• Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl's 40th anniversary

    Strikes in Ukraine and Russia kill at least 16 on Chernobyl's 40th anniversary

    Apr 26, 2026 06:07 PM EDT

    ... Courage to Korean service members who served in Russia's Kursk region, where Ukraine launched a surprise incursion in August 2024. Kim has sent thousands of troops and large weapons shipments to support Russia's war against Ukraine.___ Associated Press journalist Volodymyr Yurchuk in Kyiv, Ukraine, contributed to this report.

  • Why the EU's $106 billion wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine

    Why the EU's $106 billion wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine

    Apr 24, 2026 09:45 PM EDT

    ... to guarantee the loan, member states opted for a more cautious approach. Instead, European leaders decided that they would borrow the money to lend to Ukraine. Concerns over potential Russian retaliation and legal challenges led them to keep the assets frozen until Moscow ends its war and compensates Ukraine for ...

  • EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

    EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

    Apr 23, 2026 06:49 PM EDT

    In December, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia agreed not to stop their EU partners from borrowing the money on international markets as long as the three countries did not have to take part in the scheme. But Orbán, who has repeatedly blocked EU aid to Ukraine, angered the other ...

  • Russian strikes kill at least 2 as Ukraine targets drone factory inside Russia

    Russian strikes kill at least 2 as Ukraine targets drone factory inside Russia

    Apr 19, 2026 04:42 PM EDT

    Ukraine launches inquiry into mass shooting in the capital Ukraine's Interior Ministry on Sunday launched an official inquiry into a mass shooting in Kyiv the previous day that killed six people and wounded at least 14 others. A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself ...

  • Widespread Russian attacks hit Ukraine as Ukraine targets Russian industrial areas

    Widespread Russian attacks hit Ukraine as Ukraine targets Russian industrial areas

    Apr 18, 2026 02:14 PM EDT

    ... a similar 30-day license issued in March for Russian oil that had been loaded by March 11. Ukraine seeks to strengthen air defenses Strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses has been a key priority for Kyiv since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago ...

  • Heavy Russian assault targeting civilian areas kills 16 in Ukraine

    Heavy Russian assault targeting civilian areas kills 16 in Ukraine

    Apr 16, 2026 02:19 PM EDT

    ... killed in Zaporizhzhia in the south.“Such attacks cannot be normalized. These are war crimes that must be stopped and their perpetrators held to account,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X. Ukraine’s air force said air defenses shot down or disabled 667 out of 703 incoming ...

  • After election win, Magyar says he’d ask Putin to end the Ukraine war: 'It would be nice to end the killing'

    After election win, Magyar says he’d ask Putin to end the Ukraine war: 'It would be nice to end the killing'

    Apr 13, 2026 09:56 PM EDT

    ... Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, congratulated Magyar, while praising the ousted strongman. But Fico also brought up the Druzhba pipeline, shuttered since an attack in Ukraine — an issue Orbán campaigned on and one exacerbated by rising energy prices over the Iran war. Magyar has criticized Orbán’s government for failing ...

  • Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of Easter ceasefire violations

    Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of Easter ceasefire violations

    Apr 12, 2026 04:52 PM EDT

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow's 4-year-long war against its neighbor. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Easter weekend ...

  • Orthodox Easter ceasefire falters as Ukraine says Russia continues drone strikes

    Orthodox Easter ceasefire falters as Ukraine says Russia continues drone strikes

    Apr 11, 2026 04:23 PM EDT

    ... and hope that everything will be fine, that a ceasefire will come on such a holy day, and that there will be peace — peace in Ukraine and peace in the whole world.” WATCH: Russian corruption fuels massive casualties in Ukraine“My celebration will come when my son returns,” she added ...

  • Putin declares weekend ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

    Putin declares weekend ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine for Orthodox Easter

    Apr 09, 2026 11:46 PM EDT

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday. Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to ...