The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Here are the key developments on the 1,069th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

We are now well beyond the 24 hours that Donald Trump had promised it would take him to secure an end to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. But Trump’s first week since his inauguration on January 20, 2025, has nonetheless been a busy one regarding Ukraine.

Ukraine’s new enemies are learning on the battlefield but have fatal orders to follow to avoid capture, says Kyiv.

Russian troops seize Velyka Novosilka in eastern Ukraine, impacting Kyiv's control. Conflict continues with intensified Russian offensive.

Warehouse strike in Russia ‘destroys 200 Shahed drones’; Ryazan oil refinery hit again, says Kyiv’s military. What we know on day 1,069

Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine, as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland

The conversation is no longer just about the present conflict, there is already an undeclared covert war under way

Military help is continuing even after new Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he’s pausing foreign aid for 90 days, says Ukrainian president

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said allies should work towards determining a format for potential peace talks with Russia, reiterating that only talks involving Kyiv could bring about a sustainable peace.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine was prepared to send coal to fuel a major power plant in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, hit by an unprecedented energy crisis.

Kyiv says it struck a Russian oil refinery and a microchip factory in attack which Moscow says contained 120 drones