Ukrainian soldiers and officials tell Askold Krushelnycky that Kyiv’s military wants to prolong the humiliation of Putin over surprise assault on Kursk for as long as possible – as army says it has taken 1,000 square kilometres of territory

An official in the Kursk border region of Russia is urging residents to evacuate due to the “very tense situation” in the area, where Russian forces are scrambling to respond to a surprise Ukrainian attack

Dark smoke plumes pour into the sky meters above a cooling tower at a Russia-occupied nuclear plant on Sunday 11 August. A Russian governor claimed the fire began with Ukrainian shelling while Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Vladimir Puti ...

Dark smoke and explosions reported from the Russia-occupied nuclear plant, with Moscow and Kyiv blaming each other for starting the fire

Kursk governor orders officials to ‘speed up’ civilian evacuations; Russian defence ministry claims Ukrainian advance halted. What we know on day 900

Fighting said to be continuing, with reports of power outages near nuclear power station, despite Moscow’s claim

Emergency workers search rubble for survivors; Moscow deploys extra forces to Kursk as Ukrainians ambush Russian convoy. What we know on day 899

Russian forces struggle to deal with assault across border and deep into the Kursk region – which military experts have described as the most significant such incursion since the Second World War

 

Now exiled in Germany, the opposition politician says he will focus on turning Russians against the war in ukraine

Russian prosecutors want to sentence Karelina to 15 years in a penal colony

Kyiv and Volodymyr Zelensky maintain silence over massive border operation on Russian soil

While this assault will not change the trajectory of the war, writes Chris Stevenson, its symbolic importance and boost to morale should not be underestimated

President’s aide says ‘root cause of any escalation’, including into Kursk, is Moscow’s ‘unequivocal aggression’

While this assault will not change the trajectory of the war, writes Chris Stevenson, its symbolic importance and boost to morale should not be underestimated

President’s aide says ‘root cause of any escalation’, including into Kursk, is Moscow’s ‘unequivocal aggression’

Russian prosecutors want to sentence Karelina to 15 years in a penal colony

Zelenskiy aide says ‘root cause of any escalation’, including into Kursk, is Moscow’s ‘unequivocal aggression’

 

Kyiv, Zelensky maintain silence over claims of massive border operation on Russian soil