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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy praises US over $2.1bn Patriot missile deal but warns it could take years The Ukrainian president called the US decision strong, but added that delivery of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles ⁠could take years

Retired Michigan teacher released from Russian prison believed he would never be freed Stephen Hubbard said that only when he was being taken from Moscow to St Petersburg did he believe he was ‘going somewhere’

Evacuation of civilians begins in besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky Humanitarian convoy brings food and medicine to Russian-held city near Kherson where people have faced months of severe shortages

Seven oil tankers carrying 288,000 tonnes of Russian diesel sail towards US Tankers, tracked by Greenpeace, are first phase of Trump-Putin deal – but there is uncertainty over whether they will unload

Nigel Farage skips budget in Commons over seating ‘altercation’ concerns Reform UK leader ‘shocked’ by £10bn pledged to Ukraine and doubles down on cutting tax for crypto investors

Vladimir Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian Starlink Russia plans to build own version of US billionaire’s satellite communications to help attack Ukraine

Oleshky truce appears to hold as two European leaders have ‘frank’ call with Putin Frontline near Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine quiet for first time in years ahead of planned evacuation

Ukraine’s military says Starlink satellite connection stable after recent restrictions Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers thanks to US allies for restoring system key to air defence and ‘frontline logistics’

Ukraine troops report ongoing problems with Starlink satellite network Communications system still faces speed restrictions despite Trump claim that Musk had resumed full service

EU leaders to press Burnham to pay more towards Ukraine’s defence Officials will call on UK to ‘step up’ financial support at Brussels summit – with post-Brexit issues also on agenda

Downing Street rejects Witkoff’s description of Putin as a ‘humanitarian’ No 10 says Russian president ‘has killed thousands of people, both innocent Ukrainians and his own people’

Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles – hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine Experts say Russia is trying to destroy energy infrastructure before winter, showing US ‘appeasement and flattery’ will not achieve peace

​Europe stands by Ukraine, but how long can that last? As US support ebbs away, looming European elections and growing financial strains across the continent could fracture the precious coalition that has kept Ukraine afloat

Putin orders release of jailed American as he meets Trump envoy for Ukraine talks Russia unilaterally frees Stephen Hubbard after US request while Steve Witkoff praises Putin as a ‘humanitarian’

US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy Advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but Ukraine’s president says: ‘Now it works’

Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks Mounting anxiety as Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches Nato’s borders with targeting of vessels transporting agricultural cargo

Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause

US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday

US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskyy says Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow

Two killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine trade blows on power infrastructure Ukraine used more than 1,000 drones to target Russian oil depots, logistics facilities and datacentres