Apr 04 Drone attack in Kharkiv kills 4 people as Russia’s aerial barrages escalate By Hanna Arhirova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Analysts say the goal of Russia’s escalated attacks on civilian areas and the country’s power grid may be to compel Ukraine’s army to deploy air defense systems away from the front line, allowing Russia to provide more air cover for… Continue reading
Apr 03 NATO weighs a plan to provide long-term military help to Ukraine as Russian troops assert control By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Stoltenberg said Wednesday that "support to Ukraine should be less dependent on short-term, voluntary offers and more dependent on long-term NATO commitments."… Continue reading
Apr 03 Ukraine drops its conscription age to 25 to replenish huge troop shortfall By Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab, Associated Press Conscription has been a sensitive matter in Ukraine for many months amid a growing shortage of infantry on top of a severe ammunition shortfall that has handed Russia the battlefield initiative. Continue reading
Apr 02 2 years after the horrors at Bucha, some families struggle to come to terms with atrocities By Samya Kullab, Associated Press Now there are signs of renewal and rebuilding in streets of Bucha where bodies once lay, but some of those whose loved ones were killed say they are finding it impossible to move on. Continue reading
Mar 31 Escalating Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid leave 2 dead, hundreds of thousands without power By Associated Press A Russian cruise missile strike on infrastructure in Ukraine’s western Lviv region killed one man, while another died in an attack in the northeast, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 30 Zelenskyy continues adviser reshuffle as Russia launches more strikes across Ukraine By Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh missile and drone attacks overnight. Continue reading
Mar 29 Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say By Associated Press Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine in recent days, launching several missile barrages on the capital, Kyiv, and hitting energy infrastructure across the country in apparent retaliation for recent Ukrainian aerial attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod. Continue reading
Mar 27 Ukraine ramps up spending on homemade weapons to help fight Russia By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide. Continue reading
Mar 26 Ukraine says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled By Associated Press Ukraine's navy spokesman says that Ukrainian forces have sunk or disabled a third of all Russian warships in the Black Sea, a major blow to Moscow’s military capability as the war has dragged into a third year. Continue reading
Mar 26 Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility By Associated Press Despite the signs pointing to IS, President Vladimir Putin insisted on alleged Ukrainian involvement — something that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected, accusing the Kremlin leader of trying to drum up fervor as his forces fight in Ukraine. Continue reading