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military cooperation

Putin Insists No Plan to Absorb Belarus on Visit in Ukraine Shadow

President Vladimir Putin denied plans to absorb Belarus as he paid a rare visit Monday to the country whose strongman assisted his invasion of neighboring...

energy pressure

Russia Fires Missile Barrage at Ukraine Grid

A fresh barrage of deadly Russian strikes battered Ukraine on Friday, cutting water and electricity in major cities and piling pressure on the grid in...

enduring the cold

Half of Kyiv Residents Still Without Electricity After Strikes

Nearly half of Kyiv residents were still without electricity on Friday as engineers battled to restore services two days after Russian strikes hammered...

ONGOING ATROCITIES

War Crimes Allegations Mount as Winter Threatens Ukrainians

Russians have murdered, tortured and kidnapped Ukrainians in a systematic pattern that could implicate top officials in war crimes, a senior U.S. official...

7 Million Homes in Dark as Missiles Pound Ukrainian Cities

Missile strikes hit cities across Ukraine on Tuesday, plunging 7 million homes into darkness just days after a humiliating Russian retreat, prompting a...

southern counteroffensive

Pro-Russian Authorities Tell Kherson Residents to Leave 'Immediately'

Pro-Russian authorities in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, which Russia claims to have annexed, urged those remaining in the north of the province to...

'untenable' situation

Russians Killed Two Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Staff, Abused Others - Ukraine

"A regime of harassment of personnel was gradually established," the head of Ukraine's nuclear energy agency said.

redeployed troops

Russia Reinforces Kharkiv in Bid to Counter Ukraine Push

A local Moscow-installed official said "fierce battles" were under way near Balakliya, a town in Kharkiv region that Ukraine said it had recaptured.

high-level talks

Erdogan Warns of 'Another Chernobyl' After Talks in Ukraine

"While continuing our efforts to find a solution, we remain on the side of our Ukraine friends," Erdogan said.

cleared for passage

First Ukrainian Grain Shipment Sails Through Istanbul

The ship is being watched closely for signs of how well the first agreement signed by Moscow and Kyiv since Russia invaded can hold.

'missile terrorism'

Deadly Russian Strikes Target Military Bases in Central Ukraine

The attacks came as the country was marking its first Day of Ukraine Statehood.

military advance

Russia Holds Key Ukraine City in Setback for Kyiv

"In order to preserve the lives of Ukrainian defenders, a decision was made to withdraw," said the Ukrainian army.

Pro-Russia Rebels Claim to 'Encircle' Key City, Ukraine Denies

Clashes have been intense in Lysychansk, the last major city in the Luhansk region still in Ukrainian hands.

Relentless shelling

Strikes Kill 21 in Ukraine’s Odesa

A missile completely destroyed an apartment building in the southern region of Odesa.

Expanding NATO Squares Up to Russia as Putin Slams 'Imperial' Alliance

Putin accused the alliance of seeking to assert its "supremacy."

judicial reckoning

Life Sentence Requested for Russian Soldier in Kyiv War Crimes Trial

"I know that you will not be able to forgive me, but nevertheless I ask you for forgiveness."

Russia Strikes Kyiv During UN Chief’s Visit, Biden Asks for $33Bln for Ukraine

The strikes on the Ukrainian capital were the first seen in weeks.

Ukraine Demands Unlimited NATO Aid Against Russia's Month-Old War

Zelensky’s appeal came one month after Russian tanks rolled over the border, bringing a conflict that has killed untold thousands of civilians and soldiers...

harrowing scenes

'Hellscape' in Ukraine's Mariupol But Russia Talks Tough

For Ukrainians besieged in Mariupol and other cities, Russian talk of peace rings hollow as they come under indiscriminate shelling.

'Powerful Bombs' Rock Ukraine's Besieged Mariupol Amid New Rescue Bid

More than 200,000 people are trapped in the city described by those who managed to escape as a "freezing hellscape."

bitter fighting

Moscow Claims Hypersonic Missile Use, Kyiv Asks Beijing to Condemn 'Barbarism'

Zelenskiy pressed for "meaningful" talks to halt fighting that has forced at least 3.3 million Ukrainians to flee.

striking the rear

Russian Strikes Hit West Ukraine as U.S. Urges China to Get Tough

Moscow expands a bombardment campaign that has intensified allegations of war crimes.

Search for survivors

Search for Ukraine Theater Bombing Survivors as War Crime Claims Mount

Mariupol officials say more than 2,000 people have died so far in indiscriminate shelling, and 80% of its housing has been destroyed.

Ukraine Denounces New 'Wall' in Europe as Theatre Hit

Zelenskiy reached back to the Cold War era while addressing the German parliament, drawing a 1987 speech in Berlin by Ronald Reagan.

'Massive' Cyberattack Hits Ukraine Government Websites

The attack comes as tensions between Russia and the West soar over the strategic ex-Soviet country.

Ukraine Says Russia Massing Troops on Border, U.S. Warns Moscow

Kiev has been locked in a conflict with Russian-backed separatists since 2014.