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Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were urged to head to air raid shelters early on Friday as sirens wailed across the city, a day after Russia carried out the biggest aerial assault since it started the war in February.

Yellen said that funding pledges to Ukraine during the meeting exceeded the $15 billion that Kiev has estimated it needs over the next three months

The Russian has been hit hard by the UK government's sanctions on Russian companies and oligarchs

In a televised address, Putin justified the assault as a defence of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics in eastern Ukraine.

The Belgian is now awaiting the results of an MRI scan to reveal the extent of his latest injury.

Foreign office minister for cybersecurity Lord Ahmad has criticised Russian military for the NotPetya attack that crippled Ukraine and 64 countries.

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been abducted by armed men from a restaurant in Kiev, Ukraine, after a court rejected his appeal against extradition to Georgia.

Ukrainian police went looking for former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili. A massive punch-up and surreal game of hide-and-seek ensued.

The explosion, described as a "terrorist act", is thought to have targeted the Ukrainian Radical Party MP Ihor Mosiychuk as he left a television station in Kiev.

The Chatham House think tank says there needs to be greater EU support to help Ukraine which is 'fighting for survival" as an independent state.

Anti-LGBT discrimination is rife in the country hosting this year's contest.

The NGO KyivPride has put together the guide ahead of the weekend's festivities.

President claims Russia has turned Crimea into 'world's biggest military base'.

Mikhail Tolstykh was under EU sanctions and is the latest top-ranking insurgent to die.

Jens Stoltenberg's comments come after renewed violence in government-controlled town Avdiivka.

The warring sides blame each other for the spike in hostilities, the worst in months.

Both sides claim casualties after the violence increased in Avdiivka, near rebel-held Donetsk.

General Sir Richard Shirreff said countries should provide bilateral support to Ukraine.

Barry Pring was hit by a vehicle while waiting for a taxi outside a restaurant in Kiev in 2008.

Ex-pilot is in firing line after publishing names of prisoners – said Kiev may have to ease its claim on Crimea.

The two Balkan neighbours are each claiming the other wants to start a new regional war.

The US vice-president was on his sixth visit to Ukraine since the Euromaidan protests.

'This kind of blackout is very, very rare,' the head of national energy provider Ukrenergo said.

Russia has threatened to shoot down the missiles if they enter Crimean airspace.

Kiev said the detainees were apprehended after crossing into Ukrainian-controlled territory.

The Imprisoned for Art campaign sees celebrities posing for mugshots to highlight plight of detained activists.

Moscow says that the International Criminal Court is biased.

The ex-pilot's comments come amid speculation on the impact of Trump-Putin relationship for the war in Ukraine.

The new proposal would make all abortions illegal, even in cases of rape or when the woman's life is at risk.

The embassy is preparing for potential unrest on election day, Sunday, 18 September.