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

Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a US-led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, though key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow will accept the new terms.

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,

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.

Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a U.S.-led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, revealed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, though key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow could accept the new terms.

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,