May 31 Russian military seizes half of eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, mayor says By Yuras Karmanau, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Russian forces in a "frenzied push" have seized half of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that is key to Moscow's efforts to quickly complete the capture of the industrial Donbas region. Continue reading
May 31 3 European nations join international investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine By Mike Corder, Associated Press Three more nations have joined an international investigation team probing war crimes in Ukraine. Continue reading
May 31 EU bans majority of Russian oil imports as punishment for Ukraine invasion By Lorne Cook, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press In the most significant effort yet to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the European Union agreed to ban the overwhelming majority of Russian oil imports. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 3:38 Russia advances in Sievierodonetsk as Ukraine tries to reinforce beleaguered troops By Dan Sagalyn, Tommy Walters and Dan Rivers, ITN Russian military forces continue their push in eastern Ukraine. They are making headway into the key city of Sievierodonetsk and threatening the neighboring town of Lysychansk. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News was just there and has our report. Continue watching
May 30 Russian troops push further into Sievierodonetsk, leaving city ‘completely ruined’ By Yuras Karmanau, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Russian troops pushed farther into a key eastern Ukrainian city and fought street by street with Kyiv's forces Monday. Continue reading
May 29 Disregarding EU sanctions, Serbia secures ‘extremely favorable’ gas deal with Putin By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has refused to explicitly condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and his country has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow. Continue reading
May 29 Russian forces storm eastern Ukraine city amid heavy bombardments By Elena Becatoros, Ricardo Mazalan, Associated Press Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were “storming” Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city. The fighting knocked out power and cellphone service, and a humanitarian relief center could not operate because of the danger, the mayor said. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 1:46 In Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Russian forces are taking control one town at a time By Ali Rogin Russia's military continues its advance in eastern Ukraine this weekend, in a move that may soon force Ukrainian troops to cede strategically important territory. Correspondent Ali Rogin has our report. Continue watching
May 28 Russian navy conducts test on hypersonic Zircon missile By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Zircon is capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). Putin has emphasized that its deployment will significantly boost the capability of… Continue reading
May 28 Russia captures more territory as it expands battle in eastern Ukraine By Yuras Karmanau, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the city of Lyman had been “completely liberated” by a joint force of Russian soldiers and the Kremlin-backed separatists, who have waged war in the eastern region bordering Russia for eight years. Continue reading