In order to establish a lasting peace there is only one solution the end of the Russian empire Otherwise a cessation of fighting will only allow the deeper problem to fester

   The ongoing situation in Belgorod explosions in Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia and more drones downed in Crimea have made it a tricky few days for the Kremlin

   Here in Ukraine when it comes to breaking news Telegram reigns supreme Kyiv Post has compiled this handy guide for those not familiar with the platform

   A fearless surgeon from Kyiv

   year old Kyrylo Peredriy takes us backstage and reveals how he interviews political leaders with probing questions and how he hopes Ukraine s education will be reformed

   The continued savagery of Russian forces carrying out the Kremlin s illegal invasion is forcing many countries to reconsider their traditional neutral stance towards war

   De colonization process in Ukraine targeting anti Ukrainian Russian literary classics promoted by Moscow

   The world premiere of Eastern Front will be held in Kyiv Cinema House on the th of June at p m It will be followed by premieres in London and Los Angeles on the th of June

   The facility near the city of Kropyvnytskyi was struck by two missiles during an overnight attack in which several Ukrainian cities were targeted

   Russia sees the region as Europe s soft underbelly and Moscow has used information operations to inflame ethnic tensions encourage protests and make arms deals

   Ukraine s patriotic tennis star Svitolina gives credit to anti war Russian opponent

   German chancellor rebuts pro Russian screamers condemns Putin and says Ukraine has to be supported

   A little known backwater football club has benefitted from wise management to achieve a promotion from second division status to the Ukrainian Premier League

   Russia desperate for oil revenues opposing cuts in oil production at OPEC meeting

   Elsewhere Kyiv was once again targeted by missiles and drones but all were intercepted before reaching the capital according to authorities

   Latest from the British Defence Intelligence

   Latest from the Institute for the Study of War

   International pressure must be brought to bear on Russia to return hundreds of thousands of abducted children to Ukraine Russia must be thoroughly punished for these crimes against humanity

   Speaking of next year s US presidential elections and a possible Trump victory the Ukrainian president said In a situation like this you are afraid of changes

   EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell described the plan as a peace of surrender adding it had to be achieved on just terms

   While Uber has now left the Russian market a company executive says there are plans for further investment in Ukraine both during and after the war

   The small town of Trostyanets was one of the first to experience Russian Peace and its war crimes before becoming one of those communities that protected the capital from the invasion

   In an interview with The Wall Street Journal the Ukrainian President was confident but added We would like to have certain things but we can t wait for months

   In yet another angry social media post Yevgeny Prigozhin said there had been no provocations from Ukrainian forces but surprises awaited us on the other side

   Ties are complex and have frayed over many things including unhappiness that the Saudis raised oil prices in collusion with Russia to profit from the Ukraine war

   Latest from the Institute for the Study of War

   Latest from the British Defence Intelligence

   Now a harsh critic of Trump Bolton lays out how the US got Russia wrong what is needed to stop a nuclear Iran and how to help Ukraine win

   The US Secretary of State described Russia s war as a case study in failure mocked the Kremlin s army and said Putin had sent troops to die in a meat grinder of his own making

   A paradise of nature in the centre of Kyiv

   The Kremlin on Thursday said it had utterly wiped out a cross border raid into Russia s Belgorod Oblast On Friday partisans hit the same place for the second day in a row

   While attending the European Political Community EPC summit Zelensky continued to press demands for long range weapons EU and NATO membership in face to face meetings with European leaders

   There may be a knockout Zelensky responded to a question about who to blame for closed shelters possibly hinting at the personal responsibility of former boxer Klitschko now mayor of Kyiv

   The former president launched into a largely nonsensical tirade on Thursday evening even claiming Kyiv is covering up the true numbers of people killed by Russian missile strikes

   A selection from what European papers are saying

   A high profile summit took place in the skies above Moldova with a beehive of NATO aircraft peering deep behind Russian lines in occupied portions of Ukraine

   Praising the Ukrainian people s iron resolve to live in freedom the president reaffirmed that the US and its partners will work together to begin training Ukrainian pilots on F fighters

   Serhiy Kolyada on Putin seeking to keep his deadly scorpions in check

   At their meeting this week in Moldova NATO members and European leaders failed to make clear or agree on what they will do if Ukraine is again attacked

   Your daily news brief direct from Ukraine s capital

   Europol has pointed to the very high likelihood that gangsters from the two nations are continuing to work together despite Russia s full scale invasion of Ukraine

   The Russian president is being heavily criticized for handing out medals instead of properly addressing the situation in his country s border regions

   It s the sixth attack against the capital in six days Authorities hailed the successful work of air defenses although two people were injured by falling debris

   Swiss parliament blocks transfer of arms to Ukraine as country s president assures Zelensky of Berne s commitment to Kyiv

   The French President called on the West in general and Europe in particular to offer tangible security guarantees to Ukraine during a speech at the Globsec forum Slovakia

   The western Ukrainian region has decided to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate which it deems to be a fifth column for Russia

   The deaths of three people including a nine year old girl have shone a spotlight on an apparently widespread problem that many of Ukraine s bomb shelters were closed during nighttime air raids

   A powerful documentary that takes you on a ride with families fleeing the war and entering the unknown Polish director Maciek Hamela takes us on a journey in his account of the war in Ukraine

   Night after night the people of Kyiv have faced wave after wave of Moscow s missiles and drones but say the Kremlin s attempts to demoralize them are actually having the opposite effect

   The author shares his thoughts and concerns aloud concerning planning coordination financing and leadership or lack thereof for post war reconstruction in Ukraine