Apr 01 Kyiv denies Russian claims of full control over Ukraine's Luhansk region ahead of U.S. envoy talks By Associated Press Russia’s armed forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed Wednesday, but a Kyiv military official denied the claim as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepared for talks with U.S. envoys trying to mediate an… Continue reading
Mar 26 Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as an emboldened Russia starts spring offensive By Barry Hatton, Associated Press The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive. Continue reading
Mar 24 Russia fires 400 drones at Ukraine, signaling its spring offensive has started By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia has unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on civilian areas of Ukraine and is stepping up ground attacks along the front. Continue reading
Mar 21 Russia and Ukraine trade attacks, killing at least 4 ahead of U.S. talks By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine traded attacks that killed at least four people Saturday, officials said, ahead of U.S.-Ukraine talks on ways to end Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Continue reading
Mar 15 Zelenskyy says Ukraine is waiting on U.S. and Russia to set the next round of peace talks By Susie Blann, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in comments released Sunday that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks but that it was up to Washington and Moscow to agree on where and when to meet. Continue reading
Mar 10 Ukraine and Russia both claim progress on front lines while U.S.-brokered talks are on hold By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The Iran war, which erupted on Feb. 28 following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and spread across the region, has drawn the international spotlight from Ukraine’s plight as it strives to hold back Russia’s bigger army. Continue reading
Mar 07 Russian missile hits apartment building in Ukraine's Kharkiv killing at least 10 By Susie Blann, Associated Press Two children were among at least 10 people killed on Saturday in a Russian missile that hit a five-story residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said. Continue reading
Mar 05 U.S. and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks delayed By Illia Novikov, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Since Russia invaded its neighbor just over four years ago, Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone killers that cost as little as $1,000, rewriting the air defense rule book and making other countries take notice. Continue reading
Feb 25 Ukrainian officials will meet Trump envoys in Geneva for talks By Kamila Hrabchuk, Associated Press A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:22 4 years into Russia's invasion, Ukrainians struggle with war's terrible toll By Nick Schifrin Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began four years ago. Europe's largest and most brutal conflict since World War II has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with over 15,000 of them estimated to be civilians. There is little sign that… Continue watching