Neither the Kremlin nor the CIA have commented on the visit

Andy Burnham played guitar with Ukrainian soldiers on his first official trip to Kyiv as prime minister.

Ratcliffe’s purpose and meetings in Russia are not immediately clear but it marks the first known trip from a US spy chief since November 2021

The UK is the first country outside of Ukraine to get access to Kyiv’s ‘Avengers’ database

The 33-year-old was previously described as someone who was ‘not a fighter’

Editorial: Mr Burnham’s choice of Ukraine for his first overseas visit as prime minister is loaded with meaning, and sends a strong message about his priorities on the global stage – not least to Donald Trump

Questions remain over how some of Burnham’s promises will be paid for

The UK is providing Ukraine with the blueprints to long-range SCALP missiles, the prime minister announced in Kyiv

The prime minister has promised to be ‘bolder’ than his predecessor in taking the UK back to the heart of Europe but Downing Street refused to provide a ‘running commentary’ on discussions

Kyiv has increasingly targeted online retail logistics centres, accusing them of providing support to the Russian armed forces

The prime minister is to chair his first meeting of the coalition of the willing as he arrives in Kyiv on Monday

Ukrainian drones spark fire at a logistics hub belonging to online retailer Ozon, after weeks of attacks targeting Wildberries

Search for survivors continues with nine people still missing following two strikes on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih

Andrey Kelin reportedly left his role in July

The suspect is accused of being a member of a team of Ukrainian divers that allegedly planted explosives on the pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022

Decision comes despite the Iran war showing the need for the U.S. to learn lessons about drone warfare from Ukraine

Putin’s posturing is a poor attempt to scare off broader Western support for Kyiv, say experts. Suha Kidwai reports

Kyiv residents surveyed damage and sheltered in subway stations after an overnight Russian missile and drone attack, carrying pets past bodies and damaged buildings. An injured parking security guard stood by his booth, his pants torn from the blast.

Crisis is the Kremlin’s ‘biggest domestic challenge’ since the outbreak of war against Ukraine, say experts

Nine people, including two children, are missing following Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian mall, according to local official

Ukraine increasingly contributes battlefield-tested designs and operational knowledge, while Britain can provide engineering expertise, industrial capacity, certification, capital and access to international markets

Anti-corruption bodies continue to scalp high-ranking Ukrainian officials amid a widening graft probe. James C. Reynolds and Alex Croft report

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Analysts say that Putin could seize assets if cash is needed for his stalling invasion

Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine faces ‘systemic crisis of governance’

Poland says it is activating a range of defensive measures in response to the strikes unfolding across the border

Ukraine is projecting the conflict deep into Russian territory

Editorial: Faced with an increasingly bellicose Russia that is threatening ‘consequences’ over the UK’s military support for Ukraine, a substantial increase in defence spending will likely more than pay for itself