Ukraine-Russia conflict

A young Ukrainian boy watched his own father get killed by a Russian soldier. Now his family is searching for justice.

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

14-year-old Yura Nechyporenko recounts the tragic killing of his father on a lonely street in Bucha, the community on the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, where bodies of civilians are still being discovered weeks after Russian soldiers withdrew.

Civilian rescue effort underway as Russian forces enter Mariupol steel plant

By Elena Becatoros, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

A new international effort is racing to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large.

U.S. provided Ukraine with intel on Russian warship before sinking, official says

By Aamer Madhani, Nomaan Merchant, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. says it shared intelligence with Ukraine about the location of the Russian missile cruiser Moskva before the strike that sank the warship.

Amid Russian attacks, Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces still holding on

By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn

Russian forces continued their attacks on the port city of Mariupol, focusing their attention on a steel plant housing both soldiers and civilians. In an appearance Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces are still holding on amid the…

Continue watching

Ukraine investigates claim that phosphorus munitions were dropped in Mariupol

By Yuras Karmanau, Adam Schreck, Associated Press

Ukraine is investigating a claim that a poisonous substance was dropped on besieged Mariupol, as Western officials warned that any use of chemical weapons by Russia would be a serious escalation of the already devastating war.

Ukraine refugee total exceeds worst-case U.N. estimate

By Bassam Hatoum, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The U.N. refugee agency says more than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded the country.

Inside a Ukrainian town that warded off Russian troops

By Andrea Rosa, Felipe Dana, Associated Press

The Associated Press on Monday saw a civilian landscape that has seen some of the worst of war upon arriving in Trostyanets.

Biden to visit Poland as country struggles to handle millions of Ukrainian refugees

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's visit to Poland as his final stop in Europe this week offers a chance to underscore the U.S. commitment to protect a key NATO member on Ukraine's doorstep…

New U.S., EU partnership to reduce reliance on Russian energy

By Chris Megerian, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

The United States and the European Union have announced a new partnership to reduce the continent's reliance on Russian energy.

300 dead in Russian strike on Mariupol theater, Ukrainian officials say

By Nebi Qena, Andrea Rosa, Associated Press

Ukrainian authorities in the besieged ruins of Mariupol say that about 300 people died when a Russian airstrike blew up a theater where hundreds of civilians were sheltering.