Ukraine war today: Russia claims forces have captured two villages in east of country
Zelensky rebuts Trump: 'Ukraine will never be a stumbling block to peace'
Russian troops took control of the village of Zakitne in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region and Olenokostiantynivkain the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Documents for a deal between Ukraine and the US on the war in Ukraine could be signed at Davos next week if terms are agreed, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
The Czech Republic is set to provide Ukraine with combat planes shortly that can shoot down incoming drones, President Petr Pavel told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
Deputy UK PM David Lammy has arrived in Ukraine with Kyiv's ambassador Valeriy Zaluzhnyi saying on the Telegram app that the parties would hold a Centennial Partnership Forum and discuss future cooperation.