World Jul 10 Russian rockets kill at least 15 in Ukraine apartment building The strike late Saturday evening hit apartment blocks in a residential quarter of the town of Chasiv Yar, inhabited mostly by people who work in nearby factories. Ukraine’s Emergency Services said Sunday they have rescued five people from the rubble…
World Jul 05 Ukrainian city of Sloviansk hit by ‘massive shelling,’ mayor says A day after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory in seizing an eastern Ukraine province essential to his wartime aims, a city in the path of Moscow's offensive came under sustained bombardment.
World Jul 04 Putin declares victory in eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province.
World Jul 03 Russia claims capture of Lysychansk, a key city in eastern Ukraine Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's troops together with members of a local separatist militia "have established full control over the city of Lysychansk,” a ministry statement said.
World Jul 01 At least 19 killed in Ukraine’s Odesa region by Russian missile attack Ukrainian authorities say Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in a coastal town near the port city of Odesa have killed at least 19 people, including two children. Video of the pre-dawn Friday attack showed the charred remains of buildings…
World Jun 30 Russian forces leave strategic Snake Island, keep up eastern assault on last Luhansk stronghold Russia has pulled back its forces from a Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but is keeping up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine's resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk.
World Jun 29 Russians battling to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold Moscow’s battle to wrest the entire Donbas region from Ukraine saw Russian forces pushing toward two villages south of Lysychansk while Ukrainian troops fought to prevent their encirclement.
World Jun 27 Russia ‘pouring fire’ on Lysychansk as offensive on Ukrainian city amounts The governor of Ukraine's Luhansk region says Russia is mounting an all-out assault on the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern region, "pouring fire" from the ground and air.
World Jun 24 Amid horrors of war, Ukrainians celebrate their country’s EU candidacy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the decision of EU leaders as vindication for his nation’s fight against Russia’s aggression.
World May 14 Pompeo and Lavrov see hope for improved U.S.-Russia ties On his first trip to Russia as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo is meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.