Russia-Ukraine war

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>

Zelensky: Russia Carried Out 'Massive' Attack in Ukraine

Kyiv counts at least 117 missiles, drones fired into regions across the nation on Wednesday

(Newser) - Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine early Wednesday, targeting energy production and compelling authorities to shut down the power grid in some areas, amid freezing winter weather, officials said. The Russian Defense Ministry said it launched a strike on "critically important facilities...

In Ukraine, N. Korean Soldiers Taking Their Own Lives

Defector says 'being captured means you are a traitor' at home

(Newser) - North Korea has instructed its soldiers fighting in Russia and Ukraine to commit suicide in the face of capture, and evidence suggests they're doing as told, according to South Korean and Ukrainian officials. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said Monday that members approached the bodies of slain North Korean...

Russia Welcomes Trump's Comments on the War

Foreign minister praises president-elect, says Putin is open for direct talks with him

(Newser) - Russia's top diplomat said Tuesday that Moscow is open for talks with President-elect Donald Trump and praised him for pointing to NATO's plan to embrace Ukraine as a root cause of the nearly 3-year-old conflict, per the AP . Any prospective peace talks should involve broader arrangements for security...

Zelensky: Ukraine Has 2 North Korean Soldiers

The wounded men are being questioned in Kyiv, post says

(Newser) - President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Ukraine has captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting along with Russian forces in Kursk and is now questioning them in Kyiv. It's the first time his government has acknowledged holding North Koreans since a force of thousands was deployed to...

Biden Hits Russia With Sanctions Ahead of Trump

Intent is to hurt funding for war against Ukraine, Yellen says

(Newser) - President Biden's administration announced Friday that it's expanding sanctions against Russia's critically important energy sector, unveiling a new effort to inflict pain on Moscow for its grinding war in Ukraine as President-elect Trump returns to office vowing to quickly end the conflict. (Trump is planning to meet...

Trump: Putin Wants to Meet Over 'Bloody Mess' in Ukraine

Kremlin says it has 'mutual desire' for dialogue, but it's not yet clear when/if such a meeting will happen

(Newser) - Donald Trump has pledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war soon after he takes office later this month, and while it's not clear how he plans to do so, the president-elect is hinting about the first possible move toward that goal. Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to meet, and...

Ukraine: Russia 'Getting What It Deserves' in Kursk

Though Russia purports to have stopped much of a new Ukrainian offensive

(Newser) - Russia's Kursk region is back in the news, with word from Moscow that Ukraine launched a new offensive there on Sunday. NBC News calls the move an apparent effort to grab new territory in the region, which Ukraine first entered in August . It took a swath of territory at...

It's Game Over for Gazprom in Ukraine

Ukraine halts Russian gas supplies to European customers

(Newser) - Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers that pass through the country after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. The New York Times reports Ukraine refused to renew the deal. At a summit in Brussels last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed...

Ukrainian Troops Describe Struggles in Chaotic Kursk Fight

Communication delays, difficulty of counterattacking Russian forces raise doubts about the mission

(Newser) - Five months after their shock offensive into Russia, Ukrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all. Battles are so intense that some Ukrainian commanders...

Report: Ukraine's First North Korean POW Dies

Unnamed soldier succumbed to 'serious injuries,' according to South Korean spy agency

(Newser) - A North Korean soldier became the first of his country taken as a prisoner of war by Ukraine shortly before dying of his injuries, according to reports. The Yonhap news agency reported the death Friday, citing a statement from South Korea's spy agency, which had previously confirmed Ukraine's...

Russia 'Likely' Shot Down Passenger Jet

Aviation security firm warns airlines operating in the same region

(Newser) - Investigators are still trying to figure out why an Azerbaijani passenger plane crashed on Christmas Day , and accusations are percolating that Russia is responsible. The details:
  • The aviation security firm Osprey Solutions has warned airlines operating in the same region that Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 "was likely shot down
...

Zelensky: Russia's Christmas Attack Is 'Inhumane'

Barrage on power grid leaves about a half-million people without power

(Newser) - Russia launched a major strike on Ukraine's power grid Wednesday morning as millions celebrated Christmas, reports the BBC .
  • Moscow sent a barrage of missiles and drones toward various targets, striking a thermal power plant and forcing an estimated half-million people to seek shelter in metro stations, per the AP
...

Leader of EU Nation Meets With Putin on 'International Situation'

Russian talks such as the session with Slovakia's prime minister largely ended with the invasion of Ukraine

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Sunday with Slovakia's prime minister, Robert Fico, in a rare visit to Moscow by an EU leader since Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Fico arrived in Russia on a "working visit" and met with...

Putin Vows to Ask Assad About Austin Tice

Russian president speaks on Ukraine war, Syria upheaval in his hourslong annual address

(Newser) - If Russia's reputation has been made weaker by its ongoing war in Ukraine and the recent regime change in Syria, Vladimir Putin isn't acknowledging it. At his annual news conference and call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, which the AP deemed a "tightly choreographed event" that lasted...

Assassinated Russian General Spread Wild Claims About US

Kirillov claimed US-sponsored labs were working on pathogens designed to infect Russians

(Newser) - The Russian general assassinated in Moscow on Tuesday was responsible for spreading misinformation as well as chemical weapons, Western officials say. Ukraine's security services have claimed responsibility for the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops.
  • Misinformation. Kirillov spread misinformation
...

Russia Says It Has Man Who Placed Moscow Bomb

Suspect said Ukraine offered him $100K, European residency, according to FSB

(Newser) - Russia says it's detained a man who confessed to planting and detonating the bomb that killed a top Russian general in Moscow on Tuesday. Ukraine took responsibility for the killing of Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, after charging him in absentia with...

First North Korean Soldiers Killed in Ukraine

They are believed to be fighting on the front lines with Russia

(Newser) - Ukraine's military intelligence agency and the Pentagon said Monday that some North Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk border region. These are the first reported casualties since the US and Ukraine announced that North Korea had sent 10,000 to 12,...

Ukraine Takes Out Russian 'War Criminal' on His Home Turf

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was accused by the West of overseeing the use of chemical weapons

(Newser) - Ukraine says it assassinated a top Russian general responsible for the use of chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops on Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, and his assistant died outside an apartment building in Moscow when a bomb concealed in an...

Zelensky's Update on Ukraine's War Death Toll Differs From Trump's

Ukraine president gives 'rare update' on death toll, says 43K soldiers have died

(Newser) - In a social media post Sunday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since Russia invaded the country in 2022. In what the BBC calls a "rare update" on war casualties, he said another 370,000 injuries have been reported, though some of those injuries...

Trump, Zelensky, Macron Meet in Paris

In-person talks between US, Ukrainian presidents are the first since November election

(Newser) - President-elect Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Saturday for the first time since the US election, in a session hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron before they attended the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. Macron's office announced the meeting minutes before it began; he had been scheduled to...

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>