- Russian President Vladimir Putin “unfortunately” does not seem to have realised yet that the decision to invade Ukraine is a mistake, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said, commenting on a phone call with Putin a day earlier.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the recaptured town of Izyum after Kyiv’s troops expelled Russian troops from swathes of territory.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin “unfortunately” does not seem to have realised yet that the decision to invade Ukraine is a mistake, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said, commenting on a phone call with Putin a day earlier.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the recaptured town of Izyum after Kyiv’s troops expelled Russian troops from swathes of territory.
- The Kremlin says Kyiv’s ongoing ambitions to join NATO still present a threat to Russia’s security.
- The front line in eastern Ukraine is approaching the borders of the self-proclaimed, Russia-backed Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), according to a military commander in the breakaway region.
This live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, September 14: