https://news.ketelle.co.uk/entities/ukraine Stories involving Ukraine, told neutrally, with how each side covers them. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ukraine-presents-sanctions-wish-list-to-trump-administration-under-gra https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ukraine-presents-sanctions-wish-list-to-trump-administration-under-gra Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:50:59 +0100 World Ukraine's top diplomat in Washington says Kyiv will give the US administration and Congress a list of Russian firms, ships and people it wants sanctioned, with suppliers to Russia's Rassvet satellite network first. (2 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ukraine-minister-says-missile-alerts-cost-45m-per-hour-of-halted-busin https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/ukraine-minister-says-missile-alerts-cost-45m-per-hour-of-halted-busin Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:47:24 +0100 World Economy Minister Oleksandr Kravchenko told The Guardian that air-raid alerts cost Ukraine about $45m an hour when they stop business. He also described $10bn in damage this year and a budget shortfall now put at $20bn. (2 outlets: 2 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russia-sends-nato-non-paper-threatening-nuclear-use-over-kaliningrad https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russia-sends-nato-non-paper-threatening-nuclear-use-over-kaliningrad Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:01:56 +0100 World Reuters reported that Russia sent NATO an informal "non-paper" saying it would be ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance tried to isolate Kaliningrad. NATO confirmed it had replied, and Secretary General Mark Rutte said there is no imminent threat to NATO territory. (14 outlets: 5 left · 3 centre · 6 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/papal-envoy-visits-russia-to-discuss-prisoner-swaps-and-ukraine-war-hu https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/papal-envoy-visits-russia-to-discuss-prisoner-swaps-and-ukraine-war-hu Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:35:16 +0100 World Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the pope's envoy, met Russian officials and visited Ukrainian prisoners of war, according to Russia's Foreign Ministry. Its account is the main source for what was discussed. (2 outlets: 0 left · 1 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/trump-envoy-proposes-russian-prisoner-swap-for-sanctions-relief https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/trump-envoy-proposes-russian-prisoner-swap-for-sanctions-relief Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:21:26 +0100 World The Atlantic reported that US envoy John Coale wants to trade Russian political prisoners for sanctions relief, with Trump's backing. The Kremlin says no such talks took place and denies Russia has political prisoners. (3 outlets: 2 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-air-strikes-kill-three-injure-seven-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-re https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-air-strikes-kill-three-injure-seven-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-re Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:01:40 +0100 World Overnight Russian drone and missile strikes on 30 September hit Kyiv and its region, with early reports of three dead and seven injured. Later coverage gave higher tolls and described the largest strike on Ukraine's energy system since spring. (11 outlets: 5 left · 4 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/zelensky-visits-front-line-near-lyman-presents-state-awards-to-troops https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/zelensky-visits-front-line-near-lyman-presents-state-awards-to-troops Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:10:30 +0100 World Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he visited a command post on the Lyman front in Donetsk region and presented state awards. He also spoke with Finland's president about air defences after overnight Russian attacks. (3 outlets: 0 left · 1 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russia-plans-2027-budget-with-higher-defence-spending-welfare-and-educ https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russia-plans-2027-budget-with-higher-defence-spending-welfare-and-educ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:13:39 +0100 World Reuters, citing fiscal documents, reports Russia plans 17.1 trillion roubles for defence in 2027 while cutting social, education and healthcare funding against earlier plans. (2 outlets: 1 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-embassy-threatens-nuclear-response-over-sky-show-on-kaliningra https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-embassy-threatens-nuclear-response-over-sky-show-on-kaliningra Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:36:24 +0100 World GB News reports Russia's London embassy threatened nuclear retaliation over a Sky programme simulating a strike on Kaliningrad. The Guardian separately reports NATO condemning Moscow's warning that it would use its whole arsenal if Kaliningrad were threatened. (2 outlets: 1 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-daytime-strikes-hit-science-academy-and-medical-centre-in-ukra https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-daytime-strikes-hit-science-academy-and-medical-centre-in-ukra Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:32:47 +0100 World Russian strikes on Kyiv on Monday hit a National Academy of Sciences building and a medical facility. Zelenskyy and a Ukrainian official gave different death tolls. (3 outlets: 2 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tribute-to-kirkcudbright-academy-former-pupil-arkadii-petrov-killed-fi https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tribute-to-kirkcudbright-academy-former-pupil-arkadii-petrov-killed-fi Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:23:21 +0100 World Arkadii Petrov, who moved to south-west Scotland as a teenager after Russia's 2022 invasion, was killed in action in eastern Ukraine aged 21. The school and a Ukrainian chapel community have paid tribute. (2 outlets: 1 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-drone-strike-sets-historic-building-ablaze-in-kyiv https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/russian-drone-strike-sets-historic-building-ablaze-in-kyiv Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:12:02 +0100 World A Russian drone hit Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv on Monday, starting a fire. One person was killed, and people escaped through windows and by ladder. (2 outlets: 0 left · 1 centre · 1 right)