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Germany's top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat arrived Monday in the Ukrainian capital on an unannounced visit, in what appeared to be a show of European support for Ukraine on the eve of a U.S. presidential election that could bring far-reaching changes in Washington’s policy toward Russia’s...
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow sent 96 drones and a guided air missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. According to Ukraine’s Air Force, 66 drones were destroyed during the overnight barrage, along with the missile. A further 27 drones were “lost”...
Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country's army chief warned that his troops are facing “one of the most powerful offensives” by...
Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each time U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan returns to Ukraine, he begins by offering condolences for those killed in the war since his last trip. Over the past two and a half years, his group has provided over $50 million in aid to civilians and soldiers fighting to survive...
Finland charges a combatant with war crimes allegedly committed in 2014 in Ukraine
HELSINKI (AP) — Prosecutors in Finland filed charges Thursday over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine. The National Prosecution Authority did not identify the suspect when announcing the...
Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine's 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces struck a residential building in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv on Thursday, killing three, including two teenage boys, and injuring scores of others, and launched scores of other attacks as they continued their grinding onslaught in the country's...
Takeaways from AP story on Ukrainian schools built underground to guard against bombs and radiation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells. But Russian soldiers control another weapon they have never deployed, with the potential to be just...
Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes as North Korea's top diplomat visits Moscow
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged scores of drone strikes Wednesday as North Korea's top diplomat arrived in Russia for talks after his country reportedly deployed thousands of soldiers to help Moscow's war efforts. Ukraine's air force said that Russia launched 62...
South Korean military says North Korea appears poised to conduct nuclear and ICBM tests
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers Wednesday that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and is close to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States. In a closed-door...
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says war with Russia is being pushed 'beyond borders' as North Korea joins in
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that the thousands of North Korean soldiers expected to reinforce Russian troops on the front line in Ukraine are pushing the almost three-year war beyond the borders of the warring parties. Western leaders...
