Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 0930 AM GMT on 31.10 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Russia has launched a new wave of strikes against critical infrastructure in Ukraine. The Ukrainians said more than fifty cruise missiles had been fired, and claimed that most had been shot down. Officials in a number of Ukrainian regions report damage to infrastructure and resultant power cuts. These include the Kyiv region, Kharkiv in the north-east, Zaporizhzia in the south and Chernivtsi in the west.

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2030 GMT on 30.10 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The UN secretary general has delayed a trip to an Arab League summit, to try to save a deal with Russia that enabled the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports. Antonio Guterres's spokesman said he was deeply concerned about the situation, following Russia's decision on Saturday to pull out of the deal, after attacks on occupied Crimea. Russia says marine drones used in the attacks were launched from near Odessa in Ukraine,

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 2100 BST on 29.10 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Russia says it is suspending participation in a UN brokered agreement that allows grain exports from Ukraine,in response to a drone attack on Russian ships in occupied Crimea @bbcworldservice Russia's Defence Ministry called it a terror attack. The spokesman for the UN Secretary General, Stephane Dujarric, called for the preservation of the agreement, saying all parties must refrain from any action which would imperil it.

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 0930 AM BST on 29.10 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

A Russian-installed official in Crimea says that Russian naval forces have repelled a drone attack in waters off the port city of Sevastopol -- the headquarters of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet. The city's governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Telegram that none of its facilities had been hit. Videos posted online

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 2200 BST on 28.10 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Russia's Defence Minster says the army's now reached its target of mobilising three-hundred-thousand reservists. Sergei Shoigu was shown on television, telling President Putin that some had already been sent into the conflict zone with Ukraine, while the rest were still being trained. But Mr Shoigu has been warned by a member of the Russian parliament that recruits are being sent to the front line without proper instruction.

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 0830 AM BST on 25.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused President Putin of willingly sending Russian conscripts to their deaths in Ukraine. But the Ukrainian president assured Russian soldiers that if they surrendered they would be treated in a civilized manner, and not forced to return home against their will. Speaking in Russian on Saturday evening, Mr Zelensky said the mobilisation was "criminal"

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 2100 BST on 24.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Human rights groups say more than 700 people have been arrested at anti-war demonstrations across Russia. There've been a series of protests since President Putin announced that 300,000 reservists would be sent to fight in Ukraine. Today, he signed new measures into law, which impose harsh punishment on anyone refusing to fight.

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 0800 AM BST on 24.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Europe’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said a growing number of European citizens, as well as leaders from Asia and Africa, have expressed concern about the increasing cost of Ukraine’s war on their own lives. But speaking to the BBC in New York, Mr Borrell emphasised they had to continue supporting Ukraine. He said if the conflict didn't end in a way which preserved Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, it would only lead to another

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2300 BST on 23.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The Group of Seven wealthiest nations have condemned what it says are sham referendums being held in parts of Ukraine to decide whether they want to join Russia. The group called the votes -- which are being organised by Moscow-backed officials -- a breach of the United Nations charter. President Biden said Russia would pay swift and severe costs if it annexed Ukrainian territory.

This is a rolling thread based on the tweets and replies sent to @daguskova and other @mediazzzona journalists about the enlistment process in Russia after Putin declared 'partial mobilisation': 'From my native city of 30,000 in the Tula region, they reported that 120 summonses were distributed yesterday, and two more waves of distribution are already planned.

Applies to everyone - both my peers and men 40+'

https://twitter.com/daguskova/status/1572896286160093184

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 0630 AM BST on 23.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Four Ukrainian regions controlled wholly or in part by Russian forces have begun self-styled referendums on joining the Russian Federation. Ukraine says the vote, which is backed by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has no legal force. The process in the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson has been described by Western countries as illegal and is seen as a step towards annexation of Ukrainian territory by Russia.

Good q&a thread on the so called referenda:
Will the occupied territories of Ukraine be annexed by Russia?
Tomorrow, a "referendum" on joining Russia will be held in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Why it is illegal and what the consequences of such a “vote” may be

https://twitter.com/DeptFirst/status/1572971148090003458

❓What happened?
On 20 Sept, the “Public Chambers” of the LPR, DPR, Kherson and Zaporizhye regions demanded to hold urgent referendums on joining the Russian Federation. Voting will take place from 23 to 27 September.👇🏻

https://twitter.com/DeptFirst/status/1572971917589479424

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2300 BST on 22.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Ukraine's foreign minister has told the UN Security Council that Russia must be held accountable for its invasion of his country or others will be tempted to act the same way. Dmytro Kuleba said Moscow had dealt a deadly blow to the foundations of the UN charter and no nation should feel safe until such behaviour was punished. Earlier, The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, called plans to stage referendums on joining Russia in occupied territories

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2030 BST on 14.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

A dam in central Ukraine has been badly damaged in an attack by Russian cruise missiles on the city of Kryvyi Rih. It's affected the city's water supplies. Video posted online shows water surging from a reservoir into the Inhulets River. President Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has called the attack revenge for Ukraine's successes in a counter-offensive in the country's northeast. But a separate counter-offensive has also been taking place

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 0630 AM BST on 14.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The Ukrainian authorities say they intend to drive Russian forces from all the territory they've seized as their counter-offensive continues to gain ground. President Volodymyr Zelensky has said eight thousand square kilometres of territory have now been retaken -- and half of that stabilised. Defence ministry officials said logistics hubs in the Donbas region would be the new focus of the attack now that the Kharkhiv region had been

Ukraine and Russia news on @bbcworldservice at 2000 BST on 13.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Ukrainian forces are continuing their counter-offensive in northeastern Ukraine, having driven out Russian troops from large expanses of territory in recent days. Officials say more than three-hundred towns and villages have now been liberated. Footage posted by Ukrainian troops shows them raising their country's flag over several of these, and trampling on Russian flags left behind. Earlier, a deputy Ukrainian defence minister,

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 06.30 BST on 13.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government ministers have called for greater cooperation from the West, together with more arms, as they seek to press forward with their offensive against Russian forces. Mr Zelensky said the Ukrainian military had liberated nearly six-thousand square kilometres of territory since the beginning of the month -- a doubling of the area he had given at the weekend. The US Secretary of State

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2100 BST on 12.09 - listen live:

The Kremlin has insisted that Russia's war in Ukraine will continue until all its goals are met -- despite the dramatic military reverses of the past week. Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president was in constant communication with his military commanders. But he sidestepped a question on whether Mr Putin still had confidence in his generals -- and would not comment on reports that the commander of the Western Military District had been sacked.

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 0630 AM BST on 12.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The Ukrainian Defence Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, has said his forces' priority is to secure the territory they've liberated in recent fighting. Mr Reznikov told the Financial Times newspaper that the Ukrainian advance had been the biggest setback Moscow has suffered in two hundred days of conflict, but he said Kyiv now had to defend its gains. Russian commanders have insisted their forces have conducted tactical withdrawals -- Ukraine says Russian troops

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2300 BST on 11.09 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of causing extensive blackouts in eastern Ukraine, with total outages in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions and partial ones elsewhere. He said Moscow had attacked critical civilian infrastructure to try to deprive people of heat and light. Power in some places has been restored but officials said many settlements lacked power and in some cases water. A presidential aide said the power station in Kharkiv

Ukraine news on @bbcworldservice at 2100 BST on 19.04 - listen live: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was sending shockwaves through the globe, dealing a further setback to countries already struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in Washington, ahead of this week's annual joint meeting with the World Bank, the IMF's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that