Russia claims advances toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk as fighting intensifies in Donetsk.

The commander leading new Western training for Ukrainian troops said there's much to learn from them, but some lessons would be wrong to take.

One of Putin 's feared £75million Tu-95MS 'Bear' nuclear bombers was confirmed as severely damaged by Ukraine in an overnight strike on a Russian airbase. The hit was at Engels-2 airbase in Russia's Saratov region. Satellite images show a badly damaged right wing.

At the same time, Russia has endured two waves of severe fuel shortages across the country as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries. In total, Russia has hit at least 246 filling stations across Ukraine so far, says Oleksandr Sirenko, an analyst with Ukrainian energy think-tank Nafto Rynok ("Oil Market").

CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secret trip to Moscow involved telling one of Vladimir Putin’s top officials that Russia needs to end the war in Ukraine before its economic situation worsens, according

The director of the CIA flew to Moscow to warn Russia that they need to cut a deal with Ukraine before their military and economic situation worsens.

Andy Burnham has promised to keep up the pressure on Russia despite Moscow's "outrageous threats", on his first official visit to Ukraine as UK prime minister. Burnham met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and chaired his first meeting of the "coalition of the willing",

Ukrainian intelligence said Moscow has already decided to call up 300,000 this year and 300,000 in 2027, driven by massive losses and a collapse in voluntary recruitment. Kyiv expects the

U.S. tech titan Elon Musk received a top honor as Ukraine tries to convince him to allow SpaceX's Starlink system to be used in strikes inside Russia.

The Delta system pulls together battlefield data to identify targets, creating a miles-wide “kill zone.” The technology is credited with helping to cut Russian advances to a near standstill.

The Ukrainian Automobile Federation requests an urgent investigation into its Russian counterpart, the RAF.

Ukrainian long-range drones have struck a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s biggest online retailer, Wildberries, for the second time in six weeks.