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War in Ukraine

A close up shot of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Number 10 Downing Street.

Ukraine to restart strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zelensky says

Russia reports a Ukrainian strike on an oil refinery on Thursday, after Ukraine's president says a pause is over following fresh Russian attacks.

A Ukrainian serviceman of 47th brigade prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems at his positions at a front line

Why is Starlink internet so important on the battlefield in Ukraine?

It is the "backbone of military communications in Ukraine" that provides vital high-speed internet to forces across the country.

The San Marino-flagged Wine Trader vessel is seen in this screenshot from the footage released by the Romanian interior ministry. Photo: 15 October 2026

Eight crew missing in tanker fire off Romania's coast

A search and rescue operation is under way in the Black Sea after a suspected drone attack on the Wine Trader tanker.

Elon Musk speaking and looking to the right with leafy green trees in the background.

Musk says US government may be behind slowdown of Ukraine drone speeds

Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".

Joe Inwood on the left and Zelensky and Burnham shaking hands outside Downing Street on the right

Why Zelensky's meeting with Burnham matters

Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as Ukraine's leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia's war on Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Andy Burnham shaking hands outside the front door of Number 10 Downing Street looking off camera. On either side of both men are soldiers from Number 12 Company Irish Guards Westminster wearing their red uniforms with bearskins.

Burnham treads carefully with Zelensky visit, balancing Trump and Ukraine

The UK's prime minister meets with Volodymyr Zelensky after a rocky week for the Ukraine president.

Zelensky and Burnham shake hands next to members of the Irish Guard

We are behind you and that will not change, PM tells Zelensky

The Ukrainian president visited London in an effort to bolster support among European allies following a row with Donald Trump.

President Zelensky and Prime Minister Andy Burnham shake hands outside the black front door of 10 Downing Street. Soldiers from Number 12 Company Irish Guards, wearing red uniforms and black bearskin caps, line the street.

Burnham says he wants to 'repair bridges' between Ukraine and US

It comes as the prime minister meets President Zelensky at Downing Street.

Serhii Kuznetsov pictured in court on Wednesday.

Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines

Four years after the attacks, Serhii Kuznetsov appears in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.

Ukrainian soldiers set up Starlink satellite internet system near the front line in the eastern Donetsk region. File photo

Starlink restrictions in Ukraine war linked to political situation, Zelensky aide says

Elon Musk's system allows Kyiv to protect Ukrainian skies and effectively guide drones to Russian targets.

Dan Johnson standing in front of an apartment block that was hit by a Russian missile attack.

Watch: Block of flats destroyed in Russian strikes on Ukraine

BBC Ukraine Correspondent Dan Johnson is in Kyiv, where at least three people were killed in overnight strikes.

Two firefighters hold a hose spraying water onto an apartment building which is alight

Russian strikes hit key power plant in Kyiv, Zelensky says

The Ukrainian president says the ballistic missile strikes came with "no early warning from our partners".

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