The International Monetary Fund's executive board has approved funding to support the war-torn country amid fears that Russia is plotting a deeper invasion

Energy infrastructure has been attacked with missiles and drones, with Russia saying it considers them military targets; millions of civilians, who are left without electricity or heating, are however consequently affected

43.000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the Russian invasion began according to Zelensky, a number lower than that calculated by independent estimates

According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is using Ukraine as a weapons testing ground

The Ukrainian army used US-made ATACMS missiles for the first time since the start of the war against Russia; they were employed during an attack on Russian territory