The Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to Ukraine to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems, particularly F16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems,

President Joe Biden's administration has decided to allow US defence contractors to work in Ukraine, officials told Reuters on Friday. Wondering what Trump's return to the White House means for the Ukraine war?

The sentence, handed down by a Russian court, is a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for war crimes.

Russia launched a new barrage of drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Friday, killing one civilian and wounding more than 30 people in the centre, south, and northeast of the country, Ukrainian officials said.