The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Foreign minister says Kyiv intends to conduct a diplomatic ‘counteroffensive’ against Russia’s efforts to woo Africa.

Attack damages city’s Expo Center less than 5km from Kremlin

Spy chief confirms security services’ involvement in July attack and warns similar strikes will follow

Kyiv rejects suggestion possible peace deal could see land given up in return for Nato membership

Secretary general’s chief of staff says statement was ‘mistake’ and part of wider discussion – but does not completely rule out idea

As Kyiv’s counteroffensive to liberate Russian-occupied territories slowly advances in Ukraine’s east, the drone war continues to escalate. Beyond the symbolic value of high-profile strikes against targets in Moscow, deep in the Russian heartland, and Novorossiysk, a key Russian port and export hub on the eastern shores of the Black…

Officials say Russia has resumed its targeting of grain infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, using drones in overnight strikes on storage facilities and ports along the Danube River

Russia routinely places the blame for these increasingly frequent cross-border incursions on Kyiv

Pressure for a ‘Hollywood-style’ breakthough against Russia’s forces is unrealistic, war analysts tell The Independent

Ukraine seeks to bolster its defences as Russia aims strikes in cities

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 538th day.