All news on the topic: Russia Ukraine war

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Military experts list 3 things Europe must do to stop Putin declaring WW3
Military experts have offered their advice about how Europe and the US can stop Russia advancing West and help Ukraine push back the invading forces after two years at war
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Huge explosion rocks burning Russian gas terminal 'after drones seen in area'
At least two drones were spotted flying towards the city before the fire broke out at the gas plant close to St Petersburg in Russia, in what appears to be the latest Ukrainian strike on Russian infrastructure
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British fighter who was sentenced to death by Russia back on Ukraine frontline
Aiden Aslin posted to social media from war-torn Avdivvka, in Ukraine, a key frontline in the offensive, but says he is there delivering medical supplies rather than fighting
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Putin frees evil 'Granny Strangler' from 25-year jail term to fight in Ukraine
Maxim Myshkin, 40, known as the "Granny Strangler" in the Russian press, was released early from an almost 25 year sentence despite twice strangling and robbing women pensioners
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Putin ‘turns off heating in -55C Russian jails’ to force inmates to fight in war
The Russian president reportedly wants to boost his army with mass murderers and other dangerous criminals - making jail conditions even harsher to force them into fighting
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Russia calls Rishi Sunak's meeting with Zelensky 'disastrous' amid bomb warning
This week British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a surprise visit to Ukraine where he met with Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged a further £2.5billion to help the country's war with Russia
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Putin war commander 'charged with shooting dead woman he met in warzone bar'
Lt-Col Irek Magasumov, 35, will reportedly be charged with murder over the death of 18-year-old Daria Kiseleva who he allegedly shot with his army gun in Russian-occupied Luhansk
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Black bear rescued by Ukrainian soldiers from Russian war finds new home in UK
Ukrainian soldiers found an Asiatic black bear in the village of Yampil - and the animal has now found a new home at Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, West Lothian
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Rishi Sunak issues warning to Vladimir Putin during surprise visit to Ukraine
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that UK backing in the war against Russia won't falter amid alarm over slowing support from allies
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Ukrainian man disguised as a child used a blow-up mattress to try flee war
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine patrol the River Tisza stopping men attempting to flee the country - many to avoid conscription - with methods becoming more outlandish
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Zelensky rejects Russia ceasefire 'as Moscow will rearm and crush Kyiv troops'
President Zelensky says a ceasefire may 'crush' Ukraine afterward - and that the country instead needs better weapons and a boost in military production capabilities
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Ukrainian mum flees to UK after soldier points machine gun at her son
Mum Daria Sezonenka, 32, fled her home city of Kherson in Ukraine with her six-year-old son and has settled in the UK thanks to the Homes for Ukraine Programme
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Putin critic found dead after vowing to shed light on 'gigantic corruption'
Alexander Rybin, 39, was discovered by a roadside in Russia’s Rostov region and is the latest in a string of mysterious media-linked deaths - he died after a visit to occupied Mariupol
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Mystery fire severely damages Putin family home amid sabotage suspicions
In a shocking video, flames are seen rising from the home of Roman Putin, 45, who is sanctioned by the West for links to his cousin, the Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin
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Russians' horror methods to escape Ukraine war – including shooting each other
Russian citizens tell of their harrowing journeys to flee the country to avoid being drafted to Putin’s sprawling army - as its war against Ukraine continues
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Petrol prices fell 6p last month - but RAC says they're still too high
The RAC said pump prices should be still lower as the average supermarket margin on fuel was 13p per litre last month which is more than double what it was in 2021
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Putin accidentally blitzes Russian village after missile misfires on border
A Russian defence ministry spokesman admitted a missile intended to cause carnage in Ukraine had hit the Russian village in error and caused widespread devastation
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Ukraine launches strike against Russian border town with missiles and drones
At least 14 people in the Russian border town of Belgorod have been killed and another 100 seriously injured after Ukraine shells hit the area in response to yesterday's barrage by the Kremlin
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Notorious murderer and rapist released by Putin to fight in war killed
Pavel Shuvalov, 55, who was branded the Tulun Maniac, was sent to fight in Ukraine instead of his 24-year jail term for two murders and raping 27 girls and women
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Brit medic, 26, found dead in Ukraine after just 18 months on war front line
Katherine Mielniczuk, also known as Kasia, travelled to Ukraine at the outbreak of the invasion last year to use her skills as a medic but her family has confirmed she was found dead on Christmas Eve
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What you need to know about six global wars, conflicts and risks in 2024
The Mirror's Defence and Security Editor Chris Hughes fears the Red Sea will be a new focus of trouble in 2024, due to Iran-backed Houthis attacking Western shipping, with conflict continuing in Israel and Ukraine
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Ukraine hits Russian landing ship Novocherkassk with major blast in Crimean port
Vladimir Putin's landing ship Novocherkassk has been targeted by a Ukrainian strike overnight in the port of Feodosia in occupied Crimea, leaving at least one dead and two injured
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Ukrainian families safe in UK after fearing they wouldn't see another Christmas
The refugees thanked the kind-hearted British people who have put them up - saying it showed 'there are some good people in the world'
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Top Putin propagandist who called for Ukrainian kids to be drowned is 'poisoned'
Anton Krasovsky is reportedly "seriously ill" after reports he was poisoned, less than a year after a Ukrainian court sentenced him in absentia to five years in jail over his genocidal remarks
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Russia mocks death of American, 21, killed in ferocious battle with their forces
Ethan Hertweck, from California, was serving as a combat medic in the war-torn Donetsk region, when he was killed while trying to rescue a fellow soldier during a battle with Russian soldiers