Last month, Russia made its largest territorial gains of any month since summer 2022, highlighting Ukraine's challenges.

Ukraine has been rocked by a $100 million corruption scandal that implicates current and former government officials.

The other two control the eastern and southern routes to the last remaining Ukrainian redoubts in Donetsk – Kramatorsk and Slaviansk.Vladimir Putin has thrown a massive effort into the fight for Donetsk,

Military analysts and some Ukrainian commanders worry that Kyiv may be repeating the mistake of staying in an embattled city longer than it should, aiming to inflict far more casualties than it suffers.

President Trump reiterated his call on Sunday for an immediate halt to the three-and-a-half-year full-scale war in Ukraine, saying the battle lines should be frozen where they currently stand, with Russia's invading forces occupying most of Ukraine's ...

Ukraine appears at increasing risk of losing the city of Pokrovsk, an important stronghold in eastern Ukraine where it has held off Russia for more than 18 months.

Kylian Mbappé fired France into the World Cup with two goals - reaching 400 in his career - in the 4-0 win over Ukraine. The Real Madrid forward took his tally to seven in his last six internationals with second-half goals either side of a strike from Bayern Munich's Michael Olise,