A face-to-face meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders is needed "to truly ensure a lasting peace," Zelensky said late on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claims he is working on a “mega-deal” that would allow his country to swap its cutting-edge drones for weaponry from the United States. Zelensky revealed the negotiations with the White House in an interview published Thursday,

The Kremlin has insisted any peace deal should see Ukraine withdraw from the four regions Russia illegally annexed in 2022. It also wants Ukraine to renounce its bid to join NATO.

Ukraine was pounded by hundreds of Russian bombs overnight into Saturday in a fiery scene that claimed the lives of at least eight civilians and wounded 31 others — leaving behind a trail of

An announcement by the Ukrainian president that he will seek to replace the prime minister with a loyalist came as the country faces battlefield setbacks and a souring mood.

A missile hit a multi-story building in Odesa, killing one and injuring six. In Sumy, strikes damaged infrastructure, leaving thousands without power.

President Trump privately questioned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about whether Kyiv could blast Moscow and St Petersburg if needed to make Russians “feel the pain” and come to the

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) said Russia began to hit enlistment centers in recent weeks in a concerted effort to disrupt Ukraine's mobilization. Olha Polishchuk, ACLED's Eastern Europe research manager,