Royal Navy frigate tracking Russian warship in North Sea
HMS Portland is keeping a close eye on Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama.
HMS Portland is keeping a close eye on Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama.
Ukrainian officials have said the clashes in the area have brought new levels of death and devastation in the months-long conflict.
The vehicles are part of a wider push from international defence to give Ukraine land vehicles that fall just short of tank classification.
The grenade was removed as two Ukrainian sappers stood by to deactivate the explosive, if necessary.
Two British volunteers have gone missing in the region where some of the most intense fighting has taken place.
Officers said Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, were last seen on Friday.
The Russian military said missiles launched at Kramatorsk hit barracks used by Ukrainian troops, killing 600 people.
The US announced on Friday $3.75bn (£3.1bn) in weapons and aid for Ukraine and its neighbours on Nato's eastern flank.
The presidential drawdown authority announced that this is the largest the United States has committed to so far.
Justice ministers from across the world will meet in London in March.
The Russian president is waiting for the West to get tired of supporting Ukraine, says one author and political scientist.
The former head of Joint Forces Command, General Richard Barrons believes it is now "inconceivable" the conflict could end peacefully.
The US, France and Germany have all committed to sending vehicles to Ukraine this week.
The MOD said the status and identities of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republic militias are likely divisive within the Russian system.
James Cleverly responded to Putin's call for a ceasefire on Twitter by call for Russia to permanently withdraw its forces from Ukraine.
The order follows a proposal by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, earlier in the day.