World Apr 19 U.S.-made Patriot missile systems arrive in Ukraine Ukraine's defense minister says U.S.-made Patriot missiles have arrived in Ukraine. The missiles will provide Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian airstrikes that have devastated cities and civilian infrastructure.
World Apr 18 Putin visits Russian troops in Ukraine as Kyiv preps counteroffensive Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of the Kremlin’s forces fighting in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons.
World Apr 14 Russian forces bear down on Ukrainian defenders in war-torn Bakhmut The U.K. Ministry of Defense said in an assessment that Russia has "re-energized its assault" on Bakhmut. The city for months has been the stage for the longest and bloodiest fight of Russia's war in Ukraine.
World Apr 13 Ukraine stands firm in demand that Russia withdraws forces from Crimea Ukraine's foreign minister says his country won't budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently.
World Apr 11 Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine counteroffensive The Moscow-appointed leader of Crimea said Tuesday the region is on guard for what may be an impending Ukrainian counteroffensive.