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…
World May 07 Last of Ukrainian civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant Rescuers finished the evacuation of civilians Saturday after a week of Russian shelling and on-and-off convoys to get people out of Mariupol.
World May 07 Ukraine readies for increased attacks ahead of Russia’s Victory Day As Russia's Monday holiday commemorating Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II approached, cities across Ukraine prepared for an expected increase in Russian attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged residents numbed by more than 10 weeks of war to heed…
World May 06 Civilian rescue effort underway as Russian forces enter Mariupol steel plant A new international effort is racing to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large.
World May 05 Ukraine repels some attacks as battle in Mariupol steel mill rages on Heavy fighting is raging at the besieged steel plant in Mariupol as Russian forces attempt to finish off the city's last-ditch defenders and complete the capture of the strategically vital port.
World May 04 Russia hits Ukraine, targeting supply of foreign arms in west and attacking the east Russian forces pounded targets across Ukraine, taking aim at supply lines for foreign weapons in the west and intensifying an offensive in the east.
World Apr 27 Russia cuts off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, threatens to disconnect more nations Russia has dramatically escalated its standoff with the West over the war in Ukraine, cutting natural gas off to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria and threatening to disconnect even more nations.