‘Proud and happy’: Ukrainians embrace Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing victory

People in Kyiv and Kharkiv celebrate win in world heavyweight unification fight as symbolic achievement for the country

G7 leaders to discuss €30bn loan for Ukraine using Russian assets

Finance ministers will debate legality of using €270bn in frozen state assets as collateral for loan

Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find

Vulnerable birds deviating from migratory routes by up to 155 miles, which could affect breeding

Poland arrests nine suspects over alleged Russian sabotage plot

Prime minister Donald Tusk says detained are accused of ‘beatings, arson and attempted arson’

‘Dunkirk spirit’: convoy of Ulez scrappage scheme vehicles arrives in Ukraine

Some vehicles that do not meet standards in London’s ultra-low emission zone are being donated to help relief efforts

Russia begins tactical nuclear weapon drills near Ukraine border

Vladimir Putin announced the exercises earlier this month ‘as a warning to the west not to escalate tensions further’

Attacks on health workers in conflict zones at highest level ever – report

More than 2,500 attacks in 2023, including medics killed and clinics bombed, in war zones such as Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine

‘All the old rules are destroyed’: how Kharkiv is coping with life under constant attack

Those who have stayed behind in Ukraine’s second city, with so much and so many lost, are creating a version of normal life

China sending Russia ‘lethal aid’ for Ukraine war, UK defence secretary says, in split with US

Grant Shapps cites US and British intelligence as basis for claim, but US national security adviser says there has been no sign yet of direct transfer of weapons

Hopes grow of G7 deal to support Ukraine with $300bn in frozen Russian assets

Foreign ministers confident of agreement to use bank assets as security for Ukraine reconstruction loan

Polish foreign minister calls for long-term rearmament of Europe

Exclusive: Radosław Sikorski also says he favours deepest possible inclusion of UK in EU defence structures

At least four killed in Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv

Dozens also injured in strikes on busy DIY store and residential building that Zelenskiy says are ‘clearly terrorism’

Zelenskiy calls on world leaders to attend Ukraine ‘peace summit’ after deadly Kharkiv strike

Ukraine president urges Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to ‘show your leadership’ and send message to Moscow

Lithuania President Nausėda wins landslide re-election in vote shaped by Russia fears

Incumbent, who beat challenge from prime minister Ingrida Šimonytė, says Lithuania’s independence a ‘fragile vessel that we must cherish’

‘Putin’s patience snapped’: Insiders marvel at Russia’s military purge

Under new defence minister Andrei Belousov, FSB is tackling corruption aggressively with serious implications for Ukraine

Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal

Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister, says the funding will improve Kyiv’s air defences, just days after Russia killed 18 people in Kharkiv

‘We have a mission’: the Odesa artists refusing to abandon their studios

Small group of creatives are choosing to stay working in Ukrainian city despite continuous threat from war

Putin would applaud Biden absence at Swiss peace summit, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian leader says it would not be ‘strong decision’ if Joe Biden fails to attend talks next month to which Russia is not invited

Biden official says more sanctions are needed to counter Russia war economy

Daleep Singh said that sanctioning third parties that trade with Russia is needed, in addition to seizing assets for Ukraine