Ukraine applied to join the EU days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022. It has been pushing to make progress on its bid, despite the challenges of Russia’s war and EU member Hungary blocking Kyiv from formally moving to the next phase of negotiations.

In rural Ukraine, attack drones are assembled in secret to strike deep into Russia. These drones target oil refineries, fuel depots, and military hubs, stretching Moscow's air defenses.

In previous sieges during the almost four years since Russia launched its all-out invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine has pulled out of some places to avoid losing troops. Ukrainian forces are desperately short-handed against Russia’s bigger army.

President Trump, on his way back to the White House on Sunday night, suggested that he's no longer actively trying to end the war between Russia and Ukraine: REPORTER: What would be the final straw for you that proves that Putin is really not ready to end this war with Ukraine?

Russia fired one of its largest drone and missile assaults against Ukraine overnight, killing three people, including a 7-year-old girl, and cutting power to thousands as winter approaches,

Russia bombarded Ukrainian cities with 705 missiles and drones overnight into Thursday, according to Ukraine’s air force.

Military intelligence said the covert operation took place in 2024, but Ukraine is only now making the details public for the first time.

An undisclosed number of missiles were delivered to replenish Ukraine's stockpiles ahead of winter, when Russia is expected to intensify its attacks, the source told Bloomberg.

Russia’s waging the world’s first war aimed at obliterating internet use in the target country, but Ukraine’s resistance is winning, says a top scholar on the conflict.

Russian strikes have damaged nuclear substations in Ukraine, leading the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to issue a "critical" warning. Power to three nuclear power plants has been affected after Russian strikes on Thursday.