Ukraine

Ukraine says Russia’s military losses have topped 1 million in 3 years of war

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Ukraine says Russia’s military losses have topped 1 million, noting the huge price Moscow has paid for its 3-year-old invasion.

WATCH: McConnell warns Hegseth that U.S. can’t be seen as ‘allowing the Russians to define victory’

By Joshua Barajas

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was pressed for details Wednesday on how President Donald Trump intended to defend democratic allies abroad, especially when it came to helping Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.

Russian drone assault hits residential districts in Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding 64

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The strikes caused widespread destruction in the northeastern city of Kharkiv. Apartment buildings, private homes, playgrounds, industrial sites and public transportation were hit.

Russia launches another large-scale drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing 3 and wounding 13

By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Samya Kullab, Associated Press

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it one of the biggest strikes on the capital in the 3-year-old war, with explosions and the buzzing of drones heard for hours in Kyiv.

Ukraine says Russia launched the biggest overnight drone bombardment of the war as prisoner exchange continues

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

A recent escalation in aerial attacks has coincided with a renewed Russian battlefield push on eastern and northeastern parts of the front line.

A Russian missile and drone attack across Ukraine kills 3 in the capital Kyiv

By Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

The latest Russian attack came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian air bases is lesson for West on vulnerabilities

By Emma Burrows, Associated Press

Ukraine said its “Operation Spiderweb” attacked Russian warplanes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, utilizing drones that each cost under $1,000.

WATCH: In Merz meeting, Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’

By Seung Min Kim, Kirsten Grieshaber, Geir Moulson, Associated Press

In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.

Zelenskyy asks Western allies to boost air defense deliveries as Hegseth skips Ukraine meeting

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Ukraine’s president wants his Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.

Trump says Putin told him Russia will respond to Ukrainian drone attack on airfields

By Hanna Arhirova, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

President Trump said Vladimir Putin told him “very strongly” in a phone call Wednesday that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.