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Russia said on Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the eastern Ukrainian village of Orlivka, situated about four kilometres (2.5 miles) west of the town of Avdiivka, which Moscow's forces captured last month after one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Earlier, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said…

Russian president’s speech marking 10 years since Crimea focuses on ‘Russia’s pride’ and ‘glory’ in front of crowd in central Moscow

Drone and rocket attacks on energy infrastructure come as pro-Ukraine battalions claim raid across border

The EU finds itself in uncharted legal territory as it ponders using Russia’s frozen assets against it.

Russian defence ministry said the plane was carrying prisoners of war who were to be exchanged in a swap, a claim an official in Kyiv has disputed

Kremlin complains after Ukraine hits back with attacks on Belgorod; more Russians troops die as military’s quality degrades, says British MoD

‘On the eve of the New Year, the Russians want to intimidate our city,’ Kharkiv mayor says

The attack, which took place this week, lasted 48 hours and caused huge disruption, UK intelligence said

Patriarch Kirill is now ‘an individual in hiding from the bodies of pre-trial investigation’

Western military powers ‘running out of ammunition’ to give to Ukraine, UK and Nato say; Belarus conducted military readiness exercises