"Putin will not be replaced by a nice man. Nobody who is around Putin is likely to be that different." Putin’s successor is ‘very likely’ to carry on the conflict, which is expected to continue for ’40, 50, 60 years’, Michael Clarke tells #TimesRadio.

Ukrainian National Guard Destroy Russian Akatsiya Self-Propelled Artillery, Ammunition and Crew

"Putin still thinks he can win with his military. As long as the West provides at least the amount of aid to Ukraine provided today, Moscow will fail." The war in Ukraine will end when Putin realizes he cannot win, says former US Ambassador to Ukraine Joh...

"Putin still thinks he can win with his military. As long as the West provides at least the amount of aid to Ukraine provided today, Moscow will fail." The war in Ukraine will end when Putin realises he cannot win, says former US Ambassador to Ukraine Joh...

"I know people who are fighting. They’re not naïve, they know what they’re doing." Volunteer troops in Ukraine are ‘frustrated’ about the conflict and believe this is the ‘best thing they can do’ to help Ukraine beat Russia, Major General Rupert Jones tel...

You can actually see from from what's been released from the Russian side that they have made progress." Ukraine has begun testing Russian defences and morale around Kherson and are seeing some success, says Times correspondent Richard Spencer.

"If the Ukrainians take that part of Kherson, it would be a major win and could be the start of the push to push Russians back." If Ukraine wins back Kherson, this could be the start of a Ukraine winning the war against Russia, Major John Spencer tells #T...

Bayraktar TB-2 Destroys Russian Akatsiya self-propelled gun during the Kherson Offensive.

“They will try and strangle the city until the Russian defenders are much weaker.” Ukrainian forces are trying to ‘weaken’ Russian troops before launching a counterattack on Kherson, General Sir Richard Barrons tells #TimesRadio

here’s a large psychological element to what the Ukrainians are doing. The crackdown has had an impact, the Kremlin’s quite aware of that." Ukrainian forces are trying to ‘break the morale’ of Russians, Thomas Graham tells #TimesRadio.

Videos on social media from the major city, which is located just 25 miles from the Ukraine border, show long queues forming at Belgorod's railway station.

"What the Ukrainians are attempting is to force the Russian forces to withdraw rather than engage in head to head combat." Ukraine counter offensive in Kherson is significant amid reports Russian troops are fleeing Kherson, risk analyst Alex Kokcharov tel...

Huge Victory! Russian Troops Are Fleeing From Kherson! Ukraine Counter Offensive in Kherson!

This footage shows Ukrainian troops blowing a Russian tank to smithereens with an American-made Javelin anti-tank guided missile on the eastern front.A massive explosion is seen as the Russian tank is reportedly blown up.

Ukraine has broken through Russia’s first line of defence in a spectacular fightback in a key occupied area. Forces yesterday launched a huge offensive in the southern Kherson region, seized early in the invasion. Footage later emerged of a Russian tank s...