Zelenskyy says "historic" deal to buy advanced Rafale fighter jets from France will give Ukraine some of the "greatest air defense" in the world against Russian attacks.

Moscow’s attacks on gas supplies, the main source of warmth for most Ukrainian households, could plunge millions into the cold.

Ukraine struck Russia's port of Novorossiysk last week, forcing it to suspend oil exports. The Neptune missile it used is one of several long-range weapons Ukraine has developed since the 2022 invasion.

Elsewhere, the president of Finland warned that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and urged European allies to keep up support.

Residents flee as Moscow closes in on Huliaipole, a strategic town, using glide bombs and tactics to conceal troops.

Putin has not indicated a willingness to negotiate an end to the war that doesn't include giving Russia gains it has not acquired militarily.

Izmail lies on a Black Sea estuary and is one of a string of ports that are vital for Ukrainian imports and exports. With Russia also targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy is trying to ensure gas and other energy imports that can help see his country through the approaching winter.

Admiral Lord West, the former First Sea Lord, issued the dire warning about nuclear threats as he said Britain was already 'effectively at war' with Vladimir Putin's Russia