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Prime minister Andy Burnham will welcome Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to No 10 on Wednesday, pledging "rock-solid" support and faster delivery of British-made missiles to counter new Russian drone threats.
Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukraine has stabilised the front line and inflicted losses on Russia that are six times higher than Ukraine's, in his first interview since being removed as commander-in-chief.
Andy Burnham has triggered a political row by saying Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to the Guardian's Politics Weekly UK podcast, which also reports he wants closer UK-EU ties.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia struck six Ukrainian energy facilities hours after Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire, with 33 people reported injured and power cuts reported in Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.
US President Trump said an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was reached and is "effective immediately". Zelensky says Kyiv will back it if Russia does too, but Moscow has not confirmed, and he says a Kharkiv power plant was hit right after the announcement.
US President Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to ship 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, with more to follow, weeks after signing legislation authorising sanctions on importers of Russian oil and gas.
Donald Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed an "energy ceasefire" that is effective immediately. Kyiv says it would support such a move, while Moscow has yet to comment.
Yandex has suspended operations at a data centre in Vladimir, east of Moscow, after a Ukrainian drone strike — the third hit on the Russian tech giant's facilities in a week.
Defence secretary Wes Streeting says Britain stands with Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Donald Trump urged Ukraine to install a new leader, as Washington announces a controversial deal to buy Russian diesel.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK does not support Donald Trump's agreement to buy millions of tonnes of diesel from Russia, arguing allies should instead increase pressure on Moscow to end the war.
US President Donald Trump has said he believes it is time for Ukraine to get a new president, responding to Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of a US deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel exports.
Historian and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash argues that Putin's hybrid campaign against Europe is designed to break support for Kyiv, and that the answer is more backing for Ukraine — not a contest of "a thousand hybrid pinpricks".
Five glide bombs struck residential buildings in the south-eastern Ukrainian city, injuring at least 16 people and leaving others feared trapped under rubble, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky and emergency services.
US President Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed to release Russian diesel onto the world market, starting with 300,000 tonnes. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky says the move rewards Moscow and will prolong the war.
