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Another 40 people were wounded in the overnight strikes on Ukraine that targeted energy and transport infrastructure, forcing emergency power cuts in a number of regions.

Ukraine said it had successfully struck targets in Russia using U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, ending a months-long absence of the powerful weapon from the battlefield. In a statement shared on Facebook, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called it "an iconic event that emphasizes Ukraine's unwavering devotion to its sovereignty."

A Treasury Department analysis indicates that new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers have sent prices there tumbling, choking off a key revenue source that Russia has used to fund its war in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.

As reports surface of a peace plan drawn up by Russia and the US to end the war in Ukraine, BBC Verify has analysed footage from the frontline showing months of Russian aggression for the Eastern Ukrainian city,

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, based in the United Arab Emirates, is in talks to buy Russia’s stake in energy behemoth NIS, according to an official U.S. document seen by The Wall Street Journal.

Britain has warned Russia that it's ready to deal with any incursions into its territory after the spy ship Yantar was detected on the edge of U.K. waters north of Scotland.