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Ukraine Says Dozens of Villages Recaptured Amid Russian Retreat

Kyiv forces have recaptured over 40 towns and villages in southern Ukraine, President Zelensky said Thursday, as Moscow signaled its army had begun retreating...

Assault on Azovstal

Civilians Reach Safety as Russia Renews Assault on Mariupol Plant

Russian forces on Tuesday resumed attacks on the Azovstal steel plant, where the Ukrainian fighters are making their last stand in Mariupol.

‘Friendship and partnership’

Top U.S. Officials Visit Kyiv as War Casts Pall Over Orthodox Easter

Blinken and Austin’s trip comes as the war enters its third month.

'Inhuman' Situation in Ukraine's Mariupol as Russia Claims Almost Full Control

Moscow said Ukrainian forces in Mariupol must lay down their arms by Sunday.

Russia Shatters Kyiv Calm With Fresh Strikes

Saturday's strike on the Ukrainian capital was among the first since invading Russian forces began withdrawing from regions around Kyiv last month.

Russia Hits Kyiv Missile Factory After Moskva Flagship Sinks

The Moskva missile cruiser had been at the forefront of Russia's naval effort in the seven-week conflict.

Delayed departure

Ukraine Puts Off Evacuation of Key Port Besieged by Russian Forces

An evacation had been seen as a prelude to a final assault that, if successful, would see the Russian army push north from occupied Crimea

gearing up for war

Disbelieving But Fretful, Kyiv Hears Nearing Drumbeats of War

Russia has amassed more than 150,000 Russian soldiers on Ukraine's borders.