The Sydney Morning Herald logo
The Sydney Morning Herald logo

Volodymyr Zelensky

Advertisement
The roof of the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra burns.

Nine killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks

The fresh strikes came after Volodymyr Zelensky said he had spoken to Donald Trump about efforts to achieve an end to the more than four-year conflict.

  • Jekaterina Golubkova

Latest

Ukraine’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion have seen it become a pioneer in the use of low-cost drones.

Stalled Ukraine security pact could leave Australia ‘fighting with one hand behind its back’

Australia’s ability to tap Ukraine’s expertise in drones and other advanced technologies is being hampered by delays in striking a security pact.

  • Matthew Knott
From left, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron after their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Sunday.

Russia strikes Chernobyl nuclear plant as Zelensky meets European leaders

A drone blasted a fuel storage facility at the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Ukraine on the eve of talks in London about the need for stronger air defence.

  • David Crowe
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin sees ‘no point’ in Zelensky meeting, tells army to ‘keep working’

Ruling out an offer from the Ukrainian leader to meet face to face, Putin said Russia was “calmly and resolutely” reaching its military goals in Ukraine.

Russian-affiliated media released footage claiming responsibility for a drone strike on a UN vehicle in Kherson.

Russia accused of drone attack on marked UN aid convoy

The attack took place in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which has been the subject of near-constant Russian drone sieges sometimes likened to a “human safari”.

  • Antonia Langford
US President Donald Trump during a Mother’s Day luncheon in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday.

Russia, Ukraine agree to three-day ceasefire, says Trump

The ceasefire, which Donald Trump said would last May 9 to 11, coincides with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, the US president said in a social media post.

Advertisement
Prince Harry at the Kyiv Security Forum on Thursday, after arriving in Ukraine earlier in the day.

Prince Harry delivers messages for Trump, Putin on surprise Ukraine visit

The trip came as Ukraine vowed it would not give up a “single millimetre” of its territory and landed a long-promised $147 billion European funding boost to help drive back Russia’s forces.

  • David Crowe
Welcome to Donnyland.

Welcome to ‘Donnyland’: Ukraine proposes renaming territory in Trump’s honour

The move appears to be a pitch to the president’s vanity to get the US back on Kyiv’s side.

  • Anton Troianovski and Andrew E. Kramer
Police at the scene of a mass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine.

At least six people killed in mass shooting in Ukraine

The gunman was shot dead by police after taking hostages and barricading himself inside a supermarket.

Ousted prime minister Viktor Orbán addresses supporters after receiving the results of the election.

How a former Orbán ally toppled the populist right-wing leader

It’s tempting to see Viktor Orbán’s defeat in the Hungarian election as a seismic shift against populist conservatism, but that’s not what cost him his job as prime minister after 16 years in power.

  • David Crowe