The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

Comments come as Russia pounded Kherson city and Kharkiv, while Ukraine shelled Donetsk in the east.

Ukrainian authorities claim they have discovered evidence of children being tortured in territories formerly occupied by the Russian army.

From Abernethy with love.... A brave Perthshire volunteer has left home to work in Ukraine, driving soup deliveries to distressed war survivors stuck for something to eat in winter

Kharkiv Region (Ukraine) (AFP) - The motivation to keep fighting the Russians is simple for Viking, a Ukrainian soldier near the northeastern frontlines as cold weather and artillery onslaughts bogs down both sides. He wants revenge. 

After Russian forces left Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, residents started to piece their lives back together. In March, our reporters filmed in the bombed-out neighbourhood of Saltivka, a residential area which had been shelled day and night. Most inhabitants fled, although a few terrified, isolated and yet defiant locals…

This intimate and immediate account of a 12-year-old girl under siege in Kharkiv includes photos and WhatsApp texts to heart-rending effect

The baby chimp's mother Mahale was excited to see and cuddle her son after two days apart because of birthing complications during her labour at Sedgewick Zoo in Kansas, US

Ukraine's recapture of the city of Kherson comes two months after another military success: the liberation of large swathes of the northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian occupation. There, too, there were celebrations, as local people greeted soldiers with flowers, hugs and tears. But now as winter approaches, people are struggling…

The coming winter may provide Ukraine with more opportunities to retake land from Russia, Western military analysts say. It will also bring a change in battlefield tactics.