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Why Ukraine wants to use Western long-range missiles inside Russia

Sep. 13, 2024 10:12 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is pushing for permission from its Western partners to use the long-range missiles they have provided to strike targets deep inside Russia, as Ukrainian forces struggle to hold back Russian advances in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv officials argue the weapons...

Ukraine's chief rabbi mourns his adopted son who was killed in battle

Sep. 12, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others gathered Thursday in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Azman, who was killed in battle, in a funeral service underlining unity among Ukraine's diverse communities in the fight against Russia's invasion. ...

Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month

Sep. 12, 2024 20:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly $6 billion in U.S. funding for aid to Ukraine will expire at the end of the month unless Congress acts to extend the Pentagon's authority to send weapons from its stockpile to Kyiv, according to U.S. officials. U.S. officials said the Biden administration...

US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv

Sep. 11, 2024 23:24 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrainian officials renewed their pleas to use Western-provided missiles against targets deeper inside Russia. ...

US and British top diplomats arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia

Sep. 11, 2024 04:48 AM EDT
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — US and British top diplomats arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine pushes for long-range strikes against Russia.

Ukraine braces for hardest winter due to intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Sep. 10, 2024 13:32 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister warned Tuesday that the country could be facing its toughest winter since the full-scale Russian invasion began, as airstrikes against the country’s beleaguered energy infrastructure intensify. Russian attacks continue to hammer...

Russian military says it downed over 140 Ukrainian drones in one of the biggest attacks by Kyiv

Sep. 10, 2024 02:56 AM EDT
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian military says it downed over 140 Ukrainian drones in one of the biggest attacks by Kyiv.

Ukrainian foreign minister resigns ahead of expected reshuffling of government leaders

Sep. 04, 2024 11:06 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine's most recognizable faces on the international stage, resigned Wednesday ahead of an expected reshuffling of government leaders. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed seven people in a western city, a day after one of the deadliest...

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns, parliament speaker says

Sep. 04, 2024 02:20 AM EDT
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigns, parliament speaker says.

Russian missiles blast Ukrainian military academy and hospital, killing more than 50, officials say

Sep. 03, 2024 16:03 PM EDT

POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said, in one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The missiles tore...