The chief of Russia's general staff told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, but Ukraine's military denied the city had changed hands.

Ukraine has identified a Russian commander it accuses of “systematic and coordinated war crimes” in Bucha, near Kyiv, where hundreds of civilians were murdered during its brief occupation by Russian troops in 2022.

In the video, which Reuters was able to verify as having been shot in south Pokrovsk, Russian troops are shown walking unchallenged along the empty streets, one pushing a stretcher on wheels. The footage does not show them coming under any attack.

The chief of Russia's general staff Valery Gerasimov told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk.

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,

Ukraine plans to seek nearly $44 billion in climate damages from Russia for emissions caused by the ongoing war.

Ukraine could be "forced to cut its army and lease land to Russia" under an American plan to end its war with Russia. The US deal would include Kyiv giving up control of the eastern Donbas region, but keep legal ownership.