Leaders condemn Russia’s large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities ‘with a tragic toll on civilians’

Ukrainian president reportedly asked the former Chelsea FC owner to pass on a message to Vladimir Putin

Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko says drone attack on region unprecedented

Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for ​a Russian port

Pressure builds on Government with embassy and MEPs raising concerns about Aughinish plant

Analysts believe Russia’s stepped-up strikes are an attempt to reclaim an advantage in potential peace talks

Zelenskiy says operation demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to hit strategic targets deep inside Russia

Capital Kyiv and city of Dnipro among areas hit by ‘systemic’ drone and missile attacks

The country’s war effort was at a nadir. But mass drone production has come to the rescue

Russia’s ‘reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’, says Nato secretary general Mark Rutte

Inside Politics: Ministers hope to make ‘swift progress’ on Ukraine’s bid to join the EU

Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’

Lessons learned from Ukraine and Middle East are informing Ireland’s strategy for developing defence systems

Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights

Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled

With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America

Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among target in Russia

Zelenskiy says strikes are a response to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure

Ukrainian air force said barrage was the largest of the full-scale invasion

After four bloody years of war, signs of anxiety within the Kremlin are unmistakable