Russia-Ukraine war

The Kremlin says the CIA director held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts

By Associated Press

The Kremlin said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin decree lets Russia take control of infrastructure damaged in Ukrainian drone attacks

By Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes.

The Moscow region is hit by almost 800 drones as Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village

By Hanna Arhirova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces launched one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow's invasion over four years ago, firing almost 800 drones only two days after a similar salvo, officials said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Russian missile…

Ukraine's state energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Ukraine is developing its own ballistic missile and collaborating with Europe on anti-ballistic defenses.

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

By Associated Press

Kyiv has stepped up its attacks on Russia this year, with long-range missiles and swarms of drones targeting military industries and energy facilities.

Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion.

Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being “deprived of their liberty,” many held incommunicado and on grounds that don't comply with international law.

Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital region kills 17 as air defenses fall short

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded dozens, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as Ukraine’s depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow’s incoming missiles overnight.

Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 people killed in each country

By Associated Press

The U.N. children's agency on Tuesday urged both countries to uphold international humanitarian law requiring the protection of children, citing recent deaths in Russia's Belgorod and Krasnodar regions, as well as in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions.

Ukraine hits more outlets of Russia's largest online marketplace to bring the war home

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Ukraine's attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses have produced stark images, with massive pillars of smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities of Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon.