Ukraine

A Ukrainian community advocate is urging the government to give people who have fled the conflict more support and certainty about their future in this country.

The battle for Soledar raged in sub-zero temperatures, with Russia's mercenary Wagner Group claiming to have taken control of the salt mining town in eastern Ukraine.

In the wake of a New Zealand aid worker being reported missing in Ukraine, a soldier says many volunteers are under-equipped to be in an active warzone. Audio

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly…

Russia's defence ministry has blamed the illegal use of mobile phones for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89 servicemen, raising the reported death toll significantly.

Ukrainian forces have shelled and hit military quarters in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, killing many, reports say.

While some major cities around the world marked the New Year with a bang and festivities, celebrations were more muted in places with surges of Covid-19 or enmeshed in conflict.

The incident happened during one of Russia's heaviest aerial onslaughts against Ukraine since the start of the war.

Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv are among the cities that have been hit, according to local authorities.

Anthony Albanese has urged people not to travel to fight in the conflict involving NATO, Russia and Ukraine after the death of Sage O'Donnell.

Russia has increased mortar and artillery attacks on civilian targets in Kherson city, Ukraine says, and has rejected Ukraine's 10-point peace plan.

The US has accused North Korea of supplying battlefield missiles and rockets to the Russian mercenary group Wagner for use in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden have held talks in Washington, as the US announced $1.85b more in military aid including a Patriot air defence system. Video

Kharkiv suffers "colossal" damage as the latest wave of Russian strikes targets power supplies.

Opinion - As New Zealand's foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word, Geoffrey Miller writes.

Some 700 Ukrainian civilian volunteers and conscripts have been trained up to join their armed forces by New Zealand soldiers in the UK.

Ten months after she left the US to play basketball in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in her home state of Texas.