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1 dead as Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles

KYIV, Ukraine —  One person has died after Russian forces attacked Ukraine overnight with 87 Shahed drones and four different types of missiles, officials said Sunday. A 49-year-old man was killed in the Kharkiv region after his car was hit…

Russia prosecutes US citizen accused of fighting as mercenary in Ukraine

Russian prosecutors asked for a seven-year sentence in the trial of a U.S. citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine against Russia, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Prosecutors asked the court to take into account 72-year-old Stephen Hubbard’s…

Ukraine shoots down Russian bomber in Donetsk

kyiv, ukraine —  Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east. The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of…

Kyiv says Russia has executed 93 Ukrainian POWs since start of war

Ukraine has documented evidence related to the execution of 93 Ukrainian prisoners of war, according to a law enforcement official tasked with investigating war crimes related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yuriy Belousov, who heads the Prosecutor-General’s Office’s department in…

NATO’s new leader pledges to boost Ukraine support, but challenges lie ahead

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, ((eds.: pronounced ROO-tuh)) who took up the role this week, visited Ukraine Thursday and pledged to prioritize the alliance’s support for Kyiv. But Rutte faces daunting challenges in his new job, as Henry Ridgwell reports. Source:…

Despite obstacles, new NATO leader aims to increase support for Ukraine

london —  With an escalating war in the Middle East, uncertainty over Western military aid for Ukraine, and the U.S. presidential election looming next month, new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has no time to settle in. The former Dutch prime…

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Sumy region bordering Russia’s Kursk province

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he had visited the northern Sumy region, from where Ukraine recently launched a major incursion into the neighboring Russian Kursk region. Almost two months into the surprise operation, Kyiv’s troops control swaths of…

Ukraine’s Femen protest war at Iran embassy

kyiv, ukraine —  Ukrainian feminist activists staged a topless protest Friday outside the Embassy of Iran, which Kyiv and the West say is arming Russia. Ukraine’s Femen group is a feminist art collective that has for years staged stunts in…

Handful of residents remains in Ukrainian village destroyed by Russia

Viktor Kalyberda, 63, lives in the village of Sulyhivka with no running water or electricity. The village, 170 kilometers from Kharkiv, was destroyed during the Russian invasion in 2022, not a single house was spared. All of the residents fled…

Ukraine says Russia attacked its critical infrastructure with 19 drones

KYIV, Ukraine —  The Ukrainian air force said on Friday that Russia attacked critical infrastructure in the country with 19 drones overnight. Air defenses shot down nine drones, with seven more likely impacted by electronic jamming, it said in a…