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Ukrainian troops have engaged with North Korean units for the 1st time in Russia, an official says

Nov. 05, 2024 10:32 AM EST

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine's defense minister said Tuesday. Another Kyiv official said Ukraine's army fired artillery at North Korean...

Germany's top diplomat is in Kyiv as Ukraine girds for impact of US election on the war

Nov. 04, 2024 14:26 PM EST

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

Nov. 03, 2024 10:14 AM EST

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

Nov. 02, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

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...

US is sending $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine

Nov. 01, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Friday it was sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to face Russian forces augmented by more than 10,000 North Korean troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had said more aid was coming, and...

Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

Nov. 01, 2024 10:41 AM EDT

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...

Russia sentences former US Consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison

Nov. 01, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia's far-eastern city of Vladivostok on Friday convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison. Robert Shonov, a Russian citizen and former employee of the...

Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity, UN expert panel says

Oct. 31, 2024 20:47 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war is a crime against humanity, U.N.-backed human rights experts said Thursday. Erik Møse, chair of the independent commission investigating human rights violations in Ukraine, told reporters that...

Thousands of North Korean troops in Russia. What does that mean for the war with Ukraine?

Oct. 31, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday some 8,000 North Korean troops are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to join the fight against Ukrainian troops in coming days – a potentially serious escalation of the nearly 3-year-old war. If...

About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine's border are expected in combat in days, US says

Oct. 31, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. The new figure is a dramatic increase from a day earlier,...