Shoeboxes containing Christmas presents will travel 2,000 miles to Kharkiv.

Poland detained a Russian archaeologist who works on an ancient site in Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014. Ukraine calls the work illegal.

Ukraine said its long-range drones had struck a major offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea, as it seeks to cut off the Russian energy revenues funding its war.

Lawmakers debate Trump's timeline for Ukraine peace deal as territorial concessions remain a sticking point in negotiations to end the four-year conflict.

The Ukrainian leader rejected the demand, making clear that territorial issues remain unresolved as Ukraine and Europe sent a counterproposal to the United States.

Following President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is “losing” the war against Russia’s ongoing invasion and that Russia now has the “upper hand”, multiple officials told CNN there are no new US or European assessments suggesting there have been significant changes on the battlefield and they don’t see any indications Moscow is likely to win the conflict quickly.

Lance Corporal George Hooley is remembered by colleagues as a "born soldier" after the Ministry of Defence said the 28-year-old died in a "tragic accident".

The EU took a big step towards agreeing a survival loan to Ukraine yesterday, but at the same time additional opposition emerged to a plan that needs to be agreed in a week’s time.