Ukraine is ready to launch its long-awaited counteroffensive to recapture Russian-occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published Friday.

Ukraine fended off 36 Russian air attacks in and around the capital overnight while pro-Kyiv Russian fighters said they were battling Russian forces for a second day inside Russia, trading blame with Moscow for the deaths of two civilians.

Two civilians were killed today in shelling on Russia's Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, while Kyiv was hit by Russian strikes overnight for a sixth day in a row.

SpaceX's Starlink, the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, now has a Department of Defense contract to buy those satellite services for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Thursday.."We continue to work with a range of global partners to ensure Ukraine has the resi

Russia said Ukrainian artillery hit a Russian town for a third time this week and drones struck two oil refineries in an uptick in attacks on Russian territory as Ukraine prepares a Western-backed push to end Russia’s invasion.

Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow yesterday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours.

At least one person died and four were injured as a result of Russia's third attack on Kyiv in 24 hours, official said early today, with Ukraine's air defence forces destroying more than 20 drones.

Drones hit several buildings in Moscow causing "minor" damage and no serious injuries, with air defence systems also destroying several drones on their approach to the Russian capital, Russian officials said early on Tuesday.

Russia yesterday said its military had hit Ukrainian air bases in overnight strikes and Ukrainian forces had shelled industrial facilities inside Russia as both sides sought the upper hand ahead of what Kyiv hopes will be a decisive counter-offensive.

A series of explosions rang out in Kyiv today as authorities told residents to seek shelter after another night of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital.

Russia unleashed waves of air strikes on Kyiv overnight in what officials said appeared to be the largest drone attack on the city since the start of the war, as the Ukrainian capital prepared to celebrate the anniversary of its founding yesterday.

Ukraine struck oil pipeline installations deep inside Russia yesterday with a series of drone attacks including on a station serving the Druzhba pipeline, while shelling from Ukraine killed at least two, Russian officials and media said.

A Russian missile hit a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro yesterday, killing at least two people and wounding 23 in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a crime against humanity.

The head of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said that around 10,000 prisoners he recruited to fight in Ukraine have been killed on the battlefield

Russia said yesterday it had routed fighters who crossed the border from Ukraine after two days of combat, in what appeared to be one of the biggest incursions of its kind of the 15-month-old war.

Russia yesterday said it was battling a cross-border incursion by saboteurs who burst through the frontier from Ukraine, in what appeared to be one of the biggest attacks of its kind since the war began last year.

Russian forces targeted the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro overnight with 16 missiles and 20 attack drones, the Ukrainian army said Monday.

Ukraine said on Sunday that it was still fighting for control of the eastern city of Bakhmut, after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had said earlier that the city remained "only in our hearts"

Moscow says supplying the advanced jets to Kyiv would carry 'colossal' risks for West

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a visit to Britain today won the promise of "hundreds" more missiles and drones -- and said his coveted goal of enlisting Western fighter jets was drawing nearer.