• 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 EST

    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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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.

  • News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of POWs

    News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of POWs

    May 24, 2025 09:45 PM EST

    ... today just hours after a large scale Russian attack on Kyiv. At least 15 people were injured when Russia launched ballistic missiles and drones into Ukraine's capital. The mayor said air raid sirens warned of the incoming attack, which damaged apartment buildings and a mall. Across Ukraine, 13 people ...

  • 'We're playing into Russia's hands': Ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she resigned

    'We're playing into Russia's hands': Ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she resigned

    May 23, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... stakes are so high, not just for Ukraine, not just for Europe, but for the United States. And we must be on the right side of history. Amna Nawaz: Bridget Brink, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Thank you for joining us, Ambassador. Appreciate your time. Bridget Brink: Thank you.