Ukraine

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old with no end in sight, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace. On Wednesday, Mr Guterres told the Security…

Ex-footballer Andriy Shevchenko is one of several Ukrainians who received honours for their special service to their country around six months into Russia’s invasion of its neighbour. Shevchenko received the order of national legends of…

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of Odessa on Monday morning under a landmark deal to lift Moscow’s naval blockade in the Black Sea. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, who…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he was confident of victory in the face of Russia’s invasion as he honoured a new holiday marking the country’s statehood. It was a troubled morning with missile terror, but Ukraine…

The African Union on Saturday hailed a landmark deal between Ukraine and Russia that will allow Kyiv to resume exports of grain through the Black Sea and relieve a global food crisis. Ukraine’s farms are a major source of grain for the…

Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumbling to levels last seen before Moscow’s…

The head of Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency Ivan Bakanov and the general prosecutor Iryna Venediktova were dismissed by President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, the most significant reorganisation of his administration since the…

Civilians in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region were urged to flee on Wednesday as Russian forces bombarded the region. “Russia has turned the entire Donetsk region into a dangerous hotspot for civilians as well. I call on everyone to…