Senior official claims half of Severodonetsk back under nation's control after Moscow's forces driven back

Unspecified 'infrastructure' attacked in first airstrike on Kyiv since late April, showing Moscow is still ready to hit capital despite focus on Ukraine's east

Regional governor says Russian forces overran most of industrial hub but Ukrainian military is now 'moving them'

Regional governor says Ukrainian forces still control industrial area in Severodonetsk, vows 'Russian infantry will run' when long-range artillery arrives from West

'We are only getting stronger,' regional governor says as Russian forces further advance on city of Severodonetsk. 'Hatred of the enemy, faith in our victory make us unbreakable'

Russian airstrike hit tank with nitric acid at a chemical factory, causing massive leak, says Sergiy Gaiday

Regional governor describes 'very difficult' situation in Severodonetsk, one of several important urban hubs in Russia's path to capturing entire Luhansk region

Kyiv says Russian troops have been repelled on the outskirts of strategic city, as 15,000 civilians suffer under 'constant shelling' by Moscow's forces

Berlin faces accusations from Ukraine that it could do more to help; Russia presses its slow advance into neighbor's east

Kyiv hails fighters who have held out against Russians in Azovstal, saying they gave country 'vital time to accumulate reserves, regroup and mobilize forces and receive assistance'