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.
World May 09 Putin hails Victory Day, does not signal end to Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin used a major patriotic holiday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict was headed. That came as his forces pressed their offensive with…
World May 08 Western officials visit Ukraine after deadly school bombing A Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in eastern Ukraine. The governor of Luhansk province said Sunday that 30 people were rescued from the rubble of the school in the village of Bilohorivka but the rest probably…