World Oct 09 Putin accuses Kyiv of ‘terrorist act’ in response to Crimea bridge blast Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services.
World Oct 09 More Russian missiles slam Ukrainian apartments, killing 13 in Zaporizhzhia The overnight Russian missile strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia brought down part of a large apartment building, leaving at least a dozen people dead.
World Oct 08 Truck bombing of Crimea bridge damages key Russian supply route, kills 3 An explosion caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia on Saturday, damaging a key supply artery for the Kremlin's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine.
World Oct 07 Russia focuses attacks on annexed areas of Ukraine The governor of the Zaporizhzhia region said Friday that Russian forces fired more missiles at the regional capital and also used used Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones there for the first time.
World Oct 07 Death toll rises to 11 after Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city apartments The death toll from a Russian missile attack on apartment buildings in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia has risen to 11.
World Oct 06 Russia hits Ukraine apartments with missiles, detains refugees at border Russian missile attacks have hit apartments in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least seven people, with at least five other missing.
World Oct 06 Russian missiles hit apartment block in Ukrainian city near nuclear plant, local leaders say A regional leader says Russia launched two missile attacks that hit apartment blocks in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday, killing three people and wounding at least 12 in the city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant.
World Oct 05 Putin finalizes annexation of Ukrainian regions as Russian forces struggle to maintain control In a defiant move, the Kremlin on Wednesday held the door open for further land grabs in Ukraine.
World Oct 04 Russian troops pull back from annexed territory amid Ukrainian counteroffensive Over the weekend, Russian troops pulled back from Lyman, a strategic eastern city that the Russians had used as a key logistics and transport hub, to avoid being encircled by Ukrainian forces.
World Oct 01 Russia withdraws troops from Lyman after Ukraine encircles key eastern city After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub.