Ukraine's parliament has voted to make Ukrainian the country's only state language, and to be used in official documents and settings.

Vladimir Putin said he saw "nothing wrong" with easing the path to Russian citizenship for residents of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine after the European Union condemned the move.

Fed up with status quo, Ukrainians tipped to elect comedian as president

Opinion polls suggest the comedian is on course to beat Petro Poroshenko in Sunday's presidential run-off.

Eastern Ukraine is littered with unexploded ordnance. In this interactive 360° experience, you can meet the endangered civilians, the deminers working tirelessly to make the area safe, and see how much you know about landmines.

Elections provoke heated debate in Ukrainian society, and opinions often divide families and the closest of friends. Yet sometimes they bring families back together as voters travel back to their birthplace to cast their ballots.

"We all know that there is a huge number of fake vaccinated children. Every mum in the playground knows it. They say ‘All the mothers do it, they just go and bribe the doctor or a nurse’."

This is the first poll to analyse likelihood of victory, and victory margin, in second round vote.

Zoo animals in Russia have been tasked with predicting the outcome of this weekend's presidential election in Ukraine

The British broadcaster released an apology to the Ukrainian president, saying it had agreed to pay him damages over an "incorrect report."