Oleksandr Syrskyi

Day 510 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Day 467 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut, after a grinding nine-month conflict in which tens of thousands of fighters have died, top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over.

Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut.

Ukraine hailed on Monday its advances around frontline Bakhmut and President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London to seek fresh aid as expectations built over a spring offensive.

Ahead of Zelensky's talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Britain pledged "hundreds" of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to fend off Russia's invasion.

This was said by one of Kyiv's top generals, raising hopes for an unlikely turnaround in the besieged city. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, announced on his Telegram channel that "the Russians are losing significant forces in Bakhmut and are running out of energy."

Day 383 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the deputy head of the Ukrainian Security Service.