World Apr 03 Ukraine drops its conscription age to 25 to replenish huge troop shortfall Conscription has been a sensitive matter in Ukraine for many months amid a growing shortage of infantry on top of a severe ammunition shortfall that has handed Russia the battlefield initiative.
World Apr 02 2 years after the horrors at Bucha, some families struggle to come to terms with atrocities Now there are signs of renewal and rebuilding in streets of Bucha where bodies once lay, but some of those whose loved ones were killed say they are finding it impossible to move on.
World Mar 15 AP report: Russia imposes its passport on occupied Ukraine, coercing hundreds of thousands into citizenship Accepting a passport means that men living in occupied territory can be drafted to fight against the same Ukrainian army that is trying to free them.
World Feb 25 Delays in promised Western aid to Ukraine are costing soldiers’ lives, their defense minister says Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. It was the first time that Kyiv has confirmed the number of its losses.
World Feb 10 Russian drone strike on Kharkiv in Ukraine kills 7, including 3 children In an online statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his condolences to the relatives of all the victims and said that “Russia must be held accountable for every life it ruined and destroyed.”…
World Feb 09 Ukraine’s new army chief Syrskyi wants better troop rotation in front lines and high-tech weapons Syrskyi, who previously was the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, said that "new tasks are on the agenda."…
World Feb 05 Zelenskyy may dismiss Ukraine’s top general in broader military leadership shakeup Word of Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi's possible firing already has shocked the nation fighting a war to end Russia’s invasion and also worried Ukraine’s Western allies.
World Dec 01 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says ‘we are not backing down’ as war with Russia enters a new stage Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said in an exclusive interview Thursday with The Associated Press that he fears the Israel-Hamas war threatens to overshadow the conflict in Ukraine, as competing political agendas and limited resources put the flow of Western…
World Nov 25 Ukraine says Russia launched its largest drone attack on Kyiv since the start of the invasion Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the capital city for over six hours, military officials said.
World Oct 29 Internet, phone service slowly returns to Gaza after blackout amid heavy bombardment Two days after cellular and internet service abruptly vanished for most of Gaza amid a heavy Israeli bombardment, the crowded enclave was coming back online Sunday as communications systems were gradually being restored.