World Sep 12 Ukraine claims more villages, reaches Russian border in counteroffensive Ukraine is claiming Monday that it took several more villages, pushing Russian troops right back to the northeastern border.
World May 31 Russian military seizes half of eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, mayor says Russian forces in a "frenzied push" have seized half of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that is key to Moscow's efforts to quickly complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region.
World May 30 Russian troops push further into Sievierodonetsk, leaving city 'completely ruined' Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv's forces Monday.
World May 29 Russian forces storm eastern Ukraine city amid heavy bombardments Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were “storming” Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city. The fighting knocked out power and cellphone service, and a humanitarian relief center could not operate because of the danger, the mayor said.
World May 28 Russia captures more territory as it expands battle in eastern Ukraine Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the city of Lyman had been “completely liberated” by a joint force of Russian soldiers and the Kremlin-backed separatists, who have waged war in the eastern region bordering Russia for eight years.
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.