The Latest Breaking News from Zaporizhia

Russian president and defence officials in Kyiv give conflicting accounts of situation on front lines in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s troops appear to be nearing a breakthrough, slowly edging south in the Zaporizhia region.

Russia says Ukraine has started a long-expected counteroffensive but denies Kyiv made gains along the front lines.

Kiev accuses Vladimir Putin’s regime of engineering delay in fighting to block counteroffensive

Moscow’s forces push towards the Ukrainian towns of Orikhiv and Hulyaipole, according to Russian state media reports.

Ukraine has kept Russian forces guessing about their next move, pinning down occupying troops in defensive positions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stressed to the leaders of the world's wealthiest countries on Tuesday that now is the time to stop Russia's war Ukraine under his proposed peace plan. Zelenskiy appeared via videolink at the G20 summit, on the Indonesian island of Bali, overshadowed by the war in Ukraine…

President Vladimir Putin announced that four occupied regions of Ukraine would formally be incorporated into Russia.

Everyday Ukrainians, officials, and many observers say Russia’s move is little more than a sham.