ukraine’s military chief says the situation in the northeast Kharkiv region bordering Russia has ‘significantly worsened’ over the week

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Lithuanians are casting votes in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions

Ukrainians claim shootdown of Russian SU-25; Putin grants two deputy PMs extra powers over energy and defence. What we know on day 809

Govenor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov said thousands more residents had to be evacuated as Russian forces pushed on with their new attack

Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade are taking part in Nato's largest military exercise since the Cold War and they believe parachuting would have a key role to play in dealing with any threat from Moscow. Kim Sengupta reports from Nurmsi

ukraine says it is pushing back against assaults and battling for control of territory

Villages come under heavy fire, prompting evacuations; Ukrainians hit more Russian-controlled oil refineries. What we know on day 808

Kim Sengupta reports from Nurmsi where he watches troops storming 'Russian' positions as part of Nato's largest military exercises since the end of the Cold War

Kyiv sends reinforcements to the border area and evacuates some citizens – as it repels Moscow’s troops who are seeking to increase the pressure on ukraine’s second city

Kyiv says initial attacks repelled as Russia seeks to intensify pressure on ukraine’s second city

Dylan Earl is charged under new spy laws of orchestrating an arson plot on ukraine linked business in London

Putin praises Mikhail Mishustin for keeping Russian economy afloat despite his damaging war on ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions

Head of the town of Vovchansk’s military administration said transport was being organised for those without cars

Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions

Watch live as Russia’s annual Victory Day concludes with fireworks in Moscow on Thursday, 9 May.

Russia had a lone tank on display during its Victory Day parade in Moscow. The annual event in Red Square is a celebration of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War and features patriotic pageantry. Thursday 9 May marks the 79th anniversar ...

Vladimir Putin left flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Thursday 9 May, as Russia marked Victory Day. The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in the Second World War, but eventually pushed Nazi forces back to Berlin, where Hitler ...

Strikes damage 34 flats and three dozen cars in Belgorod city

Vladimir Putin marks second world war Victory Day as relations with west spiral towards crisis