The footage shows how Ukraine is scrambling to defend the embattled city from brutal Russian assaults.

Video from Sterlitamak in the Bashkortostan region, which is around 1,000km (620 miles) away from the border with Ukraine, captured an explosion at a petrochemical plant. Regional governor Radiy Khabirov later said Sterlitamak was attacked by two drones and “debris fell in an industrial zone”.

The European Union has praised Ukraine for its reform progress toward joining the bloc despite concerns about corruption.

Ukraine has long needed an arsenal of interceptor drones to fight Russian Shaheds. It looks like it's finally ready to mass produce them.

Italy’s government is furious after Moscow suggested their support for Ukraine was to blame for the deadly collapse of a historic tower in Rome. A Romanian maintenance worker lost his life late Monday following a 12-hour rescue attempt at the Torre dei Conti after the 13-Century landmark partially gave way,

The Pentagon has given its approval for the US to start providing long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, giving President Trump the final say on whether or not to arm Kyiv, according to a new

Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Washington to supply the weapons to strike oil and energy facilities deep inside Russia.

Oleksandr Syrskyi says special forces have been deployed but denies Russian reports Ukrainian troops are surrounded in Pokrovsk.

Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced into Pokrovsk, a transport and logistics hub that they have been trying to capture for over a year. Zelensky said Pokrovsk remained under severe pressure, though Russian troops had made no gains in the past day. He said up to 300 Russian servicemen had infiltrated the city.