By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Cluster munitions have caused more than 1,200 civilian casualties in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, a campaign group said on Monday.

With thousands of remains transported back from the battlefields, forensic investigators in Ukraine are overwhelmed trying to identify the growing number of dead.

Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said shielding Ukraine from Russian drone attacks would protect the rest of Europe, too, amid concerns over the war’s spread.

Ukraine's government has prepared a draft 2026 budget, aiming for a deficit of 18.4% of gross domestic product and allocating more funds for its defence efforts, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Monday.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted amateur video showing the aftermath of a Russian strike on a Ukrainian town.

The UK is planning to mass-produce thousands of interceptor drones for Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's growing attacks.

Russia pauses Ukraine negotiations as President Donald Trump faces bipartisan criticism in Congress for failing to act against President Vladimir Putin amid failed peace talks.

Ukraine launched large airstrikes that hit a chemical plant and an oil refinery inside of Russia as Moscow tested a new hypersonic cruise missile with Belarus.

The Polish military’s operational command posted on X on Saturday afternoon that ground-based air defense and reconnaissance systems were on high alert.

The Russian advance into the Donetsk region has intensified, leaving Ukrainian cities like Kostiantynivka in dire conditions

Pope Leo XIV said that while popes can be advocates for peace, it was less “realistic” for them to serve as mediators.

The flower, nicknamed "Clover" and confirmed Wednesday by Guinness World Records as the tallest sunflower ever measured, stretches as high as a telephone pole.