As Russian forces advance, anxiety builds along Ukraine’s front lines
Heavy fighting is reported as Russian forces advance on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. One hundred kilometers down the road, anxiety is growing among residents of Pavlohrad as people worry their city could be next. Lesia Bakalets traveled to…
Russia, Ukraine strike each other’s energy infrastructure
Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s energy infrastructure overnight, just days before U.S. and Ukrainian officials were set to discuss steps toward ending the nearly three-year war sparked by Russia’s 2022 invasion. Russian strikes damaged natural gas production facilities in…
US senior advisers to talk with Zelenskyy on Munich sidelines
Senior advisers in the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump are preparing to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, according to an Associated Press interview with retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg. Kellogg,…
Ukrainian women fill coal miners’ jobs left open by drafted men
Many of Ukraine’s men have been drafted, leaving Ukrainian women to work in the country’s vast coal mines. Lesia Bakalets went to a mine on the front line in the Dnipropetrovsk region and heard from some of those women. The…
Russia drone attacks spark fire, damage homes
Russian drone attacks caused a fire in Kyiv, injured a woman in Sumy and damaged several homes, according to Ukrainian officials. Meanwhile, the Russian military reported downing 15 Ukrainian drones overnight, including seven in the Krasnodar region. Nobody was hurt…
Zelenskyy hints at ‘intensive’ talks with Trump as US, Ukraine discuss peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not confirmed that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump next week but said the coming weeks may be “very intensive in diplomacy.” Trump said on Feb. 7 that he is likely to meet…
What economic measures can US use to force Russia to end war?
VOA Russian spoke to U.S. experts who outline how a mix of U.S. sanctions, export controls and other methods of applying pressure on the Russian economy can help President Donald Trump’s administration to force Moscow to stop the war in…
US to push Russia to end war in Ukraine through sanctions
The U.S. special envoy to Russia and Ukraine said Thursday the U.S. plans to significantly step up pressure on Russia through sanctions to end the war in Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with the New York Post, Special Envoy Keith…
Kyiv restaurateur treats Ukrainians to American burgers
Ukrainian restaurateur Igor Avramenko learned to love the hamburger business during his three decades living in the U.S. state of California. So, he decided to open a burger joint in Ukraine … six months before Russia invaded. But just like…
Zelenskyy marks 6-month anniversary of Ukraine’s Kursk operation
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the country’s “warriors” in the Kursk operation in an address Thursday marking the six-month anniversary of the operation in Russia. “With our active operation on Russian territory, we have brought the war home…