Russian strike kills 4 in Zelenskyy’s hometown
A Russian missile attack killed at least four people and injured at least seven others in the southern-central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday, according to officials. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was born in Kryvyi Rih, condemned the…
UN appeals for $3.2 billion to support 8.2 million Ukrainian war victims
GENEVA — The United Nations is appealing for $3.2 billion to provide humanitarian assistance for 8.2 million Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by Russia’s invasion of their country nearly three years ago. “This has been a period of huge…
Families mourn Ukrainian women killed in action since Russia’s invasion
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have died fighting since Russia invaded the country in February 2022, and some of them have been women. Tetiana Kukurika met with two families who lost loved ones in the war. Anna Rice narrates her story….
Britain announces Ukraine pact with military collaboration
Britain announced Thursday a treaty with Ukraine that includes military collaboration, science and technology partnerships, and an effort to track stolen Ukrainian grain. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is visiting Kyiv to sign the pact with Ukrainian leaders. Starmer is…
VOA Russian: Victims of Russian torture in Ukraine speak at UN
Ukrainians formerly imprisoned by Russia testified at the United Nations this week about the torture they were subjected to in captivity. Ukrainian journalist and activist Maxym Butkevych, who spent more than two years in a Russian prison in an occupied…
Trump’s pick for top diplomat calls for ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Russia’s nearly three-year invasion of Ukraine has become a “war of attrition” and a “stalemate” that must be ended, Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of state, told senators at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Rubio…
White House says Biden leaving Ukraine in strongest position possible
While U.S. President Joe Biden views his response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a cornerstone of his foreign policy legacy, critics argue he missed a historic opportunity to help Ukraine win the war. Michael Carpenter, director for Europe at…
Europe mulls seizing Russia’s billions to aid Ukraine
London — Support appears to be growing in the West to fully seize hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Russian assets that were frozen following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, amid speculation that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will try…
Europe mulls seizing Russia’s billions to aid Ukraine
Support is growing in the West to seize hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Russian assets that were frozen following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. As Henry Ridgwell reports, European allies fear incoming U.S. President Donald Trump may slash…
Russian missile, drone attacks cause damage in multiple Ukrainian regions
Officials in western Ukraine said Wednesday a Russian missile attack hit critical infrastructure facilities in the Lviv region. Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said the missile strikes took place in two separate areas, and that there were no casualties. Ukraine’s military…