The Latest Breaking News from Jens Stoltenberg

Military alliance is 'in the midst of a very fundamental transformation', says Secretary General

(This April 9 story removes 'permanent' from headline and first paragraph to match updated Telegraph article after NATO said it asked the newspaper to correct the original version)

KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine braced for a redoubled Russian offensive in the east and unearthed fresh evidence of atrocities outside its capital of Kyiv, the United Nations General Assembly sharply rebuked Moscow on Thursday by suspending it from the organization’s 47-member Human Rights Council.

Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin's press secretary, went as far as to say the atrocities in Bucha were a 'well-staged simulation' when faced with graphic images of the atrocities

KYIV, Ukraine — Bracing for a redoubled Russian offensive in the east and unearthing fresh evidence of atrocities outside its capital of Kyiv, Ukraine appealed urgently Thursday for more Western weaponry and harsher punitive steps against Moscow.

KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukraine braced for a redoubled Russian offensive in the east and unearthed fresh evidence of atrocities outside its capital of Kyiv, the United Nations General Assembly sharply rebuked Moscow on Thursday by suspending it from the world body’s 47-member Human Rights Council.

The video filmed from above, appears to show a Ukrainian T-64 tank ambushing a convoy of Russian BTR-82A armoured vehicles on a road in Nova Basan.

'The more weapons we get and the sooner they arrive in Ukraine, the more human lives will be saved'

Ukraine was bracing to battle for control of its industrial east and appealing for more help from the West after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup. Authorities were urging people to immediately evacuate from the Donbas region before Russia intensifies its offensive.