Civilian deaths mounted as Russia continued to press its offensive in eastern Ukraine, claiming to have captured two more villages, as Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to retaliate with further attacks inside Russia.

The pro-Russian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is blocking Ukraine's EU accession talks, criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Orbán accused him of "theatrical threats." Orbán shared an excerpt from his interview with Hungarian media on social networks.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he does not want to jeopardise Ukraine's European integration amid the controversy surrounding the law placing the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) under the control of the Prosecutor General.

The move to curb anti-corruption agencies sparked protests, and by Wednesday evening, Zelenskyy had announced a new bill that would preserve the agencies' independence.

Ukraine will exceed its drone production plan this year. Manufacturers will exceed the figures expected at the beginning of the year, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The head of state heard a report from Armed Forces chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on the frontline,

A law curbing the independence of anti-graft agencies triggered the first street protests of the war and rare rebukes from European allies.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday renewed his offer to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, but hopes of progress were low as delegations prepared to hold another round of talks.

July, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted a search at the residence of Rostyslav Shurma, former Deputy Head of the President's Office and Zelenskyy's top economic advisor,