Military briefing: Russia’s advances expose ‘cracks’ in Ukraine’s defences. Moscow’s forces have captured almost double the amount of land Kyiv liberated in 2023.

Polling last week by the National Democratic Institute and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology suggests that 57 per cent of Ukrainians want to begin negotiations with Russia to end the war. However, more than 60 per cent of Ukrainians are unwilling to cede territory in exchange for peace.