The Latest Breaking News from Volodymyr Zelenksyy

Updates on intense battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces, casualties, and strategic moves in border areas.

Kharkiv region’s governor says Russia is attempting to stretch front line; Ukrainian commander responsible for north-eastern frontline replaced

Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Saturday as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from areas near the Russian border in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the regional governor said Saturday, a day after Moscow launched a surprise ground offensive.

Though Ukrianian forces fended off the initial attacks, the assault could open up a new front in the war.

Russian forces launch a surprise attack on northern Ukraine, prompting fierce battles and evacuations in the Kharkiv region.

Ukrainian forces fighting to halt new Russian assault aimed at creating Putin’s planned ‘buffer zone’.

Ukraine vowed Friday to quash a surprise Russian ground offensive, after troops launched a major cross-border assault in the Kharkiv region, looking to chalk up fresh battlefield gains with Ukraine on the back foot.

Ukrainian President Zelensky takes action after alleged assassination plot, dismissing top bodyguard and detaining officers involved in Russian-backed scheme.