The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

White House hopeful has previously made statements defending invasion

Republicans claim the president took a $5m bribe to change US policy towards Ukraine but the allegations are the same discredited ones floated during Donald Trump’s first impeachment

So the Ukrainian counteroffensive is well and truly underway, even if progress is measured in metres rather than the rapid advances that characterised Ukraine’s highly successful push last autumn. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has confirmed this, saying progress has been “slower than desired” and noting that the Russian invaders have mined…

One of the most notable features of Russia’s war in Ukraine has been Moscow’s increasing reliance on what are known as private military companies. Forces such as the Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin have borne the brunt of much of the fiercest fighting, especially during the bloody battle for…

Dmitry Muratov's claim came as the head of Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin alleged Vladimir Putin is being told "monstrous" lies by his military chiefs over Russia's "colossal problems" in its resistance to Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Ukrainian spies have uncovered a Russian plot to attack a nuclear plant and cause a radiation leak, according to the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.

Chonhar Bridge is one of a handful of infrastructures linking Crimea with the mainland

Warning comes as bridge connecting Russian-held Crimea and the Ukrainian mainland is damaged in strike

African peace missions to Ukraine and Russia last week came up empty-handed. Led by South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa, the delegation included leaders and senior officials from Congo-Brazzaville, Comoros, Egypt, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia.