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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a book of condolence in Kyiv.

Kyiv’s troops have reportedly retaken towns up to the Russian border, including strategic Izium

The missile strikes on the Ukrainian power grid overnight have plunged millions of people into darkness as Vladimir Putin strikes back following a humiliating retreat by Russian troops

A Russian bombardment ignited a massive fire at a power station on Kharkiv’s western outskirt which appeared to cause a huge blackout in Ukraine’s second-largest city in darkness

Ukraine has announced fresh gains in its counter-offensive, including the recapture of the strategic city of Izyum in the country's east, where Kyiv accused Russia of carrying out reprisal strikes against electricity infrastructure. Throughout the weekend Ukraine claimed new military successes against Russia's army in the east and south, the…

Ukraine officials make claim Russian volunteers are refusing to serve in combat conditions after their counter-offensive

Kyiv retakes swathe of territory in northeast Ukraine

The US military said Monday that Russia had largely lost territory it seized near Kharkiv and that Russian soldiers were retreating across the border. Ukraine earlier accused the Russian military of attacking civilian infrastructure in response to a rapid weekend offensive by Ukrainian troops. Read FRANCE 24’s blog to follow…

Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive.