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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that counteroffensive and defensive operations were taking place in Ukraine, but told reporters he would not say what stage they were at. The news comes as Ukraine's military said three civilians were killed in an overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port…

As the war enters it 471st day, these are the main developments.

US National Security Council says burst dam has probably caused ‘many deaths’ as fears grow for missing people. Plus, scientists trace the origins of masturbation

France will send aid to Ukraine “within the next few hours”, said President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday following a phone call with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. A day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, rescue teams rushed to evacuate people as floodwaters peaked. Read our live blog to see…

Water is now gushing downriver, civilian houses are becoming submerged and the government has issued dire warnings of ecological disaster in Ukraine

The Soviet-era dam, which is 30 metres tall and 3.2 km long, was seized by Russian forces on the first day of the invasion last year

Andriy Yermak tells Guardian dam could not have been destroyed by shelling; US spokesman questioned on dam destruction in White House briefing

Concerns around civilian safety have spiked in Ukraine, as officials announced that an inspection had found nearly a quarter of the country's air-raid shelters locked or unusable, just days after Russian missiles allegedly killed a woman in Kyiv as she waited outside a shuttered shelter

Col Roman Kostenko on how nightly tactical operations are crucial to Kyiv’s preparation for a counteroffensive