Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 287 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning.

At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.

Lawmakers debate Trump's timeline for Ukraine peace deal as territorial concessions remain a sticking point in negotiations to end the four-year conflict.

Lance Corporal George Hooley is remembered by colleagues as a "born soldier" after the Ministry of Defence said the 28-year-old died in a "tragic accident".

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."

More than 160 shoeboxes containing presents for children will be travelling from Herefordshire to Ukraine this weekend. The items, supplied by people in the county, will be driven almost 2,000 miles to Kharkiv, near the Russian border, where they will be handed out.

The EU took a big step towards agreeing a survival loan to Ukraine yesterday, but at the same time additional opposition emerged to a plan that needs to be agreed in a week’s time.