Ukraine

Russian drones attack Ukrainian grain depots after Moscow leaves shipping deal

By Hanna Arhirova, Susie Blann, Associated Press

Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots again as a foreign ship tries out Kyiv's new Black Sea corridor.

Why tensions have been growing along NATO's eastern border with Belarus

By Monika Scislowska, Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press

Poland is deploying thousands of troops to its border with pro-Russian Belarus, calling it a deterrent move as tensions between the neighbors ratchet up.

Russia launches nationwide missile attack on Ukraine as Putin speaks at security conference

By Illia Novikov, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

The barrage came a day after Russian forces unleashed a wave of missile and drone strikes on Odesa in the country's southwest.

Ukraine says it intercepted air attacks on Odesa, while British and Dutch jets go after Russian bombers

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Russia launched three waves of drones and missiles against the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa, officials said Monday, though the Ukrainian air force said it intercepted all the airborne weapons fired during the nighttime attacks.

Russian shelling in Ukraine's Kherson region kills 7 people, including newborn baby

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – were killed in Russian shelling in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Sunday, the country's Internal Affairs Ministry said.

Russia says it shot down 20 drones over Crimea after a spate of attacks on Moscow

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Drone attacks have increased in recent weeks both on Moscow and on Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014 — a move that most of the world considered illegal.

Russia launches its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years

By Jim Heintz, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on the lunar south pole before a spacecraft from India gets there.

Biden asks Congress for more than $13 billion to support Ukraine and $12 billion for disaster fund

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

It's another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes a counteroffensive against the Kremlin's deeply entrenched forces.

Ukraine orders mandatory evacuation of nearly 12,000 residents on eastern front line

By Illia Novikov, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

The local military administration described Thursday's evacuation order as mandatory but said people could stay if they signed a document stating they would do so at their own risk.

Russia says it intercepted drones headed for Moscow, continues shelling eastern Ukraine

By Illia Novikov, Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Firing drones at Moscow after more than 17 months of war has little apparent military value for Ukraine, but the strategy has served to unsettle Russians and bring home to them the conflict's consequences.