Russian invasion of Ukraine

Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, expected to meet with Putin

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

The meeting has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian NGO reports 2 foreign aid workers killed by Russian shelling

By Associated Press

Two foreign aid workers were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of four working with a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization.

IAEA warns of nuclear safety threat as combat spikes near Ukraine power plant

By Samya Kullab, Associated Press

The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday.

Ukraine’s defense minister Oleksii Reznikov to be replaced, Zelenskyy says

By Associated Press

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.

News Wrap: Russia attacks Ukrainian port a day before new grain deal talks

In our news wrap Sunday, Russia attacked a Ukrainian port city on the eve of a diplomatic effort to revive the Black Sea grain deal, a Florida judge who threw out Gov. DeSantis’ redistricting plan said it violates the state…

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Turkey’s president is meeting Putin in a bid to revive the Black Sea grain deal. Here’s what’s at stake

By Andrew Wilks, Elise Morton, Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with Vladimir Putin on Monday, hoping to persuade the Russian leader to rejoin the Black Sea grain deal that Moscow broke off from in July. Here are some key things to know.

Russia attacks Ukrainian port in Odesa region before key grain deal talks with Turkey

By Associated Press

The attack on the Reni seaport comes a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the resumption of food shipments from Ukraine under a Black Sea grain agreement that Moscow broke off from…

Russia says it thwarted Ukrainian drone attack on Kerch bridge in Crimea

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula, forcing its temporary closure for a third time in less than a year.

Shelling kills civilians in northeast Ukraine amid fears of Russia retaking the area

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

U.K. military intelligence on Saturday assessed that Russia may “increase the intensity of its offensive efforts” around Kupiansk and nearby Lyman in an attempt to take pressure off its forces near Bakhmut and in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs responsible for drone strikes on Russian air bases

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Ukrainska Pravda and Ukraine’s NV news outlet said groups of saboteurs were behind the audacious strikes, which suggest that Ukraine's scope of action is broadening.