The Latest Breaking News from Donbas

Moscow's commanders have diverted many troops from the south to the east to join in the drive for the Donbas region of Ukraine - but Russian forces have to delay their drive to take over the area

Ukrainian miltiary intelligence said Tuesday that its troops had rescued five Ukrainians in a special operation in the southern Kherson region, which is occupied by pro-Russia forces. The rescue came as Ukraine said it struck Russian military units and an ammunitions depot in Kherson, where Moscow-backed authorities claimed seven people…

Analysis: Kyiv says it is raising a million-strong army but it will need to carefully plan its counterattack

The ongoing political and military standoff between Russia and the United States is the most recent indicator that Europe’s security and economic architecture must be transformed to harmonize European and Russian strategic interests.

By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov - one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine - had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country. At the end of last year, as warnings of an imminent attack grew…

On Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday in Islam, Ukrainian Mufti turned fighter Said Ismahilov asked fellow Ukrainian muslims to pray for victory and for those still living in areas under Russian occupation

Ukraine has asked civilians in Kherson to evacuate from the region as quickly as possible. Earlier in the day, at least 15 people were killed after Russian rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog. All times…

Ukrainian defenders battled on Saturday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.

A senior defense official says the U.S. will send another $400 million in military equipment to Ukraine, including four more advanced rocket systems

To escape the worst hit areas of the war, the most vulnerable Ukrainians are reliant on volunteers using buses to ferry people to safety. Bel Trew joined one such convoy in Donbas

Russia will defeat Ukrainian forces in the whole of the eastern Donbas region and is unlikely to withdraw from a vast swathe of land across Ukraine's southern coast, Russia's ambassador to London told Reuters.