Ukraine said on Tuesday its forces could hold the situation together on the battlefield as they fight Russian troops despite a pause in U.S. military aid, and that it hoped to continue working with Washington pragmatically.

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in cyber operations against Russia in new guidance to US Cyber Command, officials tell the BBC's US partner CBS News. The reasoning for the instruction has not been publicly stated, and it is not clear how long the halt might last, with the defence department having declined to comment.

Ukrainians expressed alarm and apprehension at a U.S. decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fighting Russia’s invasion.