Ukraine observed the second year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion mostly in peace, with ordinary Ukrainians powering through the day and wondering when the end of the conflict will come. Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination.
Read MoreThe North Korean leader gets the royal treatment in Russia. Progress in the Ukrainian counteroffensive. China’s defence minister goes missing.
Read MoreNorth Korean leader said to be on the move to Vladivostok for a meeting with President Putin that’s expected to have all the trappings of a state visit. Ukraine reportedly regains Black Sea oiL platforms from Russia
Read MoreRussia staged another attack on Kyiv with Iranian-built drones. All five were shot down. Air defenses also destroyed 10 attack drones targeting Dnipropetrovsk & Zaporizhzhia regions. Almost half-a-million people in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa and surrounding region remain without power
Read MoreA wave of Russian drones attacked Kyiv overnight and into the early hours of Monday morning, triggering air raid sirens twice. In all, Ukraine’s air defence managed to shoot down 30 out of 35 incoming drones.
Read MoreUkrainian repair crews continue to scramble to return power to millions of homes following devastating Russian missile attacks this week on infrastructure facilities, while Kyiv said near-constant Russian bombing was affecting a handful of population centers in the east. In a rare public spat involving Ukrainian leaders, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticized the mayor of Kyiv for doing what he said was a poor job setting up emergency shelters to help those without power and heat after Russian attacks.
Read MoreUkrainian officials and local residents moved to stabilize conditions in the freshly recaptured southern city of Kherson, as Russian symbols were being torn down and with the restoration of Ukrainian radio and television service and a new police presence.
Read MoreAfter an extraordinary offensive by Ukrainian forces, Russia evacuated some 30,000 troops from the Kherson region - along with substantial amounts of fighting equipment. Residents joined soldiers in Kherson's central square Friday evening to sing patriotic songs around a large camp fire. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed it as an "historic day.”
Read MoreRussia and Ukraine have traded accusations of shelling in southern Ukraine as four Ukrainian territories partially occupied by Russian forces continued to vote in so-called referendums on joining the Russian Federation. Moscow continued to use Iranian-made kamikaze drones to strike Ukraine
Read MoreUkrainians have reported armed soldiers going door-to-door in occupied parts of the country to collect votes for self-styled "referendums" on joining Russia. A UN panel of experts said it found evidence of war crimes committed during Russia's invasion, including cases of rape and torture of children
Read MoreAs Ukraine continues to make significant gains on the battlefield, Russia makes long range missile strikes. Widespread evidence of Russian war crimes are found as new areas are liberated
Read MoreUkraine said it had retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in the east. Meanwhile, Ukraine warns against a Russian strike back as well as a lack of weaponry
Read MoreThe Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has confirmed that its forces have entered the strategically important town of Kupyansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region. President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Ukraine had now liberated 2,000 sq km from Russia since beginning a renewed counter-offensive earlier this month.
Read MoreThe chief of the IAEA has expressed concern over the increasingly precarious situation at the Zaporyzhzhia nuclear power plant. Russian rockets have pounded Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.
Read MoreUkrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky paid tribute to the Queen after the announcement of her death. Shelling on Tuesday damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The Ukrainian military says its forces have been able to advance 50 kilometers (about 31 miles) in the Kharkiv region, liberating 20 settlements in their counter-offensive.
Read MoreUS officials said Ukraine was making "slow but meaningful progress" against Russian forces - while Ukraine's President Zelensky said he has "good news", claiming the recapture of several settlements from Russia.
Read MoreRussian abandoned its plans to hold a supposed referendum on a part of Ukraine joining Russia on Monday, saying it was being "paused" because of security concerns. Ukrainian military forces seem to have made some progress on a counter-offensive in the region
Read MoreBritish military intelligence said Saturday that Ukraine’s advance on three fronts was likely to have “achieved a degree of tactical surprise; exploiting poor logistics, administration and leadership in the Russian armed forces.” Meanwhile, the Kremlin is offering Russian railway workers enticing bonuses to fight in the war in Ukraine.
Read MoreA team from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived at a Russian-held nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia. Meanwhile Thursday marked the start of a new academic year for millions of Ukrainian children - but amid fears of rocket attacks, concerns over lack of bomb shelters and a heavily damaged learning infrastructure
Read MoreRussian leader Vladimir Putin has said UN officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. Washington has unveiled a new $775m (£655m) package of defence equipment for Ukraine.
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