and supermarkets, but after hours he’s part of an international group helping to ease the plight of Ukrainians.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - APRIL 5, 2023.A sign for Macquarie BankÃs offices in Brisbane. The bank has shocked customers in their latest interest rate update after the Reserve Bank offered some relief.Picture: Dan Peled / NCA NewsWire

Big bank’s record-breaking fine

One of Australia’s largest banks has been slapped with a record-breaking multimillion-dollar fine.

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GRANGEMOUTH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 12: A general view of the Petroineos oil refinery on September 12, 2024 in Grangemouth, Scotland. Owners of Grangemouth, Petroineos, said the closure of the oil refinery and loss of 400 jobs next summer was due to it being unable to compete with sites in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Macquarie Group zapped over energy futures breaches

The banking major was repeatedly warned by the corporate regulator it was allowing clients to manipulate energy prices but failed to act.

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A boy stands on a destroyed Russian tank on display at Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, on September 7, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)

Russia launches deadly air strikes as it advances in east Ukraine

Russia has claimed its forces have advanced in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv reported deadly air attacks and urged the West to allow it to carry out more retaliatory strikes inside Russia’s borders.

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