World Aug 12 Zelenskyy says Putin wants the rest of Ukraine’s Donetsk region as part of a ceasefire By Lorne Cook, Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Aug 12 Putin says Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk is an attempt to stop Russia’s eastern offensive Russian forces are still scrambling to respond to the surprise Ukrainian attack after almost a week of fierce fighting, but Putin insisted Moscow's army will prevail. By Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Aug 09 Russia declares emergency in Kursk, under large-scale attack by Ukraine Also on Friday, authorities in eastern Ukraine said a Russian plane-launched missile hit a shopping mall late morning, killing at least 11 people and injuring 44. By Samya Kullab, Barry Hatton, Associated Press
World Feb 26 On Ukraine’s eastern front, civilians cling to survival as troops repel Russian invaders On the largely static front line between Ukrainian and Russian forces that stretches over hundreds of kilometers (miles), from the Black Sea in the south to Ukraine's northeastern border with Russia, Vuhledar has become one of the deadliest hot spots. By Mstyslav Chernov, John Leicester, Associated Press
World Feb 12 Russia continues to shell Ukrainian cities amid grinding offensive push in Donbas Russian forces over the weekend continued to shell Ukrainian cities amid a grinding push to seize more land in the east of the country, with Ukrainian officials saying that Moscow is having trouble launching its much-anticipated large-scale offensive there. By Susie Blann, Associated Press
Jan 25 Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Ukrainian forces say they have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, handing the Kremlin's forces a rare but modest battlefield triumph after a series of setbacks in the invasion that began almost… Continue reading
Jan 13 Russia says it took town of Soledar, but Ukraine denies its capture By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Russia claims that its forces have captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin. Continue reading
Sep 23 Voting begins in ‘rigged’ referendum to join Russia in occupied parts of Ukraine By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Voting began Friday on whether occupied regions of Ukraine should become part of Russia, in referendums that Kyiv and the West condemned as an illegitimate and rigged attempt by Moscow to annex areas in the east… Continue reading
Sep 20 Separatist-controlled areas in Ukraine to vote on joining Russia By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The separatist leaders of four Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine say they are planning to hold votes starting later this week for the territories to become part of Russia as Moscow loses ground in the war it launched. Continue reading
Sep 17 Ukraine honors Olga Simonova, Russian woman who fought on its side in the war By Inna Varenytsia, Associated Press An honor guard fired a three-gun salute toward cloudy skies as friends and comrades-in-arms gathered in Kyiv to bid farewell to a Russian woman who was killed while fighting on Ukraine’s side in the war with her native country. Continue reading