6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (748+ words) UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being "deprived of their liberty," many held incommunicado and on grounds that don't comply with international law. "Widespread and systematic…...

11+ hour, 27+ min ago   (779+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion. Zelenskyy…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (520+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Four people, including a child, were killed in Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the surrounding region, local officials said Saturday, as Ukraine hit another oil refinery in Russia. Residents endure regular drone and missile barrages…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (963+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow. Ukraine's almost daily long-range drone and missile strikes using…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (722+ words) LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham at a naval base in England on Monday, a visit Burnham said is intended to signal the U.K.'s "unwavering" support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy's trip is the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (722+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — A Friday afternoon Russian ballistic missile attack on the Kyiv region of Ukraine killed at least six people and injured dozens more, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian attack on an oil facility in Russia killed six…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (939+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine pushed on with its fight against Russia's invasion under new military leadership Wednesday, after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bowed to public pressure and fired his commander-in-chief. Ukraine has made significant progress in the war this year, and a…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (733+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday fired Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces and named his replacement, following days of mass protests in Kyiv, the country's capital, and other cities across the nation demanding his removal....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (416+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least four civilians and wounded 20 other people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as he faces a political crisis after firing his popular defense minister. Zelenskyy's major reshuffle of his government on Thursday,…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least seven people, authorities said, hours after Ukraine's president warned that another large-scale attack was imminent. Another 24 were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head…...