World May 27 Russia squeezes Ukrainian strongholds in eastern Donbas region Moscow's forces pushed to gain more ground on Friday by pounding another Ukrainian-held area where authorities say 1,500 people have died since the start of the war.
World May 24 200 bodies found in Mariupol basement, Ukrainian officials say Ukrainian authorities say workers digging through the rubble of an apartment building in Mariupol found 200 bodies in the basement.
World May 23 Russian soldier sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial The sentencing Monday comes amid signs the Kremlin may hold trials of its own, particularly against the captured Ukrainian fighters who held out at Mariupol's steel plant.
World May 22 Russia intensifies offensive in eastern Ukraine as Poland’s president visits Kyiv The Russian military launched airstrikes and artillery and missile attacks in Ukraine’s industrial heartland, seeking to expand the territory Moscow-backed separatists have held since 2014.
World May 21 Russia’s seizure of Mariupol steel plant brings concerns for captured Ukrainian defenders Russian officials and state media have tried to characterize the fighters who holed up in the Azovstal steel plant as neo-Nazis and criminals.
World May 20 Russia says it has taken full control of Mariupol in its biggest victory of the war Russia claims to have captured Mariupol in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, following a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians…
World May 12 Ukraine prepares for first Russian war crimes trial with captured soldier Ukraine's top prosecutor says the country plans to hold its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier.
World May 11 Ukraine cuts Russian gas hub, risks supply to Europe while war in east continues Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas through one hub that feeds European homes and industry.
World May 10 Russia pummels vital port of Odesa, targeting supply lines One of the most dramatic examples of Ukraine's ability to prevent easy victories is in Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters remained holed up at a steel plant, denying Russia's full control of the city. The regiment defending the plant said Russian warplanes…
World May 10 Russia pounds Ukrainian port city of Odesa to sever supply lines Ukrainian officials say Russian troops are pounding away at the vital port of Odesa, apparently as part of efforts to disrupt the supply lines and weapons shipments that have been critical to Kyiv's defense.