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Russian air strike damages Ukrainian power facilities, injures 2

KYIV, Ukraine —  Russia launched a new barrage of missiles and drones in an overnight attack on Ukraine on Saturday, damaging energy facilities in the southeast and west of the country and injuring at least two energy workers, Ukrainian officials…

Pentagon changes rhetoric on Ukraine crossfire into Russia

The Pentagon says Ukraine can use U.S.-provided weapons to strike back against any cross-border attack from inside Russia, so long as it does not use long-range munitions to strike deep inside Russian territory. “The ability for Ukraine to fire back…

Half a million Ukrainians in frontline city of Mykolaiv suffer through 3rd year without clean water

Going into a third year of war, life without clean water has become routine for nearly half a million residents of Ukraine’s frontline city of Mykolaiv. At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Russian forces destroyed the water distribution system….

US charity sends medical help to Ukraine’s frontline towns

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, U.S. humanitarian group Project HOPE has provided aid to Ukrainian health clinics and residents of the country’s frontline towns and villages. Yaroslava Movchan has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. Videographer:…

Ukraine to receive new Swedish combat vehicles by 2026

The Netherlands is investing more than 420 million dollars to build Swedish-designed combat vehicles for Ukraine. The Dutch expect to deliver the tanks by 2026, according to Defense News, to add to those already proving effective on the front lines….

Ukraine to begin negotiations to join European Union

The European Union has approved starting membership talks with Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address that the negotiations will begin next week. Ukraine applied to become part of the European bloc shortly after the Russian invasion in…

US asks Vietnam to support Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity

WASHINGTON —  The United States called on Vietnam Thursday to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity following Vladimir Putin’s one-day visit to Hanoi, part of the Russian president’s brief Asian tour seeking to shore up alliances in the face of…

Russian American woman faces prison for Ukraine charity donation

The trial of a Russian American woman who was accused of treason earlier this year for donating $50 to a Ukrainian charity began Thursday in Yekaterinburg. Ksenia Karelina, a 32-year-old ballerina based in Los Angeles, was detained in January while…

South Korea blasts Russia-North Korea deal, says it will consider possible arms supplies to Ukraine

SEOUL, South Korea —  South Korea’s presidential office condemned an agreement reached by Russia and North Korea that vowed mutual defense assistance in the event of war and says it will reconsider its policy of limiting support to Ukraine of…

US to rush air defense missiles to Ukraine

The White House announced Thursday it would move Ukraine to the front of the line for deliveries of powerful air defense missiles, after a barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks damaged energy facilities throughout the besieged country. Hundreds of…