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Russia hits Ukraine with widespread drone, missile attacks

Russia carried out widespread drone and missile attacks against Ukraine on Monday, killing at least three people and knocking out power in parts of several cities, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram that Russian attacks…

Reuters journalist killed in strike on hotel in Ukraine

A member of the Reuters news agency team was killed and two others were injured in a strike on a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. Reuters said Ryan Evans was killed when a missile hit the hotel where…

Ukrainian shelling kills 5 in border area; Russian missile hits hotel with reporters

Kyiv —  Five people died in Ukrainian shelling in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, officials said Sunday, while Russian forces struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine, leaving one journalist missing and two others injured. Twelve other people were wounded in…

Ukraine, Russia exchange POWs as Kyiv marks Independence Day

Ukraine and Russia conducted their first prisoner-of-war exchange since the beginning of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. The swap bore symbolism for Ukraine as the country marked its 33rd Independence Day. Anna Chernikova reports from Kyiv. Camera: Vladyslav Smilianets….

Russian attacks on Ukraine injure at least 29, local authorities say

KYIV —  Russia launched several missiles and drones overnight targeting northern and eastern Ukraine, injuring at least 29 people, Ukrainian military and local authorities said on Sunday. The attack targeted Ukraine’s frontline regions of Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk, Ukraine’s…

Ukraine shelling kills 5 civilians in Russia’s Belgorod region, governor says

Five civilians died and 12 were injured in Ukraine’s shelling of the town of Rakitnoye in Russia’s Belgorod region, the governor of the region in the country’s southwest said Sunday. Among the injured are three children, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of…

Moscow, Kyiv swap war prisoners as Ukraine marks Independence Day

KYIV, Ukraine —  Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine said the 115 Ukrainian servicemen who were freed were conscripts, many of whom were…

US sanctions over 400 firms accused of aiding Russian war effort

The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on more than 400 entities accused of supporting Russia during its war with Ukraine. Announced the day before Ukraine’s Independence Day holiday, the sanctions focus on firms in Russia, Europe, Asia and the…

A second chance: Some convicts in Ukraine can join the army

A mobilization law adopted by Ukraine in May allows certain convicts to serve in the Armed Forces in exchange for parole. According to Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice, more than 6,000 applications have been received and almost 4,000 have been cleared…

US will send $125M in new military aid to Ukraine, say officials

WASHINGTON —  The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv’s incursion into Russia and how it advances the broader…