Sep 25 WATCH: 2024 United Nations General Assembly – Day 2 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the podium, implored world leaders not to give in to calls for a ceasefire that doesn't guarantee Ukraine's sovereignty. Continue reading
Sep 24 AP report: U.S. to send military aid worth $375 million to Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as global leaders meet at the U.N. General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses his appearance there to shore up support and persuade the U.S. to allow his troops to use long-range weapons… Continue reading
Sep 04 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba resigns as Zelenskyy calls for ‘new energy’ in diplomacy By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 3:37 Zelenskyy renews plea for long-range U.S. weapons after Russian strikes kill dozens By Nick Schifrin, Jonah Anderson Ukraine is reeling after one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began more than two and a half years ago. Authorities say two missiles hit a military academy and a hospital in the town of Poltava, killing at… Continue watching
Sep 03 Russian missile attack kills at least 47 in Ukrainian city of Poltava, Zelenskyy says By Lori Hinnant, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The attack on Tuesday appeared to be one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The strike hit the central-eastern city of Poltava, the capital of the region of the same name. Continue reading
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 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 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 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
Aug 20 Fire rages for a third day at a Russian oil depot targeted in a Ukrainian drone attack By Illia Novikov, Associated Press Russian authorities struggled Tuesday to put out a massive fire in the southern Rostov region for a third consecutive day after an oil depot was hit by Ukrainian drones, as Kyiv's forces also pushed into Russia's Kursk region. Continue reading