The Latest Breaking News from Kherson

The US says there is now a ‘distinct possibility’ of Ukraine reclaiming Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014

A regional leader says seven Russian rockets have slammed into residential buildings in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing two people and trapping at least five in the city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant

Ukraine’s president makes comments during address to other European leaders

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said troops had taken three more villages near Kherson as they continue to push back Russian forces and a US officer said taking Crimea is a possibility

It is also claimed Vladimir Putin recruited more than 650 prisoners from a high-security jail

In week 32 of the war, Kyiv makes more advances in the east and south while Moscow pulls back forces from Crimea.

War’s supporters turn up criticism of Kremlin and military leaders as failures spill on to TV screens at home

Ukrainian army making ‘fast and powerful progress’ in south, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

‘The situation will be stabilised,’ says Russian leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law. The documents were published on a Russian government website on Wednesday morning. Earlier this week, both houses of the Russian parliament ratified treaties making…

September was a rocky month for Vladimir Putin, the Russian strongman used to getting his way after more than two decades at the top of Russia’s political hierarchy.