The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.

A Russian-backed court in occupied Ukraine on Wednesday sentenced a Colombian man to 19 years in prison for fighting for Kyiv's army. Moscow has jailed several foreign fighters that its troops have captured in eastern Ukraine,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signaled new willingness to make concessions on several key negotiating points that have threatened to stall a nascent peace process with Moscow, effectively putting the ball in Russia’s court.

Ukraine's military says its troops have pulled out of a key defense stronghold in the country's eastern region of Donetsk, where heavy fighting against Russian troops continues.

The Russian invading army has completed its occupation of the city of 10,000 inhabitants, which had held out for three and a half years. The eastern flank of the last conurbation in the Donbas that is still under Ukrainian control now seems exposed.

Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 8 times today. The situation near Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, is "extremely difficult" as Russian forces continue to attempt crossings of the Siverskyi Donets River,

Ukrainian military admitted that the situation in the village of Serebryanka, located northeast of Siversk in Donetsk Oblast, remains extremely difficult. Read also: Ukraine holds Serebrianka positions despite difficult conditions Units of the 81st Airmobile Brigade continue to hold their positions,