Ukraine has banned use of the Telegram messaging app on official devices used by government officials, military personnel and critical workers because it

Ukraine would have a good military reason to strike deeper into Russia using Western weapons, a senior NATO military official said on Saturday.

Ukraine has banned the use of the Telegram messaging platform on official devices issued to government and military personnel, as well as defence sector and critical infrastructure employees. The country's powerful National Security and Defence Council (Rnbo) said this was done to "minimise" threats posed by Russia,

Russia said it was working to repel a Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, where there's a major military depot, as explosions lit up the night.

Debris from a Russian missile damaged a civilian ship under the flag of Antigua in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, according to the regional governor.

Ukrainian drones hit an ammunition depot inside Russia this week, the latest attack targeting military facilities deep within the country.