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Ukrainian drones target Russia’s Kursk region after incursion attempt, Russia says

Russia’s defense ministry said Wednesday it shot down four Ukrainian aerial drones over Kursk, a day after Russia said it repelled an attempt by hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers to breach the border region. The Russian defense ministry also said it…

Ukraine says Russian missile attack hits Kharkiv

Russian forces carried out aerial attacks on multiple parts of Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, including hitting the northeastern city of Kharkiv with a missile. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram the strike damaged a medical clinic and that authorities…

Ukraine reports downing 24 Russian drones

Ukraine’s military said Monday it shot down all 24 aerial drones that Russia used in overnight attacks targeting multiple areas in the country. The Ukrainian air force said the intercepts took place over the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy…

Emotional Mahuchikh dedicates Olympic gold to slain Ukrainian athletes

Paris, France —  Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh dedicated her Olympic high jump gold medal on Sunday to the nearly 500 athletes and coaches who have been killed since Russia invaded her country in 2022. The 22-year-old lived up to her pre-Paris…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy displays new F-16s to combat Russia in the air

Somewhere in Ukraine —  Ukraine’s newly arrived F-16 fighter jets were put on display Sunday by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the planes will boost the country’s war effort against Russia. “These jets are in our sky and today you…

Ukraine intensifies its long-range strikes, sinking Russian submarine and striking airfield

Kyiv —  Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours, in line with a surge of long-range attacks against Russian targets, officials said. Russia said Ukrainian drones also hit an apartment building,…

Ukraine now has F-16s; here’s what to know about the possible impact

KYIV, Ukraine —  The American-made F-16 is an iconic fighter jet that’s been the front-line combat plane of choice for the NATO alliance and numerous air forces around the world for 50 years. Western countries have pledged F-16s to Kyiv,…

Former Ukrainian tennis star puts sports training to use on front lines

Ukrainian tennis player Alex Dolgopolov was once ranked 13th in the world. But shortly after Russia invaded his homeland in 2022, he volunteered to fight on the front lines. Anna Kosstutschenko met with the tennis star turned drone operator. Camera:…

Ukraine says it sank Russian submarine, hit airfield, oil depots

KYIV, UKRAINE —  Ukraine’s military said Saturday it sank a submarine in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, attacked a southern Russian airfield and hit oil depots and fuel and lubricant storage facilities in Belgorod, Kursk and Rostov regions. “A Russian submarine went to…

Ukraine and Russia swap bodies of nearly 300 slain soldiers

Ukraine said Friday it received the bodies of 250 slain soldiers in one of the largest exchanges with Moscow since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv said it handed over the remains of 38 Russian soldiers…