Russia has admitted for the first time that a Ukrainian missile sank its prized Black Sea flagship, later deleting the statement and returning to the official narrative that the guided-missile cruiser Moskva went down because of a freak accident.

An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia by the false promise of civilian jobs and thrust onto the battlefield in the Ukraine war.

The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting.

Ukraine said Russia had launched 375 drones and 21 missiles, which once again targeted energy infrastructure, knocking out power and heat for large parts of Kyiv.

Negotiations to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are showing signs of progress, but major challenges remain, according to a senior Kremlin official

A semi-retired builder is making his biggest trip yet to Ukraine to deliver a fleet of vehicles to support the war effort. Bruce Burrow from Newnham-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, is setting off on the 2,000 mile journey to the Army Veterans Volunteer Centre in Cherkasy.

By Iryna Nazarchuk and Anna Pruchnicka ODESA, Ukraine, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Russian drones hammered the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight, officials said on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding 25 as Moscow intensifies its strikes aimed at pushing Kyiv to give up fighting.

Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls recent US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi "constructive," marking potential breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the war.

Ukraine and Russia will hold joint peace talks Friday with the United States, the first trilateral meeting since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion nearly four years ago.

The Russian delegation in ongoing peace talks with Ukraine has seen a "qualitative change," Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in an interview with European Pravda published on Jan. 27.