Jul 10 Russia pounds Kyiv with another major missile and drone attack, killing at least 2 By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses with major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones. The pressure has caused alarm among Ukrainian officials who are uncertain about continuing vital military aid from the United States. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. resumes sending some weapons to Ukraine after Pentagon pause By Tara Copp, Associated Press The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘not happy with Putin’ because ‘he’s killing a lot of people’ By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump acknowledged that his previous suggestions that he might be able to cajole Russia's president into bringing the fighting to a close and quickly ending the war in Ukraine has “turned out to be tougher.”… Continue reading
Jul 08 Europe must strengthen defense within 5 years amid Russian threats, Frederiksen warns By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up. Continue reading
Jul 06 Kyiv signs deals to boost drone production as Russia and Ukraine trade strikes By Associated Press Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced deals with Western partners that would allow Kyiv to scale up drone production. Continue reading
Jul 05 Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base as Russia launched hundreds of drones into Ukraine By Elise Morton, Associated Press Russia fired 322 drones and decoys into Ukraine overnight into Saturday, Ukraine’s air force said. Of these, 157 were shot down and 135 were lost, likely having been electronically jammed. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 8:35 As Pentagon pauses some weapons for Ukraine, experts weigh in on U.S. priorities By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced it had suspended some weapons deliveries to Ukraine. The Defense Department says the U.S. needs the weapons to be ready for its own contingencies. Nick Schifrin discussed the move with Kimberly Kagan of… Continue watching
Jul 02 Emboldened Russia ramps up offensives on 2 fronts in Ukraine By Samya Kullab, Yehor Konovalov, Associated Press An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine. That is scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the fighting to a new Ukrainian region. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 5:25 U.S. withholds weapons promised to Ukraine as Russian forces gain more territory By Nick Schifrin The News Hour has learned that the United States is holding back weapons that the Biden administration and the last Congress marked for Ukraine. This comes as Russia has made territorial gains in Ukraine in recent days and blasted the… Continue watching
Jul 01 After record Russian drone attacks in June, Ukrainian drone hits industrial plant deep inside Russia By Illia Novikov, Emma Burrows, Associated Press Officials say a Ukrainian drone has struck an industrial plant deep inside Russia, injuring several people and causing a fire. Continue reading