An estimated 2,000 Colombian mercenaries serve on Ukraine's front lines, defending against Russia's aggression. They face death and serious injuries on the conflict's brutal battlefields, for pay that could change their lives on the return home.

The Kremlin has said that Russian troops will “destroy” any foreigners fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, claiming that its soldiers have been hearing foreign languages, including English, on the battlefield.

Ukraine must adopt a number of legislative changes after receiving an invitation to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). — Ukrinform.

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has said that Ukraine is ready to fight for another three years, but hopes the war will not last longer. Poland’s leader revealed that Kyiv was anxious about the toll the war could take on its population and economy should it stretch on for longer than a few more years.

The Ukrainian leader said that his country would use money from frozen Russian assets to buy weapons or – should the war end soon – on recovery plans.

Gun and drone street battles are taking place in the key city of Pokrovsk infiltrated by around 200 Russian soldiers, say Ukrainian defence chiefs. Ukraine is rushing to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern city in the Donetsk province of the Donbas region.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian troops were constantly hearing foreign languages spoken by those fighting for Ukraine on the front line, and promised that such fighters would be "destroyed".

Ukrainian officials say Cubans are being offered one-year contracts with the promise of a $2,000 monthly salary.

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the Donbas region in Ukraine should be “cut up,” with most of it left under Russian control, as a way to end a war that has lasted for almost four years.

Hundreds of civilian linguists have worked for Operation Interflex, a programme to help train Ukrainian soldiers on British soil

KYIV, Ukraine -- As Russian troops closed in on Ukraine's capital Saturday and thousands of refugees continued to flee the country, several Ukrainian officials vowed to remain in Kyiv and fight against the aggression. A defiant Ukrainian President ...

Slovakia will not take part in any European Union programme aimed at financing military help for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday. Slovakia stopped state military aid for Ukraine when Fico's government came to power in 2023,