The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Tearful mourners bid farewell on Tuesday to a celebrated Ukrainian opera conductor who was killed fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea says the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive

Man and his young daughter killed after forces strike residential building in the south-eastern city; Francis references war in Easter message

After the death last year of children’s author Shirley Hughes, her son took hundreds of her books, including the award-winning Dogger, to libraries in Ukraine

Dozens of children reunited with families in Ukraine after being deported to Russia from occupied areas, charity says.

A missile fired from Ukraine was shot down over the Black Sea town of Feodosia in Russian-controlled Crimea, the Russian head of Crimea's administration said on Saturday. "A missile launched from Ukraine was shot down over Feodosia," Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram. Reuters could not immediately verify the battlefield reports.…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to recapture the Kremlin-controlled Crimea peninsula from Russia. During a first official state iftar, he said: “There is no alternative for Ukraine, or for the world, other than the de-occupation of Crimea. We will return to Crimea.” Zelensky, speaking at a mosque outside…

Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen visit China to urge Xi Jinping to use his influence; how Ukraine is bringing Bucha back to life

Ukraine's president and top security brass discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information at a meeting on Friday, Kyiv said, after secret documents detailing Western help for Ukraine reportedly ended up online. A statement about the meeting issued by the president's office did not say a leak had occurred.…