Ukrainian move to ban Moscow-linked church stirs anger in Russia
moscow — Speaking behind the thick white walls of Moscow’s ancient Danilov Monastery, Archpriest Igor Yakimchuk is adamant: People must not be forbidden to pray in their chosen branch of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. He speaks calmly, but Yakimchuk is one…
Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv’s nightlife searching for unregistered men
KYIV, UKRAINE — Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, local media reported Saturday. Officers reportedly descended on Kyiv’s Palace of Sports…
Ukraine’s vast forests devastated in hellscape of war
Sviati Hory National Nature Park, Ukraine — Serhiy Tsapok surveyed the smoldering ruins of pine trees, blackened stumps as far as the eye could see. “They’re dead now,” the weary ranger said of the trees he’d nursed for almost two…
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa region kill 4, governor says
kyiv, Ukraine — A Russian missile slammed into a commercial building in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region overnight, killing four people including a 16-year-old girl, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on Friday. It was the fourth Russian attack on the Black…
Zelenskyy continues European tour with visits to Germany, Vatican
ROME — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued his European tour Friday, with a visit to Germany and the Vatican, as he talks about his formula for victory in his country’s war with Russia, which he said can bring an end…
Russian propagandists push fake story that Zelenskyy bought Hitler’s car
washington — The article in the Seattle Tribune had everything: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Adolf Hitler and a $15 million classic car. Unsurprisingly, it spread like wildfire across Russia’s state and pro-Kremlin media. But the subject was a strange one…
Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian custody
A journalist taken captive by Russia while reporting in eastern Ukraine has died in custody, Ukrainian officials announced Thursday. Viktoria Roshchyna, 28, had been in detention for over a year. Her death in Russian custody was announced by a spokesperson…
Russia reports destroying 92 Ukrainian drones
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday its air defenses shot down 92 Ukrainian aerial drones that targeted areas along the Russia-Ukraine border. The ministry said more than half of the drones were intercepted over Krasnodar, where Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said falling…
Russia-Ukraine war appears frozen in place as winter approaches
WASHINGTON — Neither rising death tolls nor plunging temperatures are likely to change the trajectory of Russia’s war against Ukraine, according to senior U.S. officials charged with supporting Kyiv’s fight against Moscow’s forces. The officials, briefing reporters Wednesday on the…
Ukrainian news outlet says it faces ‘pressure’ from Zelenskyy’s office
WASHINGTON — A prominent Ukrainian news outlet reported Wednesday it is facing “ongoing and systematic pressure” from the office of the Ukrainian president that is threatening the outlet’s work. In a statement on its website, the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda…