The Latest Breaking News from Bakhmut

Ukraine's defence minister said on Sunday the reluctance of Western allies to send fighter jets would cost Ukrainian forces "more lives" as fierce fighting continued in the eastern battleground city of Bakhmut. Earlier, Germany's prosecutor general said his office had collected "hundreds" of pieces of evidence showing war crimes committed…

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks. Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder and head of the Wagner group, said his soldiers were…

Announcement from Ukrainian president’s office follows Russian statement on 63 of its own soldiers

The city of Bakhmut has become the focal point of Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also called for Ukraine’s rapid accession to the EU.

New $2.2bn US military aid package for Ukraine includes bomb that will double strike range; Zelenskiy vows to hold Bakhmut as long as possible

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Ukraine would fight to hold on to the eastern "fortress" city of Bakhmut for as long as it could, and urged the West to supply long-range weapons to help Kyiv push Russian forces out of the Donbas region.

It comes as Russia is mustering its military might in Luhansk in what Kyiv suspects could be preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion approaches

Family and friends of Ukrainian decathlete Volodymyr Androshchuk bid farewell on Wednesday to the promising sportsman turned soldier killed in combat with Russia, weeping as they lined up at his open coffin.