Mr Yavorskyi, 61, stood together with other anxious residents alongside rubble in the central Ukrainian city of Poltava. All ...

Where Putin’s forces are making gains in eastern Ukraine - Ukrainian forces fighting around Velyka Novosilka claim its ...

Russian forces are slowly tightening the noose around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a key logistical hub whose main supply lines are under threat nearly three years after Moscow invaded its ...

The map below shows when each of these countries ... Russia and Ukraine are both rich in oil and gas. Russia has the world’s highest proven gas reserves at 48,938 billion cubic metres.

Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.

North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia near the Ukrainian border have temporarily withdrawn following weeks of heavy losses, Kyiv’s military has claimed.

Ukraine has launched devastating strikes on critical Russian infrastructure in recent days, leaving many industrial plants on ...

The mission, dubbed Baltic Sentry, follows worry over increased Russian military activity near key undersea communication ...

Currently, Russian forces are advancing in the east ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently ...