The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

The coming year will put incoming US President Donald Trump's geopolitical strategies to the test, as wars rage in the Middle East and Ukraine and tensions rise in Asia.

Investigation after troops complained of misfires; Russian Oreshnik missile carried no explosives, say Ukrainian officials. What we know on day 1,008

MAGA Republican baselessly claimed the president is seeking to sabotage his successor’s incoming administration by dramatically escalating conflict in Europe

Moscow is pushing hard on eastern frontline amid uncertainty as to how Trump taking office will affect war

The incoming Russia-friendly US leader has touted a vague peace plan that worries experts and government insiders.

Russia launched a record 188 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Tuesday, amid growing international tensions over Russian missile threats and hints Moscow could strike European cities.

Moscow says it is preparing measures after Ukraine twice fired Atacms missiles into the Kursk region in past three days

Polish defence minister says European countries need to increase spending on their own security; drone attack on Kyiv after Kharkiv and Odesa hit. What we know on day 1,007

The war in Ukraine is at a critical juncture. Kyiv has been given permission to use western-supplied Atacms and Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia. It did so as soon as that permission was granted, with strikes against Russian military facilities in the Bryansk and Kursk regions.

Ukrainian drones hit a fuel and energy facility in the Russian region of Kaluga, a source in Ukrainian military intelligence said Monday, in Kyiv's latest attack on Moscow's energy sites.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said Russia had stepped up its cyber attacks on Ukraine and its allies over the past year.