Lavrov ‘ready’ to meet US officials after reports of rift with Putin - Russia launched 450 drones and 45 missiles to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as Zelensky reiterated his call for sanction

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says he is ready to meet US secretary of state Marco Rubio amid reports that he was responsible for a summit being cancelled. The US was said to be put off by Lavrov,

Western analysts say the attacks on energy infrastructure so far have had a serious — but not crippling — effect. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly hit 16 major Russian refineries, representing about 38% of the country’s nominal refining capacity, according to a recent review by the Carnegie Endowment, a U.S.-based think tank.

A new documentary, "Second Wind," highlights Ukraine's wounded veterans, following four amputee soldiers and a female sniper, as they climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

While Russia remains tied down in a costly war, a German general has warned Moscow could still launch an attack on NATO territory at any time. On the battlefield, Ukraine is trying to hold a key city,

The battle for Pokrovsk - on a big road and rail artery in the Donetsk region - has been going on for well over a year.

As the war in Ukraine continues to escalate, Russian forces are on the brink of seizing the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, which many are calling a symbolic victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin.