The Latest Breaking News from Oleksandr Syrskyi

Oleksandr Syrskyi claims in interview that 150,000 Russian soldiers died last year; Ukraine shoots down 43 Russian drones. What we know on day 1,062.

Ukrainian security services sources say Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was a completely legitimate target as the head of Russia’s nuclear, biological and chemical defence forces

Top Ukrainian military commander’s comments come after Russia’s quickest monthly gains since start of war. What we know on day 984

Russian forces are gathering on Pokrovsk, a logistics base and transport hub, after months of slow, brutal advance

President claims Kursk move helped Russian military make gains in Donbas; Institute for the Study of War says wider impacts of Kursk operation not yet clear. What we know on day 926

Zelenskiy renews calls for western allies to allow long-range attacks on Russian bases following strike in which 40 people were injured

A top military commander said Kyiv’s troops now control 500 square miles of Russian territory after incursion

Thousands are being forced to flee the city

Since August 6, the war in Ukraine has become a tale of two major offensives. Ukrainian forces have invaded Russia, grabbing more than 1,000 square kilometres of Kursk Oblast, which they are now defending fiercely. At the same time, in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces are moving on…