Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered were “shot dead on the spot.” Others were killed despite being unarmed or injured, according to witness accounts. And prominent Russians have publicly ...

Four people have been killed in a missile strike on a boarding school filled with civilians in the Ukrainian-controlled Kursk region of Russia, Ukraine's military has said. Kyiv blamed Moscow for ...

On 28 February 2022, four days into Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces had already occupied some towns on the Azov Sea coast, got close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ...

POKROVSK REGION, Ukraine — A dire shortage of infantry troops and supply routes coming under Russian drone attacks are conspiring against Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk, where decisive battles in ...

Russia is publicly demanding more details from the Trump administration about how the US plans to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. Mr Trump's peace envoy to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg ...

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A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The Ukrainian authorities are rounding up ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would probably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week to discuss Ukraine's war to repel Russian invaders. Trump says he may meet ...