Kyiv says Russian forces pressing ahead with efforts to seize cities in eastern Ukraine, keeping up strikes on communities

Cargo ship Razoni carrying 26,000 tons of corn will stop for inspection in Istanbul before sailing to Lebanon as part of agreement aimed at easing global food shortage

Ukrainian leader warns thousands in danger after 6 civilians killed in strikes on Friday in key battleground area

Sergey Lavrov tells Arab League envoys that Moscow plans to 'liberate' Ukrainians from 'this absolutely unacceptable regime'

Many who flee the fighting are unable to make a living in west of country and so go back to the under-fire communities they ran from, sometimes with tragic consequences

Foreign Minister Lavrov says forces will now deal with targets beyond country's east because of new threat posed by arms given to Ukrainians

Kyiv already severed relations with Damascus after Syria recognized breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine

Putin visits Iran for talks on proposition to allow Ukraine grain exports, as UK suggests Russians facing 'acute' problems in maintaining invasion's advance

Two dozen people estimated to be trapped under the wreckage amid recent burst of high-casualty attacks on civilian structures

For the first time since invading its neighbor in February, Moscow made no claims of territorial gains on Wednesday, notes US think tank; UK says Russians 'reconstituting forces'