The Latest Breaking News from Oleksii Reznikov

The Associated Press joined up with a fighting unit of Ukraine’s National Guard as it prepared for an impending counteroffensive

Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Tuesday, though all drones were shot down, Ukrainian officials say.

Ukraine is wrapping up preparations for a counteroffensive against Russian forces and is largely ready for it to go ahead, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday.

Russian defence ministry says it has made progress in heavily contested region

The United States said it will soon start training Ukrainian troops to use its Abrams tank and Germany announced a deal to establish a Polish hub to repair tanks as the U.S. hosted a meeting of allies on Friday.

American-made missiles can target Russia aircraft, which have bombarded Ukrainian homes and power grid

American-made Patriot missiles arrive in Ukraine providing Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian air strikes that have devastated cities and civilian infrastructure.

Ukraine’s defense minister said Wednesday his country has received the US-made Patriot surface-to-air guided missile systems it has long craved and which Kyiv hopes will help shield it from Russian airstrikes during the war. “Today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure because Patriot air defense systems have arrived in…

Defence minister says ‘today, our beautiful Ukrainian sky becomes more secure’