The U.S. has said it does not believe Ukraine attempted to strike Putin's residence, and Kyiv called the Kremlin's claim a lie.

The agent had been watching for weeks, carefully observing the movements of Russian patrols, surveillance blind spots and the irregular arrival of the cargo trains.

Hello, this is Asami Terajima reporting from Kyiv on day 1,414 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have marked Orthodox Christmas at a church in a military base,

Russia says it used its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile and other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine​. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says a drone hit the Qatar embassy.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has said he would 'kidnap' Putin and hold him accountable for war crimes in Ukraine. The comments came as he visited Kyiv on Friday after Moscow launched yet more missile attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

President Donald Trump said that U.S. national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin lied when he claimed earlier this week that Ukraine tried to kill him in a massive drone attack targeting one of his residences, according to US intelligence.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that it had struck western Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, an ominous warning by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as U.S.-led negotiations to end the war have gained steam.

Ukraine's military said on Saturday it had struck the ​Zhutovskaya oil depot overnight. Ukraine has been targeting Russia's energy infrastructure in recent months, aiming to cut off Moscow's ability to finance its military campaign against Kyiv.

President Trump refuted the Kremlin’s accusations that Ukraine targeted a residence of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, doubting such an attack ever took place.

A nuclear-capable missile fired into Ukraine near Poland sent a message to Europe days after its leaders agreed to postwar security guarantees, Russian analysts said.