The Latest Breaking News from Dmytro Kuleba

Ursula von der Leyen tells EU member states it is the responsibility of all of them to ensure Ukraine can defend itself

Mr Coveney will visit Odesa port in southern Ukraine to see the operation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Flags raised on areas previously occupied as Russian troops pushed out from over 6,000 sq km of territory

Ukrainian foreign minister accuses German government of ignoring request for military hardware

‘Not a single rational argument on why these weapons cannot be supplied, only abstract fears and excuses,’ says Kyiv

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Monday again rejected Kyiv demands

By showing over the past week they have a path to beating Russian forces on the battlefield, Ukraine's troops may have won more military support from Western countries and undermined the urge of some Europeans to push Kyiv to make concessions.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Germany on Tuesday of ignoring Kyiv's pleas for Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles, saying Berlin offered only "abstract fears and excuses" for not providing such military hardware.

Russia said it was pulling back troops from the eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine as Kyiv announced massive territorial gains in its lightning counter-offensive. A Moscow-backed separatist leader in the east meanwhile said Russian forces were fighting "difficult" battles against Kyiv's troops in several parts of eastern Donetsk region, AFP…

The success of a counter-offensive against Russia shows Ukraine can beat Moscow's forces but Kyiv needs more weapons from its partners, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Saturday.

Paul Urey, 45, was reported to have died in captivity in July.