Ukraine's strikes on Russian energy sites will have to stop temporarily, following Russia's agreement to begin the limited ceasefire.

It comes as Kyiv accused Putin of a war crime after it claimed a military hospital was hit by a drone in Kharkiv

Russia agreed to pause attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days following a call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Russia’s demands for a full ceasefire include Ukraine acknowledging annexed territories and halting foreign aid.

Russian troops fighting in Kursk have reached the Ukraine border area, Moscow claimed on Friday. The Kremlin’s defence ministry said its forces recaptured the village of Gogolevka, which is just four miles from the Ukrainian border.

Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

In the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukraine has been fighting for more than seven months, people say they want peace but fear there will be more war. Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory was launched in August — more than two years into a major war triggered by Moscow's invasion of its neighbour — shocking a

Russian President Vladimir Putin has continued to frustrate President Donald Trump‘s administration as the Kremlin dodged ending the invasion of Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Putin “remains open to contact with President Trump,