A HUGE CORRUPTION scandal is turning into Ukraine’s biggest crisis since Russian tanks bore down on Kyiv in early 2022. President Volodymyr Zelensky is said by sources in government to have been “floored” by the scale of the charges made against members of his closest circle.

A drone has struck a Turkish-flagged tanker in Ukraine's Odesa region and set it ablaze. Monday's strike at Izmail port came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a deal to import U.

Zelenskyy said that Kyiv would be allowed to acquire up to 100 Rafale F4s by 2035, marking it as the third pillar of Ukraine's new air force.

Elsewhere, the president of Finland warned that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and urged European allies to keep up support.

Utility workers in Ukraine are risking their lives as they battle to keep the lights as Russia repeatedly attacks the energy system.

The European Union wants to finance Ukraine’s war efforts using a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets in Belgium. If that falls through, there’s no easy alternative.

Life support facilities and critical infrastructure in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa were forced onto backup power by overnight Russian strikes on energy targets.

Amid Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian senior men’s soccer team has given Ukraine a reason for optimism and cheer by qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs.

Putin has not indicated a willingness to negotiate an end to the war that doesn't include giving Russia gains it has not acquired militarily.