The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Ukrainian troops are expected to begin training on the Patriot missile defense system at a military base in the United States in the coming weeks, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

The ruined kitchen of his family’s Kyiv home stands at the center of a 42-year-old carpenter’s traumatic experience of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Chris Parry, from the South West, and Andrew Bagshaw have not been seen since Friday

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, were last seen on Friday in the war-torn country

Capturing Soledar would be seen as a win for Russian forces who have experienced months of military losses.

Russian strikes hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv late Tuesday, the regional governor said, just hours after a surprise visit by the German foreign minister together with her Ukrainian counterpart. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

Incident occurred at around 9,000ft

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Ukraine and the West had reacted "cynically" to a 36-hour ceasefire proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to mark Orthodox Christmas.

President Vladimir Putin's defence minister vowed on Tuesday to build a deeper arsenal of weapons, bolster aviation technology to better evade air defences and improve drone production after a series of battlefield humiliations in Ukraine.