Ukraine war

Death toll from Russian strike increases to 45, including 6 children

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Officials say the death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in southeastern Ukraine has climbed to 45.

Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians believed held in Russian-run jails

By Hanna Arhirova, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

Many civilians have been detained by Russian forces since the war in Ukraine began.

Ukrainian first lady urges foreign leaders to ‘use influence’ to stop Russia-Ukraine war

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Ukraine's first lady warned world leaders at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering that not all of them were using their influence as Russia's invasion leaves children dying and a world struggling with food insecurity.

Russian missile strike kills 40 in Dnipro, Kremlin seen preparing for long war

By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Authorities said the death toll from Saturday's Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 and that 30 people remained missing Monday.

Rescuers search for survivors after deadliest Russian attack on Ukraine civilians in months

By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 30 Sunday, the national emergencies service reported as rescue workers scrambled to reach survivors in the rubble.

UK to supply tanks as Russian missiles hit cities across Ukraine

By Sylvia Hui, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday promised to provide tanks and artillery systems to Ukraine, amid renewed missile attacks by Moscow targeting multiple Ukrainian cities for the first time in nearly two weeks.

Russia says it took town of Soledar, but Ukraine denies its capture

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Russia claims that its forces have captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin.

In Kyiv, Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed cathedral

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

Packing a cathedral for Orthodox Christmas, hundreds of worshippers heard the service in that church in the Ukrainian language for the first time in decades, a demonstration of independence from the Russian Orthodox Church.

Ukraine hails U.S. military aid as cease-fire with Russia reportedly falters

By Hanna Arhirova, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Ukraine's president praised the United States for including tank-killing armored vehicles in its latest multibillion-dollar package of military aid, saying they are “exactly what is needed” for Ukrainian troops locked in combat against Russian forces, even as both sides celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Saturday.

Russian ministry says Ukrainian rocket strike killed dozens of Russian troops

By Felipe Dana, Associated Press

Russia's defense ministry says 63 of its soldiers have been killed by a Ukrainian strike on a facility in the eastern Donetsk region where military personnel was stationed.