• Ukraine and Russia quickly end their latest round of direct peace talks in Istanbul

    Ukraine and Russia quickly end their latest round of direct peace talks in Istanbul

    Jun 02, 2025 02:29 PM EDT

    ... along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, and both sides have hit each other’s territory with deep strikes. Russian forces shelled Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, killing three people and wounding 19 others, including two children, regional officials said Monday. Also, a missile strike and shelling ...

  • After trip to Ukraine, U.S. senators warn Putin is preparing new offensive

    After trip to Ukraine, U.S. senators warn Putin is preparing new offensive

    Jun 01, 2025 07:39 PM EDT

    Graham backed the president’s diplomatic instincts but said, "By trying to engage Putin — by being friendly and enticing — it’s become painfully clear he’s not interested in ending this war.” Blumenthal hoped the bipartisan support for Ukraine at least in the Senate — and the personal testimonies they plan ...

  • Ukraine drone attack destroys dozens of military aircraft inside Russia

    Ukraine drone attack destroys dozens of military aircraft inside Russia

    Jun 01, 2025 04:38 PM EDT

    Russian strike hits an army unit Russia on Sunday launched the biggest number of drones — 472 — on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine’s air force said. Russian forces also launched seven missiles alongside the barrage of drones, said Yuriy Ignat, head of communications for the ...

  • Russian strikes kill 2 in Ukraine amid prospect of peace talks

    Russian strikes kill 2 in Ukraine amid prospect of peace talks

    May 31, 2025 03:02 PM EDT

    ... Russian troops have amassed in the area with the intention of launching an offensive to carve out a buffer zone inside Ukrainian territory. Speaking Saturday, Ukraine’s top army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Russian forces were focusing their main offensive efforts on Pokrovsk, Torets and Lyman in the Donetsk ...

  • News Wrap: Germany's chancellor offers to help Ukraine build long-range missile systems

    News Wrap: Germany's chancellor offers to help Ukraine build long-range missile systems

    May 28, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Wednesday, Germany's chancellor offered to help Ukraine build long-range missile systems that could strike deep into Russia, a judge ordered the release of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard researcher saying she was unlawfully held by immigration authorities, the White House says President Trump issued a full pardon for former Congressman Michael...

  • Germany offers to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles to strike Russia

    Germany offers to help Ukraine develop long-range missiles to strike Russia

    May 28, 2025 06:10 PM EDT

    ... primary importance to us.” Front-line fighting, deep strikes continue Meanwhile, fighting has continued along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line, where Ukraine's army is shorthanded against its bigger adversary. Zelenskyy claimed Tuesday that Russia is mobilizing up to 45,000 men every month, while Ukraine ...

  • Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities

    Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities

    May 26, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... partners and allies, particularly in the Baltics, have seized some of these Russian tankers, these shadow fleet tankers over the last month or two. If Ukraine's partners get serious about interdicting or even removing the shadow fleet altogether, then that would have a serious effect. Laura Barron-Lopez: Here ...

  • Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely CRAZY!' as Russia escalates drone attacks on Ukraine

    Trump says Putin 'has gone absolutely CRAZY!' as Russia escalates drone attacks on Ukraine

    May 26, 2025 03:41 PM EDT

    ... land at three Moscow airports on Sunday and Monday had to divert amid Ukrainian drone attacks. WATCH: Trump ‘weary and frustrated with both’ Russia and Ukraine, White House says ahead of Putin call The numbers from Ukraine and Russia could not be independently verified. Soon after Russia's Feb. 24 ...

  • News Wrap: Russia bombards Ukraine hours before 3rd exchange of prisoners

    News Wrap: Russia bombards Ukraine hours before 3rd exchange of prisoners

    May 25, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... aerial assault on neighboring Ukraine. Poland, a NATO member, said it took the necessary precautions to keep its airspace safe. It happened as Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles. At least 12 people were killed across the country, including three children. The U.S. envoy to Ukraine ...

  • Ukraine and Russia complete 3rd prisoner swap hours after major Russian aerial assault

    Ukraine and Russia complete 3rd prisoner swap hours after major Russian aerial assault

    May 25, 2025 03:46 PM EDT

    ... s drones,” said Yuri Dashkin, described as commander of a Russian air defense division. He added that Russian air defense units shot down 46 drones during the incident. Yeroshenko reported from Markhalivka, Ukraine. Associated Press writers Elise Morton in London and Volodymyr Yurchuk in Kyiv, Ukraine, contributed to this report.