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An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine

Security sources say attack targeted drone manufacturer in Ishevsk, 1000km from frontline. Putin and Macron speak on phone for first time in almost three years. What we know on day 1,225

Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is “not looking for a way out of the war” and instead preparing to launch a new operation in Europe.

If Russia plans to broaden the ground war, Ukraine may need deeper lines of defence. Landmines could prove critical.

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since.

Germany has been Ukraine’s second-largest military backer after the United States, whose continuing support under President Donald Trump is in doubt.

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is visiting Kyiv to show support for Ukraine against Russia's invasion

President says he has signed a decree to pull out of Ottawa Convention saying nothing can replace landmines ‘for defence purposes’

The decision to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention follows similar decisions by Kyiv's allies Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - which also border Russia.