Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said on an unexpected visit to Kyiv Wednesday that Washington would "maximise" efforts to support Ukraine as it pressed ahead with its counteroffensive against Russia.

Ukraine said Wednesday it had downed more than two dozen cruise missiles and a swarm of attack drones across the country in the "most powerful" aerial attack on Kyiv in weeks that left two dead. The assault came as Russia said an airport near the border with NATO member Estonia had been targeted by drones,…

Russia on Tuesday handed 11-year jail terms to two exiled journalists accused of spreading misinformation about the military, pursuing a historic crackdown on criticism of the conflict in Ukraine.

Years of disrupted schooling have left Ukrainian children struggling to learn language, maths and reading skills in the wake of the pandemic and Russia's invasion, the United Nations warned Tuesday.

Ukraine announced Monday it had recaptured a village on the southern frontline, where its forces are hoping for a breakthrough in their grinding offensive against entrenched Russian positions.

The presumed death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin does not improve regional security, Lithuania's president said Thursday, adding that fighters from the Russian mercenary group remained in Ukraine's neighbour Belarus.

Civilians were killed in attacks in both Russia and Ukraine Wednesday, while Moscow was hit by drones for the sixth night in a row as the war -- which is now hitting Russian territory daily -- dragged into its 19th month. Kyiv, which vowed this summer to "return" the war to Russia, has regularly hit…

A top US official said Tuesday that the war in Ukraine has not bogged down into a stalemate, amid increasing concerns about the slow territorial gains of Kyiv's counteroffensive. "No, we do not assess that the conflict is a stalemate," White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in reply to a reporter's question. He…

Moscow's forces have repelled an attempt by Ukrainian "saboteurs" to break into the Russian border region of Bryansk, the region's local governor said Tuesday. Russian regions bordering Ukraine have reported repeated shelling and attacks from Kyiv's forces, including occasional cross-border incursions by pro-Ukraine armed militants. "Today Ukrainian saboteurs attempted to break through the state border…

The promise by NATO members Denmark and the Netherlands to provide advanced US-made F-16 jets to strengthen Kyiv's Soviet-era air force is the latest evolution of the alliance's aid to Ukraine since the war started in February 2022.

Are we slowly moving to World war 3? Can Russia allow NATO to gulp Ukraine? Is this existential threat to Russia? Can Russia exist with NATO countries surrounding Russia and a NATO member its gut?

Ukrainian defences shot down 15 Russian drones during an overnight attack, Kyiv's air force said Saturday. It said 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones were used in the aerial assault, and did not specify what happened to the other two.