Ukraine Crisis Live Updates

India is ready to contribute in any way it can to restore peace in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, reiterating that New Delhi favours the resolution of the dispute through dialogue and diplomacy.

Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted after the discovery of mass graves and "executed" civilians near Kyiv.

Seven people died and 34 were wounded after Russian forces struck a residential area in Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv on Sunday, local prosecutors said in a statement.

Volodymyr Zelensky said his government is "carefully" considering a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality, a key point of contention as negotiators for both sides prepare for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the brutal month-long war

Authorities in Ukraine's western Lviv region on Saturday reported three powerful explosions near the regional capital Lviv and urged residents to take shelter.

Ukraine War Highlights: The civilian death count in Ukraine due to the month-long Russian invasion has crossed 1,000, according to the United Nations human rights office. 

Three US volunteer fighters who have risked their lives alongside Ukrainian soldiers said they had joined the struggle against Russian forces to stop civilians suffering and in the name of freedom.

One of Europe's biggest iron and steel works, Azovstal, has been badly damaged as Russian forces lay siege to the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, officials said Sunday.

Turkey, which has tried to position itself as a mediator, says Russia and Ukraine have made progress on their negotiations to halt the invasion and the two warring sides are "close to an agreement".

Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country's west, the defence ministry said today.

Dozens of soldiers were killed after Russian troops struck a Ukrainian military barracks in the southern city of Mykolaiv, witnesses told AFP on Saturday while a rescue operation was underway.

China's support for Russia in the war in Ukraine is showing its limits as the domestic costs for President Xi Jinping start to outweigh the benefits of confronting the U.S.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has warned of a "difficult and angerous moment" for the city as Russian forces have stepped up strikes on residential buildings.

Ukraine War Highlights: A cameraman for Fox News, Pierre Zakrzewski, was killed outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv while his colleague Benjamin Hall was wounded. 

Ukraine prepared Sunday for a "relentless defence" of Kyiv as the capital faced possible encirclement by advancing Russian forces who have also kept up a bombardment of the besieged southern port city of Mariupol.

India is ready to contribute in any way it can to restore peace in Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, reiterating that New Delhi favours the resolution of the dispute through dialogue and diplomacy.

Global outrage at accusations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine mounted after the discovery of mass graves and "executed" civilians near Kyiv.

Seven people died and 34 were wounded after Russian forces struck a residential area in Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv on Sunday, local prosecutors said in a statement.

Volodymyr Zelensky said his government is "carefully" considering a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality, a key point of contention as negotiators for both sides prepare for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the brutal month-long war

Authorities in Ukraine's western Lviv region on Saturday reported three powerful explosions near the regional capital Lviv and urged residents to take shelter.

Ukraine War Highlights: The civilian death count in Ukraine due to the month-long Russian invasion has crossed 1,000, according to the United Nations human rights office. 

Three US volunteer fighters who have risked their lives alongside Ukrainian soldiers said they had joined the struggle against Russian forces to stop civilians suffering and in the name of freedom.

One of Europe's biggest iron and steel works, Azovstal, has been badly damaged as Russian forces lay siege to the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, officials said Sunday.

Turkey, which has tried to position itself as a mediator, says Russia and Ukraine have made progress on their negotiations to halt the invasion and the two warring sides are "close to an agreement".

Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country's west, the defence ministry said today.

Dozens of soldiers were killed after Russian troops struck a Ukrainian military barracks in the southern city of Mykolaiv, witnesses told AFP on Saturday while a rescue operation was underway.

China's support for Russia in the war in Ukraine is showing its limits as the domestic costs for President Xi Jinping start to outweigh the benefits of confronting the U.S.

Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko has warned of a "difficult and angerous moment" for the city as Russian forces have stepped up strikes on residential buildings.

Ukraine War Highlights: A cameraman for Fox News, Pierre Zakrzewski, was killed outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv while his colleague Benjamin Hall was wounded. 

Ukraine prepared Sunday for a "relentless defence" of Kyiv as the capital faced possible encirclement by advancing Russian forces who have also kept up a bombardment of the besieged southern port city of Mariupol.