2024-04-18 Ukraine war

Europe: Brussels proposes free movement deal for UK’s 18- to 30-year-olds – as it happened

16.15 CESTCommission proposes unique Brexit deal for 18 to 30 year oldsLisa O'CarrollIn a groundbreaking move, the Europe ...

2024-04-17 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says west must do more after 14 killed in Russian strike on Chernihiv – as it happened

13.54 CESTZelenskiy condemns lack of air defense equipment following Chernihiv attack and urges greater support from the westVolodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, attributed the attack in Chernihiv to Russ ...

2024-04-16 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: world ‘dangerously close to a nuclear accident’ amid Zaporizhzhia attacks

10.04 CESTConcerns Rise as Zaporizhzhia Power Plant Comes Under AttackIn a recent development, Ukraine's UN ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, has accused Russia of carrying out a "well-planned false-flag operation" end ...

2024-04-12 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: US House speaker negotiates with White House over wartime funding for Ukraine

09.55 CESTUS House speaker in discussions with White House to advance Ukraine assistanceAfter facing months of delay, a senior House Republican has confirmed that the US House speaker is engaged in negotiations wit ...

2024-04-11 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian strike in north-eastern Kharkiv region kills three people

09.48 CESTOpening summaryGood morning, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for more air defence supplies on Thursday morning after Russia used over 40 missiles and 40 drones to deal damage to the country ...

2024-04-10 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says its air force has downed drones and guided missiles launched by Russia

13m ago 11.28 CEST Ukrainian reform plans and an investment agenda will be discussed by EU finance ministers in Luxemburg this week, as Kyiv seeks to secure fundin ...

2024-04-09 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: David Cameron meets Donald Trump to urge more US support for Kyiv

09.19 CESTCameron has a meeting with Trump to strengthen Ukraine supportGood morning and welcome to the Ukraine live blog. We start with news that David Cameron has held talks with Donald Trump in Florida in an eff ...

2024-04-08 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war: Operators say another drone downed at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – as it happened

14.11 CESTAuthorities confirm downing of another drone at nuclear plant, landing on reactor roofThe Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, under Russian control, has revealed that yet another drone was successfully sh ...

2024-04-07 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine halts drone attack, says military; Zelenskiy warns ‘we might run out of missiles’

1h ago10.40 CESTFlooding in Russia’s Orenburg remains “critical”. According to the mayor of Orenburg, the situation regarding flooding in the city is still ...

2024-04-06 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian drone attack on Kharkiv kills six

09.53 CESTRussian drone strike in Kharkiv kills six people, hits high-risesDuring an overnight drone attack carried out by Russia in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, six individuals lost their lives and at ...

2024-04-05 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Drone attack into Russia destroyed six warplanes and damaged eight others, Kyiv says

18m ago11.22 CESTAn undisclosed intelligence source from Ukraine has described the operation targeting the Morozovsk air base as a highly significant one.A ...

2024-04-04 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian foreign minister calls for Patriot missiles at Nato meeting

10.51 CEST'They have an abundance of them': At Nato, Kuleba emphasizes the necessity of PatriotsDmytro Kuleba, the Ukrainian foreign minister, sends his well wishes to Nato on their birthday. Speaking alongside Jen ...

2024-04-03 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Nato chief urges ‘multi-year’ support for Ukraine

11.20 CESTNato chief proposes 'consistent' aid to Ukraine as 'long-term' package consideredArriving for the Nato ministers’ meeting this morning, Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance’s secretary-general, argued for a cha ...

2024-04-02 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: drones strike Russian factories more than 1,000km from Ukraine

10.41 CESTUkrainian strike targets Russian facility producing long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, claims KyivNew information has emerged regarding the Ukrainian drone strike that took place this morning, hitting a ...

2024-04-01 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: France says it expects China to send ‘very clear messages’ to Russia

09.21 CESTOpening summaryWelcome to our live coverage on Ukraine. It is just after 10am in Kyiv and in Moscow and I'm Donna Ferguson. Here are the headlines:

2024-03-31 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘We defend ourselves, we endure, our spirit does not give up,’ Zelenskiy says in Easter message

10.05 CEST'We defend ourselves, we endure, our spirit does not give up,' Zelenskiy says in Easter message“There is no night or day when Russian terror does not attempt to disrupt our lives,” Ukraine president Volod ...

2024-03-29 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian fighter jet crashes into sea off Sevastopol, Crimea

09.23 CETOpening summary Russian missile and drone attacks overnight caused significant damage to Ukrainian thermal and hydro power plants, according to Ukrenergo, the ...

2024-03-28 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin rules out attacks on Nato countries

09.45 CETRussia denies any intention to attack NATO countries, according to President PutinIn a statement released on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that Russia has no plans to attack NATO memb ...

2024-03-27 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia launches fresh drone attack on Ukraine

09.27 CETOpening summaryGood morning and welcome to the blog. It has just passed 10am in Kyiv and 11am in Moscow.Ukraine’s air force chief said on Wednesday that Russia launched 13 Shahed ...

2024-03-26 Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war live: Detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich extended by Russia

09.36 CETOpening summaryGood morning, it is currently 10.30am in Kyiv and 11.30am in Moscow. Welcome to the Guardian's real-time coverage of the conflict in Ukraine.The Ukrainian navy is c ...