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Russia, Ukraine Swap POWs in Biggest Release So Far

Deal brokered by UAE comes as Ukraine steps up strikes against Russian side of the border

(Newser) - Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian authorities said that 230 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home in the first exchange in almost five months. Russia's Defense Ministry said that...

In Ukraine, Accusations of a 'Symbolic and Cynical' Strike

Russia launches record 90 drones over Ukraine, per latter nation's air force; teen dead from debris

(Newser) - Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, while Russia also reported Ukrainian attacks. A 15-year-old boy was killed and seven people wounded after falling debris from one of 87 downed drones hit a residential...

Russia's Face of Child Rights Is Accused of War Crimes

Maria Lvova-Belova, Putin accused of moving thousands of Ukrainian kids to Russia, per 'NYT'

(Newser) - Millions of Ukrainians have been killed , injured , or displaced since the war Russia started almost two years ago. Then there are "the most forlorn victims of Russia's invasion," per the New York Times : the Ukrainian children "stolen" from their homeland, taken without their or their family'...

Russia Promises Retaliation After Shelling of Border City

Officials report 14 deaths, one day after sustained bombardment of Ukraine

(Newser) - Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod killed 14 people, including two children, and injured 108 others on Saturday, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said. Russian officials accused Kyiv of carrying out the attack, which took place the day after an 18-hour aerial bombardment across Ukraine...

Poland: We Think Russian Missile Entered Our Airspace

It's not clear yet if the missile landed in Polish territory

(Newser) - Poland's defense forces said that an unknown object entered the country's airspace Friday morning from the direction of Ukraine and then vanished off radar, and it has a pretty good idea of what happened. "Everything indicates that a Russian missile intruded in Poland's airspace," said...

Ukraine Says It Was Hit by Biggest Barrage of the War

Kyiv says Russia fired 122 missiles, 36 drones

(Newser) - Russia launched 122 missiles and 36 drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 18 civilians across the country in what an air force official said was the biggest aerial barrage of the 22-month war. The Ukrainian air force intercepted 87 of the missiles and 27 of the...

Anti-War Poem Brings Seven-Year Sentence

Moscow court sends poet to prison for public performance against Ukraine invasion

(Newser) - A Russian poet was given a 7-year prison sentence Thursday for reciting verses against Russia's war in Ukraine, a punishment imposed during a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Moscow's Tverskoi District Court convicted Artyom Kamardin on charges of making calls undermining national security and inciting hatred, which related...

Ukraine Strikes Russia's 'Christmas Present'

Russian naval ship reportedly destroyed as Russian troops seize Marinka

(Newser) - Ukrainian aircraft dropped guided missiles at a naval base in Russian-occupied Crimea, reportedly destroying a large Russian landing ship, as Boxing Day dawned. Russian officials acknowledged the early morning attack at the naval base in Feodosia that killed at least one person and injured several others without confirming the ship,...

Ukraine: 'There Are No Holidays for the Enemy'

Russian barrage kills four people in Kherson region

(Newser) - Russian shelling in southern Ukraine's Kherson region killed four people Sunday, including an 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife who died after a strike on their apartment building. The barrage injured nine other people, including a 15-year-old, sparked fires in homes and at a private medical facility, and set...

Putin May Be Open to Ending the War
Putin May Be
Open to Ending
the War
Dec 24, 2023 9:05 AM CST

Putin May Be Open to Ending the War

'New York Times' reports he is privately sending signals about a ceasefire

(Newser) - In public, Vladimir Putin continues to talk a confident game about his war in Ukraine, vowing that Russia won't be deterred from retaking control of its neighbor. But Putin is sending a much different message in private, reports the New York Times . "He is ready to make a...

Exhausted Ukraine Needs 500K More Fighters
Ukraine's Front Lines:
Tired, Middle-Aged
the rundown
Dec 20, 2023 8:09 AM CST

Ukraine's Front Lines: Tired, Middle-Aged

Zelensky considering the military's 'sensitive' request to conscript 500K more civilians

(Newser) - It's a clear sign the Ukraine-Russia war has a long way to go: On Tuesday, Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky said the military wants him to mobilize another 500,000 men from the civilian ranks to fight Russia. "This is a very serious number," Zelensky said in his...

Putin Pokes West, Ukraine in Eye, Sees Victory Ahead

'The enemy has suffered heavy casualties and to a large extent wasted its reserves'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that the military has seized the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine after repelling Kyiv's counteroffensive and is well positioned to achieve Moscow's goals. Putin's speech at a meeting with top military brass came a day after he presented documents to...

Putin Holds First Press Conference Since Ukraine Invasion

He vows there will be no peace in Ukraine until Russia's goals are achieved

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday that there would be no peace in Ukraine until his goals are achieved. At a year-end news conference that offers the leader an opportunity to reinforce his grip on power, Putin said Moscow's goals in Ukraine remain unchanged. Giving rare detail on what...

US Report: Russia Has Lost a Stunning Number of Troops

Putin reportedly believes battered Russian military will outlast Western support for Ukraine

(Newser) - Russia has lost 87% of the ground troops and 62% of the tanks it had at the start of its war with Ukraine, according to a declassified US intelligence assessment. It paints a picture of Russia's military as struggling, though it's pushing forward despite the losses in the...

Zelensky Visit Fails to Sway GOP Lawmakers

Biden says failure to pass funding for Ukraine would 'give Putin the greatest Christmas gift'

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in private meeetings Tuesday, but his pleas for aid failed to sway Republican lawmakers who have tied further aid to Ukraine to issues including border security. After meeting with Zelensky, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he "reiterated to him...

Kyiv Erases Soviet-Era Symbol
Kyiv Erases Soviet-Era Symbol
Dec 9, 2023 12:45 PM CST

Kyiv Erases Soviet-Era Symbol

One spectator questions the priority while war rages

(Newser) - City workers in Kyiv on Saturday dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander, the latest Soviet monument to be removed in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its full-scale invasion last year. The statue of Mykola Shchors on horseback, erected in the 1950s, was taken down from a...

Senate Republicans Block Aid to Ukraine, Israel

Biden suggests he'd consider border policy changes but calls GOP vote a 'gift' to Putin

(Newser) - Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the advance of a $110 billion package of wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel as well as other national security priorities as they tried to force President Biden to include changes to US border policy. The vote, a 49-51 tally that fell short of the...

US Hits 4 Russian Soldiers With War Crimes Charges

DOJ says soldiers kidnapped, tortured an American in Ukraine

(Newser) - The Department of Justice on Wednesday said it has filed war crimes charges against four members of the Russian military accused of abducting and torturing an American during the invasion of Ukraine in a case that's the first of its kind. The four Russians are accused of kidnapping the...

Ukrainian Sniper Claims World Record

Whether a fatal shot of a Russian soldier is provable or not, Ukrainian troops take pride in the news

(Newser) - It won't show up on a Guinness list, but a Ukrainian sniper is claiming he set a record by killing a Russian soldier more than two miles away. That would surpass the generally accepted mark by more than 850 feet. Vyacheslav Kovalskiy's 12,470-foot shot was captured on...

Austin Rejects Calls for US 'Retreat From Responsibility'

Ensuring safety and prosperity requires American leadership, defense secretary says

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday denounced those who advocate "an American retreat from responsibility" and said sustained US leadership is needed to help keep the world as safe, free, and prosperous as possible. The US must reject calls to turn away from global interests and become more isolationist,...

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