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”.

European Commission report shows Ukraine's best EU accession results in three years, but warns faster reforms are needed to meet the ambitious 2028 membership timeline.

A total of 154 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with Ukrainian forces repelling 52 Russian attacks near 15 settlements on the Pokrovsk front. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,

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

The family of a British volunteer who was killed fighting for Ukraine have paid tribute to their “brave” son on the first anniversary of his death. Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, from Gunnislake, Cornwall, died on the frontline in eastern Ukraine on November 5 last year after volunteering for an infantry mission.

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