Russia-Ukraine war

A Russian missile strike has killed over 40 people in Ukrainian city of Poltava

9:41am September 03, 2024

Two Russian ballistic missiles struck a military training facility and nearby hospital in a central-eastern region of Ukraine, killing at least 41 people and wounding 180 others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

On a river between Ukraine and the EU, border guards search for draft evaders

3:01pm August 21, 2024

Dozens have drowned trying to cross the river to EU-member Romania. Border guards are trying to stop them, as the Ukrainian military pushes mass conscription to address troop shortages.

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How the Ukraine-Russia war is playing out differently on 3 separate fronts

12:18pm August 19, 2024

Ukraine is holding ground it seized inside Russia. Yet Ukraine is losing villages inside its own territory. And in the Black Sea, the Russian Navy has been forced to retreat.

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Ukrainian forces attack a second border region in western Russia

8:47am August 14, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukraine is firing artillery and launching drone strikes on Russia's Belgorod region, according the the Russian governor of the territory, who has declared a state of emergency.

Ukraine presses offensive inside Russia as Moscow scrambles to respond

7:30am August 09, 2024

by Greg Myre

Video on social media shows long lines of Russia civilians driving out of villages to escape the fighting. Some plead for help from Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying they fear for their lives.

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In a surprise attack, Ukraine sends a large force into western Russia

10:17am August 08, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukrainian soldiers appear to be several miles inside Russia’s Kursk region, where they are in several villages. Russia’s top military official says some 1,000 Ukrainian troops are taking part.

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Report: Ukraine receives first batch of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets

6:03am August 01, 2024

by Greg Myre

Ukraine has long sought the U.S.-made warplanes, saying they're needed to counter Russia's superior air power. Four NATO members have pledged F-16s, though it wasn't clear who sent them, or how many.

Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

6:00am July 18, 2024

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

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How these Ukrainian artists are using their talents to support the war effort

10:46am July 10, 2024

by Natalie Keyssar

From graffiti artists painting camo on cars to dancers raising money for the army, this is a look at how young Ukrainians use their creative talents to support the country against Russia's invasion.

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He created Oculus headsets as a teenager. Now he makes AI weapons for Ukraine

10:10pm July 09, 2024

by Greg Myre

Palmer Luckey launched his first tech company as a teenager. He sold it to Facebook for $2 billion. Now he's making AI weapons the Pentagon is buying for itself and also sending to Ukraine.

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