Aug 30 Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s air force commander after F-16 pilot dies in crash By Illia Novikov, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired the country’s air force commander Friday, four days after an F-16 warplane that Ukraine received from its Western partners crashed during a Russian bombardment and killed the pilot. U.S. experts have joined the investigation into the crash,… Continue reading
Aug 29 Ukraine says one of its F-16 jets donated by the West crashed during Russian missile attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press One of the handful of F-16 warplanes that Ukraine has received from its Western partners to help fight Russia’s invasion has crashed, Ukraine’s Army General Staff said Thursday. The pilot died. Continue reading
Aug 28 Russian missile hits Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s home city as it mourns deaths in earlier attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press It came as Kryvyi Rih was observing an official day of mourning for an attack the previous day that killed four civilians at a hotel. Local officials said Wednesday's attack struck civilian infrastructure and wounded eight people. Continue reading
Aug 27 Russian missiles and drones kill 5 in Ukraine, as Western-supplied F-16s down some of them By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy renewed calls for the U.S. to lift restrictions and let Ukraine strike deep inside Russia to hit military infrastructure responsible for the war. Continue reading
Aug 26 Russian overnight attack involved hundreds of missiles and drones, killed 4, Zelenskyy says By Illia Novikov, Associated Press The barrage of over 100 missiles and a similar number of drones began around midnight and continued after dawn on Monday in what appeared to be Russia's biggest onslaught in weeks. Continue reading
Aug 25 Russia strikes hotel in Ukraine housing journalists, killing 1 member of British team By Associated Press A British safety adviser working with a team of journalists was killed after a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Reuters news agency confirmed. Continue reading
Aug 24 Moscow and Kyiv swap hundreds of prisoners of war on Ukrainian Independence Day By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: India’s Modi visits Ukraine in bid to help mediate peace with Russia In our news wrap Friday, Indian Prime Minister Modi met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, the White House described ongoing Gaza cease-fire talks as “constructive,” a Canadian rail workers union issued a strike warning, 16 GOP-led states sued to end a… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 8:55 What Ukraine stands to gain or lose from capturing Russian land in Kursk By Nick Schifrin Two weeks ago, Ukraine’s troops launched a surprise incursion into Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine has captured more territory and Russian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, while Moscow said it foiled a Ukrainian attempt to seize… Continue watching
Aug 22 Zelenskyy visits northeastern border for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian region of Kursk and taken more Russian prisoners of war whom he hopes to swap for captured Ukrainians, adding to what he calls an “exchange fund.”… Continue reading