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Ukraine can “absolutely” win the war against Russia as Moscow continues to struggle to make key breakthroughs, the Pentagon has said. Russian leader Vladimir Putin “has achieved zero of his strategic goals” and is “really only taking control of a small number of population centres”, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. It comes as US officials

The situation in Luhansk will be the same or “even worse” than in places such as Mariupol and Bucha, the region’s governor has said. Russia has withdrawn troops from around Kyiv after failing to penetrate the city and is said to be focusing on the east, where it has long supported separatist fighters. Luhansk Governor

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russia wants to turn Ukrainians into “silent slaves” as he told the UN Security Council that Vladimir Putin’s forces must be brought to justice. The Ukrainian president was addressing the United Nations Security Council and said that Russia is “pursuing its policy of destroying ethnic and religious diversity during its

Satellite pictures appear to show dead bodies lying for weeks on the streets of Bucha, where Russian soldiers are accused of committing “war crimes”. Russian forces are also said to be preparing to launch a fresh offensive in the south east of Ukraine after pulling back from around Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to

Wearing plastic gloves and a face mask, Serhij Matuyk has seen horror beyond description over the past month. His job is to retrieve and bury bodies in the Ukrainian town of Bucha where evidence has emerged of possible war crimes by Russian forces. “They are b******s,” he said, standing by a large white van, waiting

It started with a Russian artillery shell that brought the house down on top of them. “We were buried under rubble in the basement. My son, my wife, my mother,” Aleksey told Sky News. “I used a crowbar to break through a brick wall. It was a miracle we got out.” Aleksey and his family

Russian soldiers have been accused of carrying out “genocide” in the Ukrainian town of Bucha amid harrowing evidence of mass graves, torture and bodies lying in the streets as Kremlin forces pull back from Kyiv. Ukraine officials say some victims were shot in the head with their hands tied behind their back and there has been

The Russian military has dug up Chernobyl’s poisonous legacy and potentially dispersed it into Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, say Ukrainian officials. Russia occupied the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster early in their invasion with 1,500 troops and armoured vehicles. The soil is heavily contaminated but, despite that, Russian troops were ordered to dig defensive

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said “atrocities” in Bucha need to be investigated as war crimes after images emerged of Ukrainian civilians lying dead on the streets of the city near Kyiv. Residents of Bucha said the people were killed by Russian soldiers without any apparent provocation, while Russia has not commented on the claims.

It is a miracle 13-year-old Sophia is still alive. The schoolgirl was left with a piece of shrapnel the size of a peanut embedded in her brain following a Russian attack on her village in southern Ukraine last month. She is now recovering in the country’s top children’s hospital in Kyiv, her head shaven and

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike on an oil depot in Belgorod, a Russian city close to the Ukrainian border.   This is the first accusation of a Ukrainian air strike on Russian soil since the war between the two countries began on 24 February. A number of videos appearing to

Moscow is redeploying forces to Ukraine from Russian-backed breakaway regions in Georgia, according to British defence officials. The Ministry of Defence said that between 1,200 and 2,000 of these Russian troops are being organised into three battalion tactical groups. “It is highly unlikely that Russia planned to generate reinforcement in this manner, and it is

Ukraine has been accused of launching its first airstrike on Russian territory since the war began – as hopes of an evacuation out of Mariupol faded after a humanitarian team headed to the besieged city. The International Committee of the Red Cross had planned to deliver aid to the southern port city today, but said

We are given strict instructions before entering the commuter town which has thwarted the Russian entry into the Ukrainian capital. “There may be shelling. You must stay with your army guards at all the times. If there is an attack, hit the ground.” Irpin is still far from safe. The little satellite town that’s refused

Russian attacks on Ukraine have intensified, despite a pledge from Moscow to pull back troops around Kyiv and Chernihiv. Ukrainian forces are preparing for new attacks in the east as Vladimir Putin builds up troops there after suffering setbacks in the capital of Kyiv. Speaking about the supposed withdrawal of Russian forces from Kyiv and

Demoralised Russian soldiers in Ukraine have accidentally shot down their own aircraft, sabotaged their own kit, and refused to carry out orders, a British spy chief will reveal. Sir Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ, is set to use a rare public speech to say it increasingly looks like Russia’s President Vladimir Putin “has massively

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia’s signals it will pull back troops from some areas “do not drown out the ruptures of Russian shells”. In a new video – the first time he has spoken about the peace talks that ended with a hint of some possible progress ahead – he said that only

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed scepticism about peace talks with Russia, saying signals it will pull back troops from some areas “do not drown out the ruptures of Russian shells”. It comes as Russia started withdrawing some forces from around Kyiv, according to CNN. In a new video – the first time he has

Russia will drastically cut its military activity focused near Kyiv and also around Chernihiv, the Russian deputy defence minister said. Alexander Fomin added that the country has decided to “fundamentally cut back” operations near the capital and another major city to “increase mutual trust” at talks aimed at ending the fighting. The announcement came as

A US official has cast doubt on claims that sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators were victims of a poisoning earlier this month. Three men including Mr Abramovich suffered symptoms including red eyes, constant and painful tearing and peeling skin on their hands and faces, a source confirmed to Sky News. Mr