The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Kyiv mayor warned residents not to leave their shelters, as all of Ukraine was placed under an air alert. What we know on day 1,138

The defence secretary will hold further talks of the ‘coalition of the willing’ next week

John Healey will host defence ministers in Brussels alongside his French counterpart.

Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger told The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Vladimir Putin lacks rationality unless in a “permanent state of antagonism,” offering Russia only “security.” This remark comes just months after the third anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday hailed "tangible progress" after meeting British and French military chiefs in Kyiv to discuss strengthening the Ukrainian army and ways to support the war-torn country after any end of hostilities with Russia.

The head of Britain’s armed forces has met Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.

The Base, terrorist group founded in 2018, free to export violence abroad as Trump pulls FBI from pursuing far right

The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 18, including nine children, regional governor Serhii Lysak said

These are the key events on day 1,136 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina – set in the troubled 1680s – can almost describe current events, say directors

Opportunities and investment have surged for European defence startups since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, industry players say, with shifts by governments and investors shaking up a sector long a byword for ponderous development.