Sep 14 Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy visits strategic city retaken from Russia By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has watched as his country's flag was hoisted above the recently recaptured city of Izium. Continue reading
Sep 13 Eiffel Tower to go dark earlier as Paris saves energy By Nicolas Garriga, Barbara Surk, Associated Press The French capital, like the rest of Europe, faces the risk of power shortages this winter amid dwindling supplies of natural gas from Russia. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 7:24 Ukrainians return home in towns recently liberated from Russian control By Nick Schifrin Ukraine said hundreds of thousands of people were freed from Russian control in recent days after a counteroffensive that has reshaped the battlefield. In the past week, Ukraine has retaken more territory than Russia has in the past five months… Continue watching
Sep 13 WATCH: State Department says Russia spent $300 million to covertly influence world politics By Lolita Baldor, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, the State Department alleges in a newly released cable. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder speaks on Ukraine counteroffensive By Ellen Knickmeyer, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press Pentagon officials are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Continue reading
Sep 13 Ukraine continues to pressure retreating Russian troops By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly seven-month war. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 8:40 As Ukraine military retakes territory, Russia cuts power to eastern region By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Ukraine is in the midst of a lightning counteroffensive and has retaken territory both in the country’s northeast and south. The move has taken Russian troops by surprise and provoked outrage in Moscow among supporters of the war. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Sep 12 Ukraine claims more villages, reaches Russian border in counteroffensive By Elena Becatoros, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukraine is claiming Monday that it took several more villages, pushing Russian troops right back to the northeastern border. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 3:46 Battle lines are redrawn in Ukraine, 200 days after Russia’s invasion As the war in Ukraine reaches 200 days, Ukrainian forces staging a massive counteroffensive in the eastern region of Kharkiv have taken back large swaths of territory previously under Russian control. Tonight, Russia retaliated by attacking the region’s power grid. Continue watching
Sep 11 Russia targets Ukraine’s infrastructure, causing blackouts in eastern areas By Karl Ritter, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia struck back at Ukraine's infrastructure Sunday night, causing widespread blackouts, with the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions among those without power, officials said. Continue reading