Igor Girkin escaped justice for downing flight MH but goes to jail after criticising Russia’s leader.

   Darya Trepova is found guilty of carrying out a bombing that killed a pro war blogger in St Petersburg.

   Boris Nadezhdin has gathered tens of thousands of signatures in his bid to stand for Russia’s presidency.

   Ukraine’s leader accuses Russia of playing with lives of POWs after deadly plane crash in Russia.

   Security aid is in jeopardy as US Republicans insist on new US Mexico border security measures.

   As a US aid package becomes embroiled in domestic squabbles, Ukrainians fear financial help may dry up.

   Russia’s leader visits the UAE and Saudi Arabia for talks expected to include the Gaza and Ukraine wars.

   Illya Kyva was shot dead in a special operation by Ukraine’s SBU security service, sources tell the BBC.

   The soldiers are accused of torturing a US citizen in Ukraine shortly after Russia’s invasion.

   A Ukrainian soldier on the east side of the Dnipro river tells the BBC about life on the front line.

   Kyiv investigates a video said to show two surrendering Ukrainian soldiers being shot by Russians.

   Ukraine’s president meets frontline commanders and says winter is a new phase of the war with Russia.

   A regional governor confirms the death in action of Maj Gen Vladimir Zavadsky, reported last week.

   Heavy metals were used to poison Kyrylo Budanov’s wife, Marianna, an intelligence official tells the BBC.

   Golden helmets and precious gems are sent to Kyiv after a year row with Russia over their ownership.

   Some right wing US politicians want Ukraine to vote as scheduled next year. Ukrainians don’t.

   Thousands of homes are without power after Russia bombarded the capital over six hours.

   A two year old taken from a children’s home has been adopted by politician Sergei Mironov, BBC discovers.

   About Russian soldiers were killed in the attack in the occupied Donetsk region, Ukraine says.

   Jamala, the song competition’s winner, is critical of the Kremlin and its invasion of Ukraine.

   Russians in Ukraine say they can’t work, use services or get bank accounts due to their nationality.

   Russia has made limited advances along the front line, with the war in Ukraine about to enter its third year.

   G bloc insists that the Israel Gaza war will not weaken its resolve to back Kyiv.

   The International Atomic Energy Agency said the plant’s operations were unaffected.

   Russia’s defence ministry has taken over from Wagner in recruiting inmates to fight in Ukraine.

   Ukrainian troops believe their advance across the Dnipro River could help them launch a larger offensive.

   The ATACMS weapons were reportedly used in air strikes that destroyed Russian helicopters.

   Ukrainian and Russian hacktivists tell the BBC they will comply with newly created cyber war rules.

   On both sides of the Atlantic, cracks are beginning to form in Western nations’ support for Ukraine.

   The new school will allow pupils to study safely in Kharkiv during Russian attacks, the city mayor says.

   US support cannot be interrupted after military aid was excluded from a budget deal.

   Ukrainians in occupied territories are being forced to take Russian citizenship, a report finds.

   Mandatory evacuations from the frontlines are swelling the ranks of Ukraine’s displaced millions.

   Just over, civilians remain in Avdiivka, focus of a bloody Russian assault in eastern Ukraine.

   Ukraine appears to be expanding its forces on the Russian occupied left or eastern bank of the river.

   Despite water shortages, losing loved ones, homes and crops, people affected by the collapse of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam are determined to rebuild.

   How British military bomb disposal teams are helping Ukrainian engineers clear Russian minefields.

   Ukraine’s generals say they have broken through Russia’s first line of defence in the south.

   In months of war, Ukraine has learnt new ways to integrate technology into the modern battlefield.