The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Witnesses reported hearing a ‘powerful explosion’ after the drone hit a non-residential building in Moscow’s Expo Centre complex

Nato chief says only Ukraine can decide conditions for peace; US approves sending F-16 fighter jets to Kyiv

Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last autumn’s lightning counter-attacks around Kherson in the south and Kharkiv in the north-east…

Ukraine calculates the agony of war in many ways. Lives lost, homes destroyed, families turned into refugees. There's also trauma that's harder to measure — the collective mental health crisis.

Stoltenberg’s chief of staff suggested earlier that Kyiv could give up land to Russia in return for NATO membership.

There have been reports that Ukrainian units have crossed the Dnipro River and established bridgeheads on the eastern side – which could be an important moment in Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive push in the south. How many troops made the crossing and how secure their bridgehead really is, remains unclear.

Ukraine on Thursday claimed gains in its counter-offensive against Vladimir Putin’s invading forces but complained that it would not be able to deploy Western F16 jets this year.

Foreign minister says Kyiv intends to conduct a diplomatic ‘counteroffensive’ against Russia’s efforts to woo Africa.

Attack damages city’s Expo Center less than 5km from Kremlin

Spy chief confirms security services’ involvement in July attack and warns similar strikes will follow

Kyiv rejects suggestion possible peace deal could see land given up in return for Nato membership