The Latest Breaking News from Minsk

Any attempt to breach Ukraine’s northern border would make no logistical sense, experts tell The Independent

At least two people have been killed and more injured after a Russian rocket attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, near Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris…

An independent monitoring group says a large convoy carrying fighters from the Wagner private army has been spotted entering Belarus from Russia

Belarus adds to uncertainty surrounding the Russian mercenary force, which was expected to be exiled after its mutiny.

Mercenary warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, who was a convict and hot dog seller in a previous life, is staying in a hotel in the capital of Belarus, Minsk, where he has been exiled after calling off his brief uprising

Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to have fled to the Belarusian capital after leading an uprising in Russia

Three children among dead in Russian attack that hit pizza restaurant in eastern Ukraine; US president says ‘hard to tell’ if Putin weakened by Wagner mutiny. This blog is now closed.

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says military alliance will protect members from threats by either ‘Moscow or Minsk’.

Jens Stoltenberg says alliance has strengthened eastern flank and will protect ‘every inch of Nato territory’ after Prigozhin move