World Oct 03 Ukraine retakes more territory in southern Kherson region Ukrainian forces have broken through Moscow's defenses in the strategic southern Kherson region.
World Oct 02 Russia uses suicide drones as Ukrainian forces press counteroffensive Russia attacked the Ukrainian president’s hometown and other targets Sunday with suicide drones, and Ukraine took back full control of a strategic eastern city in a counteroffensive that has reshaped the war.
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.
World Oct 01 Ukraine alleges Russia kidnapped head of Europe’s largest nuclear plant Russian forces blindfolded and detained the head of Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukraine’s nuclear power provider said Saturday, reigniting long-simmering fears over the plant's security.
World Sep 30 Putin declares Ukrainian regions part of Russia, defies West as NATO talks heat up Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to annex parts of Ukraine, defying international law. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded by saying his country is submitting an “accelerated” application to join the NATO military alliance.
World Sep 29 Russia to formally annex 4 regions of Ukraine Friday, after votes condemned by West Russia says it will formally annex occupied parts of Ukraine where it held Kremlin-orchestrated "referendums" in which it claimed that residents had voted overwhelmingly to live under Moscow's rule.
Politics Sep 28 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price holds briefing as Russia works to annex parts of Ukraine Russia positioned itself Wednesday to formally annex parts of Ukraine where occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated “referendum” on living under Moscow’s rule that the Ukrainian government and the West denounced as illegal and rigged.
World Sep 28 Russia poised to formally annex occupied Ukraine after ‘forced’ vote Russia is poised to formally annex parts of Ukraine after occupied areas held a Kremlin-orchestrated "referendum" — denounced as illegal and rigged by Kyiv and the West — to live under Moscow's rule.
World Sep 27 Pro-Moscow officials say 4 occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia According to Russia-installed election officials in Zaporizhzhia region, 93.11 percent of the ballots case in the vote were in support of the annexation. Results from three other Ukrainian regions were expected to follow shortly.
World Sep 27 Kremlin-led referendum vote concludes, rising Western tensions Moscow-backed officials in the four occupied regions in southern and eastern Ukraine said polls closed Tuesday afternoon after five days of voting and the counting of ballots had started.