Ukraine

BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that the military alliance has no plans to send combat troops into Ukraine amid reports that some Western countries may be considering putting boots on the ground…

The Indian govt is yet to officially confirm the death of Hemil Ashvinbhai Mangukiya killed in Donetsk close to Russia's border.

Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrsky said he was confident of victory "because light always conquers darkness".

Ukraine’s prosecutor general estimates that 528 children have been killed since the full-scale invasion began almost two years ago and 2,134 are missing.

As Russia launched its war, the lives of millions of Ukrainians were irreversibly changed. Artem Dmytryk hadn't seen his family for about 24 months, almost all of which he spent in Russian captivity.

EU is struggling to find enough stocks to send to Kyiv; US aid worth $60 billion is stalled over political differences. That appears to be playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian Defense Ministry's announcement came the same day Ukraine’s military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka, where the outnumbered defenders had battled a Russian assault for four months.

The Russian military did not immediately comment on the claim, saying only that it downed six Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea overnight.

The five-and-a-half-hour attack targeted agricultural facilities and coastal infrastructure, officials for Ukraine’s southern defense forces wrote on Telegram.

The attack sprayed nearby homes with burning fuel forcing at least 50 people to evacuate, Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov said earlier.

The decision to confer Ukraine's highest state award on Zaluzhniy is a sign that Zelenskiy's team are trying to signal unity and respect for Zaluzhnyi after removing him as commander of the armed forces

Zelenskyy appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army.

The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevich, said that one man died from severe injuries after the attack stripped roofs off 20 houses and damaged gas and water pipes in the port city.

Zelenskyy's comments marked his first confirmation that he was mulling to fire the widely popular general, a possibility that caused an uproar in Ukraine.

The International Court of Justice noted that it had already ordered Russia to "immediately suspend" its military operations but that "the armed conflict continues to this day."

Russia's defence ministry said 195 of its soldiers were freed, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 207 people -- both soldiers and civilians -- had returned to Ukraine.

As Putin ramps up presidential election campaign, he wants to maintain normalcy but the increasing Ukrainian attacks have raised the visibility of the war on Russian soil.

The investigation comes as Kyiv attempts to clamp down on corruption in a bid to speed up its membership in the European Union and NATO.

Social media footage posted overnight showed bright flames and columns of smoke tearing through the refinery, owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft.

Ukraine's military intelligence said it had no "comprehensive information" detailing who was on the flight.