Russia-Ukraine War

North Macedonia arrests man suspected of intending to join Russian army and fight in Ukraine

North Macedonia’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested a Macedonian national suspected of intending to join the Russian army and fight in Ukraine. It is the first case of a Macedonian national being hit with the specific charge.

Putin touts Russia’s new missile and delivers a menacing warning to NATO

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Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the conventional wisdom was that the capital, Kyiv, would soon fall and the rest of the country wouldn’t last long against a much larger enemy. Instead, it was that narrative that quickly collapsed.

Investigation reveals a Russian factory’s plan to mix decoys with a new deadly weapon in Ukraine

A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: A small number of highly destructive thermobaric drones surrounded by huge swarms of cheap foam decoys.

Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine

A massive drone strike has rattled Moscow and its suburbs, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports. Meanwhile a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine.

As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city

On Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles from the devastated city center.

The Pentagon is letting a small number of U.S. defense contractors fix weapons in Ukraine

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is easing restrictions to allow a small number of private American defense contactors to work inside Ukraine, helping repair and maintain equipment.

Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official says

Ukraine’s defense minister says Ukrainian troops have engaged for the first time with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor.

Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against Moscow

Moscow sent close to 100 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. 66 drones were destroyed during the overnight barrage, with a further 27 drones “lost” over various areas and one flying into Belarusian airspace.

US is sending $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine

The Pentagon says it is sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to face Russian forces augmented by more than 10,000 North Koreans troops.

Ukrainian front-line school system goes underground to protect against bombs and radiation

To be a parent in the Ukrainian front-line city of Zaporizhzhia means weighing your child’s life against the Russian weapons within striking distance.

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes as North Korea’s top diplomat visits Moscow

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged scores of drone strikes that left at least four dead and dozens injured. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia launched 62 drones and one missile overnight, most of which were intercepted or jammed.

North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh says North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks.” Singh said Monday that some of those soldiers have already moved closer to Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief’s visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend.

Thousands of North Korean troops in Russia. What does that mean for the war with Ukraine?

American and South Korean officials say there’s evidence that thousands of North Korean troops are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border. At a press conference Thursday, U.S.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says only a US green light on a NATO invitation will sway a reluctant Germany

Ukraine’s president is hoping allies will take a more positive stance on his so-called “victory plan” after the U.S. election, but concedes that its key demand — an invitation to join NATO — is not welcome by some Western partners, in particular Germany.

Video published by Ukraine allegedly shows North Korean soldiers in Russia

A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has been released by Ukrainian officials, who say it shows the introduction of troops sent by Pyongyang into the conflict.

Ukraine’s former armed forces chief endorses ‘victory plan’ in first speech since his dismissal

Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, has expressed his support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan,” despite the tensions between the two that led to his dismissal in February.

NATO shows no sign of letting Ukraine join soon and wants more details about its ‘victory plan’

NATO is showing no sign it would be willing to invite Ukraine to join its ranks anytime soon. The 32 member countries of the world’s biggest military alliance are seeking more information about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan” for ending the war with Russia.

Africans recruited to work in Russia say they were duped into building drones for use in Ukraine

Russia is recruiting young African women to work at a factory producing drones for use in Ukraine amid a labor shortage.

Ukraine’s military will pull out of Vuhledar in the east after 2 years of intense fighting

Ukraine’s military officials say forces are withdrawing from the front-line town of Vuhledar, perched atop a tactically significant hill in eastern Ukraine, after more than two years of grinding battle.

Navigating US presidential politics, Zelenskyy met Trump and Harris. Now comes a harder part

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to the U.S. brought him face to face with the American leaders who will help decide his country’s future.

As the Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the US

The war in Ukraine is entering a critical period as the European Union enters a new era. The EU has decided to take more responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security in its neighborhood.

Russian missiles and drones target Kyiv for 5 hours and hit Ukraine’s power grid

Officials say Ukraine’s air defenses battled an overnight Russian aerial attack on the capital Kyiv for five hours.

US is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more

The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million.

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

Officials say Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months.

A charred transformer on a Kyiv square makes for an unusual Ukraine war exhibit

A charred transformer from one of Ukraine’s severely damaged power plants has come to a square in Kyiv’s city center. It’s a stark reminder of the scale of destruction caused by Russian strikes on the country’s energy system.

US wants more clarity from Ukraine on possible use of long-range weapons

U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn’t convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia.

NATO military committee chair, others back Ukraine’s use of long range weapons to hit Russia

The head of NATO’s military committee says that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage, reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies. Adm.

Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn’t act by the end of the month

U.S. officials say nearly $6 billion in funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon’s authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv.

US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats’ visit to Kyiv

The United States and Britain have pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats.

In Ukraine, a city grieves for a family killed in a deadly Russia missile attack

Thousands of mourners have gathered for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters.