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Ukraine denies Russian claim of hundreds of Ukrainian troops killed in missile strike

By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

Officials at a vocational school in an eastern Ukraine city are dismissing claims by Russia that hundreds of Ukrainian troops were killed in a missile strike there.

In Kyiv, Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed cathedral

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Packing a cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshippers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades, a demonstration of independence from the Russian Orthodox Church.

News Wrap: Russia shells Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine during cease-fire

In our news wrap Saturday, fighting continued in eastern Ukraine despite a Russia-ordered cease fire for Orthodox Christmas, a Virginia teacher’s condition is improving after a 6-year-old student shot her at school, a federal appeals court struck down a ban…

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Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire with Russia reportedly falters

By Hanna Arhirova, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Ukraine's president praised the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces, even as both sides celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday.

News Wrap: New border restrictions in place for asylum seekers

In our news wrap Friday, asylum seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti ran into new restrictions along the southern border that sends them back to Mexico if they cross illegally, Mexican authorities are working to restore order in Culiacan after…

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Iranian drone maker sanctioned for supplying Moscow

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The U.S. has hit six executives and board members of an Iranian drone manufacturer with sanctions after the firm allegedly supplied Moscow with drones that Russian forces have been using to attack Ukraine.

WATCH: Pentagon speaks on announced $3.75 billion in military aid to Ukraine

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The U.S. will send $3.75 billion in military weapons and other aid to Ukraine and its neighbors on NATO's eastern flank, the White House announced Friday, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on.

WATCH: State Department holds news briefing after U.S. sanctions Iran drone-maker executives

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

State Department spokesperson Ned Price will hold a briefing Friday afternoon.

WATCH: White House announces $3.75 billion in military aid to Ukraine, its neighbors

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The White House announced Friday a new $3.75 billion military assistance package to help Ukraine and its neighbors on NATO's eastern flank as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on.

Air raid sirens blare in Kyiv amid Russian-ordered cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

An uneasy calm in Kyiv has been broken by air raid sirens that also blared out across the rest of Ukraine despite a Russian cease-fire declaration for the Orthodox Church Christmas.