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Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east

Oct. 05, 2024 09:14 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east. The Russian bomber was shot down near the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk province, head of the Kostiantynivka Military...

A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 6 at a Ukrainian market

Oct. 01, 2024 07:55 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An apparent Russian artillery strike hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding three others, authorities said, on a morning when Ukrainians across the country were observing a minute’s silence for their...

Ukraine says Russia has started a counteroffensive in its Kursk border region

Sep. 12, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has launched a counteroffensive in its Kursk region to dislodge Ukraine's forces who stormed across the border five weeks ago and put Russian territory under foreign occupation for the first time since World War II, Ukraine's president said Thursday. ...

Red Cross staff members killed in Ukraine as country warned of severe winter health crisis

Sep. 12, 2024 11:48 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The World Health Organization issued a stark warning on Thursday about a potential health crisis in Ukraine as the country faces its third winter of war since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The warning came as three Red Cross staff members were killed by...

Hope for recovery emerges for a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury 2 years ago

Sep. 04, 2024 06:26 AM EDT

MODRYCHI, Ukraine (AP) — For two years, a devoted father has stayed by the side of his bedridden son, a Ukrainian soldier who suffered a severe brain injury. Passing through hospitals and rehabilitation centers, the father finds joy in every small victory of his 36-year-old son: a smile, a new...

Trial begins in Florida for activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos

Sep. 03, 2024 19:14 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Trial began Tuesday in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated with the African People’s Socialist Party and Uhuru...

Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine

Aug. 25, 2024 23:50 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency confirmed. Ryan Evans, 38, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire with colleagues in Ukraine’s...