The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

Russia has fired scores of missiles into Ukraine, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in a massive aerial bombardment that has sent people rushing to shelters and knocked out power, Ukrainian authorities say.

Explosions also heard in Zhytomyr and Odesa as Putin’s forces launch their biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting Ukraine’s national infrastructure

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 309th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Russia fired scores of missiles into Ukraine early on Thursday, targeting Kyiv and other cities including Lviv in the west and Odesa in the southwest, sending people rushing to shelters and knocking out power in one of Moscow's largest aerial assaults.

Russian forces abandoning positions around Zaporizhzhia, says Kyiv

There has been heavy fighting and shelling in a number of areas, including the two cities – as Ukraine’s president also praises his people for helping the West ‘find itself again’ during the Russian invasion

Russian forces have ramped up shelling on Kherson in Ukraine by 10 times since the city was liberated giving residents no choice but to flee

Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, Ukraine's military said, while also exerting pressure along frontlines in the east. Russia fired 33 missiles from multiple rocket launchers at civilian targets in Kherson in the 24 hours to…

Al Jazeera looks at how the conflict unfolded on the ground, the human costs of 10 months of war and the global response

Some 1,400 drones - mostly for reconnaissance purposes - have already been purchased

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday where he said that France and Ukraine would issue proposals for a “common agenda” on additional military support by January. His visit came as air raid alerts were issued for all of Ukraine's regions. Read our live blog to see…