Jan 16 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. Continue reading
Jan 15 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. Continue reading
Jan 14 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. Continue reading
Jan 13 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. Continue reading
Jan 07 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. Continue reading
Jan 07 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. Continue reading
Jan 02 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. Continue reading
Jan 01 Ukraine faces grim start to 2023 after deadly barrage of Russian missile strikes By Renata Brito, Associated Press Ukrainians woke up to a grim 2023 Sunday, reeling from more sirens and fresh missile attacks as the death toll from Russia’s massive New Year's Eve assault across the country climbed to at least three. Continue reading
Dec 31 Russian strikes intensify as Ukrainians return to spend holidays with their families By Renata Brito, Associated Press Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others, in a sign that the pace of Russia attacks had picked up before New Year's. Continue reading
Dec 31 U.S. aims to get International Monetary Fund to change fee policy on Ukrainian loans By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press A provision in the recently signed defense spending bill mandates that the United States work to ease Ukraine’s debt burden at the International Monetary Fund, which could create tensions at the world’s lender-of-last-resort over one of its biggest borrowers. Continue reading