Russian strikes come after pro-Kremlin separatists called on Russia to 'liberate Russian cities founded by the Russian people'; Ukraine counteroffensive gaining momentum, UK says

Olena Zelenska makes admission to Sky News Australia in joint interview with husband Volodymyr Zelensky; she came out of hiding in May to push the case for her war-torn country

Organizers promise 'to add Ukrainian spirit' to next year's singing competition after European Broadcasting Union determines this year's winner unable to safely host

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

Moscow says missiles aimed at warship and warehouse containing US-supplied anti-ship missiles; Ukraine's Zelensky warns bombardment 'destroyed the very possibility' of dialogue

While the post-Soviet era has seen a gradual reawakening of communal life for the tens of thousands of Ukrainian Jews, the once-bustling synagogues and centers are now eerily quiet

Secretary of State Blinken says strikes undermine efforts of new grain agreement 'to get critical food to world markets'

Kyiv says attack is 'a spit in the face' to the agreement brokered a day earlier by Turkey and the UN

Kyiv: Attack is 'spit in the face' of Turkey, UN for brokering deal to let shipping resume from port; 2 missiles hit site, 2 intercepted; 3 killed in barrage on central Ukraine

Thousands of Russian officers believed lost in war, damaging military's chain of command, US official says