Authorities in Melitopol begin distributing Russian passports as commemorations held for Russia Day in parts of Ukraine occupied by Moscow

Moscow says it targeted site where Western-supplied weapons stored; top EU official promises answer on Ukrainian bid to join bloc by next week

'It’s already the 108th day of the war, already June. Donbas is holding on,' Ukrainian leader says; Moscow extends its war timeline until October

Ukrainian President Zelensky presses for quick admission into union, highlights dangers of a food crisis posed by Russia's blockade of Ukrainian Black Sea ports

US president says there was 'no doubt' that Putin would order his troops into Ukraine, and 'we had data to sustain' that assessment

State-owned media says 23 Kherson residents received passports through 'simplified procedure'; Kyiv denounces move as 'flagrant violation' of its territorial integrity

Moscow said to be using highly inaccurate 1960s-era anti-ship missiles, able to cause severe collateral damage and casualties; Kyiv accuses Russian forces of using flamethrowers

This is third time Moscow has applied label to Committee Against Torture, and has recently stepped up using measure to target opponents, journalists and human rights activists

'It is obvious that Russia is determined to wear down the West' to make it increasingly amenable to a compromise, one analyst says

Andrzej Duda argues that discussions with the Russian president achieve nothing but giving him legitimacy