The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Earlier Monday, the EU’s top diplomat called Russia’s blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian…

‘We are ready. We warn partners,’ says Ukraine president, ahead of decision on membership application

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the west must continue to arm Ukraine ‘even if the costs are high’

Nato secretary general says Kyiv will need long-term military support as Russia masses reserves outside Sievierodonetsk

The death of Roman Ratushnyi, 24, a prominent environmental campaigner who died while fighting the Russians, has come to symbolise the war’s heavy toll on society

Boris Johnson says the west must ensure Ukraine “has the strategic endurance to survive and eventually prevail”

The war in Ukraine could last "for years", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned, while reiterating calls for Western countries to provide long-term support to Kyiv.

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine “will definitely win” as he visited a frontline city in the south of the country yesterday.

(Corrects spelling of Sievierodonetsk in paragraphs 3, 7, 9, 12)